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Private Session: Fawzi Said's 1960s Songs

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This tape, from a private session, dates back to the 1960s, recorded by the artist "Fawzī Sa‘īd" in a private session that appears to be a (private family party), indicated by the nature of the songs performed about children and the ululations made by women. The tape begins with a song performed on the ‘ūd and hand clapping, but it is incomplete and lasts (50) seconds from the beginning of the tape. Then the second song begins from minute (1:24-4:25), which is a song whose words are repeated by a woman speaking about her fiancé, his financial situation, and his social standing. It is one of the popular songs performed at engagement and wedding occasions. Then comes the third song, "Yā ibnī ī līyah isma‘ kalāmī shuwayyah", starting from minute (4:30-9:5), and its words are spoken by a man who wants to marry off his son, but the son refuses. This song is performed with a fast, dance-like rhythm in which the singers rely on hand clapping accompanied by the ‘ūd instrument. As for the third song, "Amān yā qalbī amān" (9:24-13:3), its words are repeated by a father who dreamed of having a son, and when he was blessed with a son who grew up, he caused his father disappointment. From minute (13:4-14:46), the song "Yirdillī" begins, but it is incomplete, and it is one of the heritage songs with a shared cultural reference between Mosul and the governorates of southern Turkey.

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