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AABA NEWS on 1550AM @ 10 AM on Saturdays and in Our Quarterly Newsletter Which Reaches Thousands of Syrian and Lebanese People BE OUR PARTNER, HELP YOUR COMMUNITY, ENJOY THE BENEFITS. The American Arabic Benevolent Association would like to start a partnership with our Lebanese and Syrian owned businesses . Let us promote your business through our website, radio program and newsletter. Now you, as a business owner, can reach thousands of people of your own culture and background by letting AABA relay your message to the vast Arabic speaking community. For a small fee per year , we at AABA will advertise and promote your message on our radio program, which airs weekly AABA NEWS on 1550AM @ 10 AM on Saturdays and in our quarterly newsletter which reaches thousands of Syrian and Lebanese people. As a bonus we will add your name to our website as a sponsor of AABA, so that any person that views our site will see your business AABA presents this article in honor of Fairuz. card or any ad you wish to post for the latest information. You also will be able to change your ad weekly on our radio program and Volume 22 May 2019 quarterly in our newsletter to offer specials to your listeners. So if your business is a restaurant, variety store, gas station, car dealership, home business or any other business, experts will tell you to offer a coupon or a deal and watch how many new Nouhad Wadie Haddad (November 21, 1934) known customers you will acquire. What better feeling knowing that you are bettering your business and supporting a charity that works as Fairuz is a Lebanese singer who is one of the most admired AABA OFFICERS President diligently to provide for the Arabic Community. So get started immediately by calling or texting: and influential singers in the Arab world. Louis M. Kfoury III Fairuz is an icon in modern Arabic music and has sold over 150 1st Vice President Bill Seaver @ 617-590-0253 or E-mail [email protected] million records worldwide, making her and Umm Kulthum the Robert Ferris two best-selling Middle-Eastern artists of all time. Clerk Mary Winstanley O’connor, Esq. Nouhad Haddad was born on November 21, 1934 in Syria into Treasurer a Syriac and Maronite Christian family. Her father was born Ken Raffol in Mardin, Turkey. The family later moved into a home in Zuqaq Asst. Treasurer el Blatt in Beirut. Darya Gamel 2nd Asst. Treasurer By the age of ten, Nouhad was already known at school for her unusual singing voice. She would sing regularly during school Steve Salhaney shows and on holidays. This was how she came to the attention of Mohammed Flayfel, Recording Secretary a well known musician and a teacher at the Lebanese Conservatory, who happened to Linda Ayoub attend one of the school's shows in February 1950. Impressed by her voice and Corresponding Secretary performance, he advised her to enroll in the conservatory, which she did. At first, Sally Sabino Nouhad's conservative father was reluctant to send her to the conservatory; however, Board of Directors 5264 Washington Street he eventually allowed her to go on condition that her brother accompany her. That hav- Checrallah Abichaker ing been said, Nouhad's family as a whole encouraged her in her musical career. Elias Audy West Roxbury, MA 02132 John Byda - - Mohammed Flayfel took a close interest in Nouhad's talent. Among other things, he Edmund Clark 617 325 5555 taught her to recite verses from the Koran (in the recitative style known as Tajweed). On Maurice Daaboul www.salhaneyinsurance.com one occasion, Nouhad was heard singing by Halim el Roumi, head of the Lebanese June M. David radio station and a prominent musician in his own right (also the father of the famous Rose M. Dow AND FEEL THE POWER Lebanese singer Majida Roumi). Roumi was impressed by her voice and noticed that it had a rare flexibility that allowed her to sing both Arabic and Western modes admirably. David Franciosi At Nouhad's request, El Roumi appointed her as a chorus singer at the radio station *Marilyn Ganame in Beirut and went on to compose several songs for her. He chose for her the stage *Louis S. Hadaya name Fairuz, which is the Arabic word for turquoise. Albertina C. Hajjar, Esq. Andrew Howard A short while later, Fairuz was introduced to the Rahbani brothers, Assi and Mansour, Nabil Hourani who also worked at the radio station as musicians, and they discovered her talent as Nicole Kfoury well. The chemistry was instant, and soon after Assi started to compose songs for Robert R. Khouri II Fairouz, one of which was "Itab", which was an immediate smash hit in all of the Arab Richard Laham world, establishing Fairuz as one of the most prominent Arab singers on the Arabic mu- Loretta Merageas sic scene. Assi and Fairuz were married on January 23, 1955. *Shelby Mudarri Fairuz and Assi had four children: Ziad, a musician and a composer, Layal (died in 1987 *Dr. Jerry Owen of a brain stroke), Hali (paralysed