Abeer Nehme ( ar, عبير نعمة; born 19 May 1980) is a Lebanese singer and a musicologist. She performs traditional

Tarab ''Tarab'' is an album by the Lebanese oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil, fusing traditional Arab music with jazz, which was recorded in 1992 and released on the Enja label the following year.

music, Lebanese traditional music, Rahbani music, and sacred music from the Syriac-Maronite, Syriac-Orthodox, and

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traditions.

Biography

Abeer Nehme has been referred to as "The all styles specialist" because of her talent in performing dialogues between different styles of music, such as: Oriental modal traditional styles, Lebanese styles, Syriac-Aramaic religious ethnic style, Greek Byzantine religious style and

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and modern western styles. Abeer is a Qanun player (an oriental traditional instrument) and earned a bachelor's degree with the highest grade ever earned in oriental singing from USEK (Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik). She was a student of Ms. Aida Chalhoub, director of the oriental music program at USEK. Her renown talent was quickly recognized by the Lebanese, Arab, Greek and Syriac audiences. As a professional in ethnic old music, Abeer interpreted, amongst other interpretations, a complete album of traditional Orthodox Syriac chants (a dialect of Aramaic) with the Syrian National Philharmonic Orchestra under the patronage of the Syriac Patriarch of Antioch, Moran Mor Ignatios Zakka Iwas II. As an Oriental modern singer, she played the leading role in various musical plays. Abeer participated as an honored guest amongst major superstars in international festivals throughout the world, and performed as a soloist in several concerts accompanied by various International Philharmonic Orchestras. One of the compositions, "Abirou Salati" (Aroma of my prayer), is a journey through different styles of music; from the old music traditions of the fathers of the church, traditions of prayer and profound spiritualism, to the modernism of the people of God in the twenty-first century, a modernism of grandiosity and majesty. In 2009, she joined

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for the album ''Belaaks''. The song "Belaaks" (on the Contrary) is a duet with

Ramy Ayach Ramy Abu Ayach ( ar, رامي ابوعياش, born August 18, 1980) is a Lebanese singer, composer, and actor. Commonly referred to as the "Pop Star" in the Arab world for his impact and contribution to the contemporary Arab music scene and Pop ...

and is an oriental

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arrangement of " Quizás, quizás, quizás" in the Lebanese dialect.

Music

2009: ''Aroma of My Prayer''Aroma of My Prayers
,

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- Nehme released one CD titled ''Aroma of My Prayer'' that represents a panorama of the sacred music from the

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to the Syriac-Maronite to the

to the Armenian traditions till the contemporary religious chants of major composers. 2009: ''Bel Aks -'' Nehme is the main singer on Jean Marie Riachi's album ''Bil Aks'' released in 2009. Her next release is a western music CD in English produced by Darren Michealson (21st Artist Century). 2010: Only The Desert Knows 2018: Abeer Nehme and

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- Sing A Little (غني قليلاً) 2019: Hikaya (حكاية) 2021: Byeb'a Nas 2021: Bala Ma Nhess, a chart topping collaboration with song-writer Nabil Khoury, and music producer

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Awards and titles

*2000 The award of the Lebanese Diva Wadih Safi, Lebanon *2007 Honor Award from the Apostiliki Diakonia, Greece *2010 the Murex D'Or distinction award.

Theatre

In 2006, Nehme appeared with

Fairuz Nouhad Wadie' Haddad ( ar, نهاد وديع حداد, ; born November 21, 1934), known as Fairuz ( ar, فيروز, ; also spelled Fairouz, Feyrouz or Fayrouz), is a Lebanese singer. She is considered by many as one of the leading vocalists a ...

in a play for the

Rahbani Brothers The Rahbani brothers (Arabic: الأخوان رحباني), Assi Rahbani (4 May 1923 – 21 June 1986) and Mansour Rahbani (1925 – 13 January 2009) were Lebanese sibling musicians, composers, songwriters, authors, and playwrights/dramatists, bes ...

at the

Baalbeck International Festival The Baalbeck International Festival ( ar, مهرجانات بعلبك الدولية, french: Festival International de Baalbeck) is a cultural event in Lebanon. Since 1955, people from around the world have gone to the city of Baalbek in the Beqaa ...

. In 2007, Nehme interpreted the leading female role in ''Andalusia, Jewel of the world'', a play by

Elias Rahbani Elias Hanna Al Rahbani ( ar, إلياس حنا الرحباني; 26 June 1938 – 4 January 2021) was a Lebanese musician, composer, songwriter, orchestra conductor, and reality television personality, sitting as judge on a number of talent sho ...

produced by the

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and Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned. She is now playing the leading role in Elias Rahbani's play ''Ila''.

Movies

Nehme recorded all the songs of the '' Al-Bosta'' movie sound track produced by Fantascope production and directed by

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References

External links

Official Website

Second Official Website
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