Waed is a
Saudi musician & entertainer. Her real name is Hanan Bakr Younes (حنان بكر يونس). Her professional name
Waed means ‘promise’ in Arabic. Her father Bakr Younes was one of the Saudi Broadcasting
Channel founders. At the age of 7, Waed's appeared on TV where she sang on a
children's program, her sisters (she has five & one brother) were the
announcers.
She had always loved
music & after getting a taste of performing at such an early age, she knew
what she wanted for her future…to be a great singer. To her good fortune, she
had the talent to pursue her dream.
In 2001, she released her
first album Jonoun. She won a Grammy at the Arabic Song Festival held in
Beirut for the
title track. She is a wonderfully grounded, passionate, & has an amazing
sense of humor. In 2003 Waed released her second album Wejhat Nazar. The
songs are song in Khaliji (also called Gulf Arabic, a dialect of the Arabic
language spoken around the shores of the Persian Gulf),
Egyptian, & Lebanese.
This is her third album,
Ya Ahlahom, from 2007. Guest artists on the album include some of the best in
the Gulf: Tarek Abou Jaoudeh; Hadi Charara; Riyad El Hamshari; Nicolas Saade
Nakhle; & Ramy Ayach. This album once again has a great blend of Arabic
musical styles of Lebanese pop, Khaliji ballads, & Egyptian tunes all on
one colorful release.
Waed - Ya Ahlahom, 2007.
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Tracklist -
Inta Hayati
Mani Le'ba
Ra'shet Albi
Hallaftak
Ala Min
Ya Ahlahom
Traktak
Ma Teftekersh
Sanam Jaamed
Eb'ed Anni
Inta
Khan
Enjoy,
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