Fahd Ballan فهد بلان | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 22 March 1933 Al-Kafr, Mandatory Syria |
| Origin | Suwayda, Syria |
| Died | 24 December 1997 (aged 64)[1][2] Al-Kafr, Syria[3] |
| Genres | Syrian folk music, Arabic music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor[1] |
| Years active | 1957–1997[2] |
Fahd Ballan (Arabic: فهد بلان; 22 March 1933 – 24 December 1997)[4] was a Syrian Druze singer[5] and actor, known for performing "Mountain songs" (Arabic: الأغاني الجبلية).
Fahd Ballan traveled to Egypt and worked with Farid al-Atrash.[6] He married actress Mariam Fakhr Eddine and had an acting career. Most of his songs are performed in a Hourani dialect typical of Southern Syria and Northern Jordan. In addition to his songs in the Hourani dialect, he has also sung in the Egyptian dialect as well as in Classical Arabic.
- ^ a b Fahd Ballan from Arabic Wikipedia[circular reference]
- ^ a b "Singer of manhood - 15 years of absence Fahd Ballan, a unique phenomenon in the Syrian song". Alba'ath media website. 2012-09-01.
- ^ "فهد بلان.. مطرب الرجولة". alwehda (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "هل الفاء جمعت بين "فريد الأطرش" و"فهد بلان"؟". esyria (in Arabic). 26 December 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Zuhur, Sherifa (2001). Colors of enchantment: theater, dance, music and the visual arts of the Middle East. American University in Cairo Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-977-424-607-4.
- ^ Zuhur, S. (2003). "Building a Man on Stage: Masculinity, Romance, and Performance according to Farid al-Atrash". Men and Masculinities. 5 (3): 275. doi:10.1177/1097184X02238527.