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13th annual, 01 - 09 June 2007

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Elias Karam

Syria

Elias Karam was born in 1960, in the northern Syrian town of Hassaké . The region is known as Djézireh and is situated between the Tigris and the Euphrates . From a young age, Elias Karam was specially keen on the voice and songs of Wadih al-Safi, and when he was 16 he wrote his own first songs. When he eached the age of 20, he was already considered a professional singer and performed for the Syrian radio. After some years, Elias Karam, who is also a composer and oud player, went to live in Lebanon where he works with the most well know artists. He has also performed in Jordan , Kuwait , the Gulf States , in Egypt (at the Cairo Opera), several European countries, Canada and the USA .

The programme which, Elias Karam presents in Fes includes a number of tarab songs that he has made famous, such as ‘Amari, Tarab ya kalbi and Koullon ‘anak saalouni, as well as songs of the mystical poets that he has prepared especially for the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music