Joseph Sakr


Joseph Sakr was a popular Lebanese folkloric and pop singer and stage actor.

Career

Born in Kartaba, Joseph Sakr started as a school teacher teaching French. He later joined the Popular Lebanese Group accompanying performances of the Lebanese pan-Arab singer Fairuz and later on became a prominent singer with the Rahbani Brothers and appeared in a prominent or supporting roles in a great number of their musicals on stage including Lulu, Mays el Reem etc. His renditions "El haleh taabane, ya Laila", "Ana elli alayki meshtaq" and "'A hadeer el bosta" are renowned in Lebanon, the Levant and the Arab World. Sakr was also a regular feature in most of the stage plays of Ziad Rahbani.

Personal life

He was married to Ghada and had two children. His son Raji Sakr has also chosen a musical path.

Death

He died in Beirut in 1997.

Songs

  • "El haleh taabane, ya Laila"
  • "Ana elli alayki meshtaq"
  • "'A hadeer el bosta"

    Appearances in musical plays

with Rahbani Brothers
  • 1974: Lulu - as Fares Beik
  • 1975: Mays el Reem - as El Nasnass
with Ziad Rahbani
  • 1973: Sahriyyeh - in the role of Nakhle el Tennin
  • 1974: Nazl el Srour - in the role of Barakat
  • 1978: Bil nisbeh la bukra shou? - in the role of Ramez
  • 1980: Film Amerki taweel - in role of Abou Laila
  • 1983: Shi fashel as the mukhtar
  • 1993: Bi khsous el Karameh wel shaab el aneed - in the role of Es Sarraf
  • 1994: ''Lawla feshat el amal''