since early childhood after meningitis) and Rima, a Alain Pollak photographer and film director. Elaine Sabbag *Michael G. Saegh Fairuz's first large-scale concert was in 1957, as part of the Baalbeck International Lisa Salemi Festival which took place under the patronage of the Lebanese President Camille *William Salemi Chamoun. She performed alongside the British prima ballerina Beryl Goldwyn and William Seaver the Ballet Rambert. Fairuz was paid one Lebanese pound for that show. Musical Rosanne Solomon operettas and concerts followed for many years, eventually establishing Fairuz as one of the most popular singers in Lebanon and throughout the Arab world. * Emeritus As the 1960s wore on, Fairuz became known as the "First Lady of Lebanese singing", EDITORIAL STAFF as Halim Roumi dubbed her. During this period the Rahbani brothers wrote and Editor composed for her hundreds of famous songs, most of their operettas, and three motion Bill Seaver Staff pictures. David Franciosi Byblos Restaurant In 1969, Fairuz's songs were banned from the radio stations in Lebanon for six months Darya Gamel because she refused to sing at a private concert in honour of Algerian President Sally Sabino 678 Washington Street Steve Salhaney Norwood, MA 02062 Houari Boumedienne. The incident only served to increase her popularity. Fairuz made it clear then and since that while always willing to sing to her public and to various CONTACT INFORMATION countries and regions, she would never sing to any individual. 18 Cheriton Road Email: [email protected] West Roxbury, MA 02132 In 1971, Fairuz's fame became international after her major North American tour, which Phone: (781) 762-8998 or (781) 278-0000 617-323-2722 was received with much excitement by the Arab-American and American community E - Mail : [email protected] and yielded very positive reviews of the concerts. People In The Community John Michael Demerjian COMMUNITY NEWS JOHN WAS ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN BORN TO WADIA MOBAYED GAMEL AND MICHAEL DEMERJIAN ON SEPT. 22,1924 IN CAMBRIDGE, MA. HIS SIBLINGS WERE ADELE, MARY, LOUIS, ANTHONY, AND GEORGE GAMEL, ARMEN, JOSEPH, MARY, JOHN, ALICE, AND ELAINE DEMERJIAN. AT A VERY EARLY AGE, THE FAMILY SETTLED DOWN IN THE SOUTH END OF BOSTON. JOHN ATTENDED THE JOHN J.WILLIAMS, BANCROFT, AND RICE SCHOOLS, AND HE SPENT ONE YEAR AT THE BOSTON CONTINUATION SCHOOL, BEFORE ATTENDING MECHANIC ARTS HIGH SCHOOL FROM WHICH HE GRADUATED IN 1942. EAGER TO HELP IN THE WAR EF- FORT, JOHN WENT TO A SCHOOL TO TAKE WELDING. AFTER FINISHING THE COURSE, JOHN WORKED THE NIGHT SHIFT AT HINGHAM, FORE RIVER, AND QUINCY SHIPYARDS UNTIL HE WAS St. John of Damascus Orthodox Church INDUCTED INTO THE US ARMY ON MAY 18, 1943. HE WAS SENT TO BOOT CAMP AT THE NEWPORT NAVAL STATION IN RHODE ISLAND. HE THEN Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon Church WENT TO LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND FOR WEAPONS TRAINING. JOHN’S COMPANY WAS ASSIGNED TO PIER 92 AT Tenth Lebanese Festival NEW YORK FOR EMBARKATION OVERSEAS. INSTEAD OF GOING TO EUROPE, THE COMPANY WAS SENT TO PORT Friday, June 7, 6-11PM, Saturday, June 8, 3-11PM, Sunday, June 9,12-6PM HUENEME (Y-NEE-ME) IN CALIFORNIA AND ASSIGNED TO AN ACORN 24 UNIT, A LAND BASE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION UNIT TO SECURE, BUILD, AND MAINTAIN ADVANCE AIRFIELDS FOR THE LONG-RANGE BOMBERS. ON DEC. 19, 1943, LEBANON October 2-16, 2019 Sponsored by the Saint Maron Society THE UNIT WAS SENT OVERSEAS AND EVENTUALLY LANDED ON THE ISLAND OF LOS NEGROS IN THE ADMIRALTY 14 days /13 nights $3,200.00 per person + airfare ISLANDS. HERE THE UNITED STATES AMASSED A POWERFUL ARMADA TO ATTACK THE PHILLIPINES AND JAPAN. For full pricing, itinerary and registration details, please contact: [email protected] or 617-331-2747 WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER, THE UNIT WAS SENT HOME FOR DISCHARGE ON DEC.19, 1945. DURING HIS TWO YEARS - - IN THE PACIFIC, JOHN EARNED THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATRE MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC [email protected] or 617 327 1317 MEDAL WITH ONE STAR, AND THE RANK OF SHIP’S COOK THIRD CLASS. WHILE IN THE PACIFIC, JOHN’S FAMILY MOVED TO ROSLINDALE. St. Mary Orthodox Church 90th Anniversary Saturday, May 18, 2019 AFTER DISCHARGE, JOHN TOOK A COLLEGE REFRESHER COURSE AND THEN OPENED A VARIETY STORE IN SOUTH - BOSTON. TWO YEARS LATER, HE ENROLLED AT THE FRANKLIN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ELECTRICAL COURSE AND Crown Plaza Boston Woburn GRADUATED IN 1950. HE WENT TO WORK AT THE BOSTON NAVAL SHIPYARD IN CHARLESTOWN AS AN ELECTRCIAN Cocktail Hour 6-7PM Dinner and Dancing 7-11PM UNTIL 1955. WITH THE YARD BEING PHASED OUT, JOHN TRANSFERRED TO THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE UNTIL Contact Church office for more information HE WAS RETIRED IN 1973.
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