In the 1930s he first appeared as an oud player and later as a singer in private radio studios. He later studied at a music conservatory with Riad as-Sunbati, a well-known composer of his time. Already in school he appeared as a singer at school parties. His mother was able to inspire him and his sister Amal for music. They found refuge in Egypt, where they soon received citizenship there. Two other siblings, a girl and a boy, died very young.Īround 1920 the family, which was in distress because of their involvement in fighting against the French occupiers, left their Syrian homeland. His brother Fouad did not appear artistically. His sister Āmal al-Aṭraš (born November 18, 1918, † July 14, 1944) became famous in the Arab world under the name Asmahān for only a few years as a singer and actress. Since the father cared little about the family, the main responsibility lay with the mother. She was an excellent oud player and singer. His mother Aleya Menzer (ʿUlayāʾ Ḥusain al-Munḏir) came from a Lebanese Druze family. Until 1918, when the Ottoman Empire fell apart, he was a high official in the Turkish district of Demirci. His father was Fahd el Atrache, head of the Lebanese criminal court, who later became addicted to alcoholism. In addition, the slightly modified transcriptions Farid EL-Atrache, Farid Al Atrash, Farid EL Atrash, Fareed Al Atrache, Fareed Al Atrash, Farid Al Attrach or Fareed EL Atrash occur.įarid comes from the famous Druze family el Atrache. The spelling Farid el Atrache can be read on most records and CDs.
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