Saber Rebai | |
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Born | Saber ibn Al-Hadi El-Rebai صابر بن الهادي الرباعي 13 March 1967 Sfax, Tunisia |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, actor |
Years active | 1988–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Classical Arabic, Arabic pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, oud, violin |
Labels | Rotana |
Saber Rebai (Arabic: صابر الرباعي, Saber al Ruba'i; born 13 March 1967) is a Tunisian singer, actor, and composer. He is known for his song "Sidi Mansour". Some albums carry the variant transliteration Saber el Rebaii. He is one of the most well-known artists in the Arab world.[1]
Early life
Reabï was born in Tunisia. In 2006, while performing in Aden, he spoke about his extreme pride of his Yemeni heritage.[2]
Career
Besides being an accomplished violinist, he started the singing as his profession at 17 years old impressed by singers among which Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Abd El Kader El Asaly, Wadih El Safi, Abdel Halim Hafez, Karem Mahmoud. Saber composed some of his songs melodies among which the song Word (Kalima). He worked with Hilmi Baker, Salah El Charnoubi and Dr. Abd El Rab Idriss.[3]
International concerts
Saber Rebai went in tours across Europe, USA, Australia and also performed in Palestine and South Korea. He gave shows in the Olympia in Paris, Carthage and Cairo.[4]
Awards
Saber Al Rubai won many awards for his participation in international festivals among which:[5]
- Cartage Festivals for many years
- Arab Music Festival
- Egyptian Opera House Award
- Cairo International Festivals
- Francophone Festivals
- The Gold Microphone in Cairo Festivals
Discography
- Albums[6]
- Hayyarouni – حيّروني
- Ya lilla – يا للا
- Yalli bjamalak – ياللي بجمالك
- 2000: Sidi Mansour- سيدي منصور
- 2001: Khalas tarek – خلص تارك
- 2003: Share' elgharam – شارع الغرام
- 2004: Atahadda al aalam – أتحدّى العالم
- 2006: Ajmal nesaa aldounia – أجمل نساء الدنيا
- 2007: El ghorba – الغربة
- 2009: Waheshni giddan – واحشني جدا
- Singles
- 2000: "Sidi Mansour" – سيدي منصور
References
- ↑ "90 Minutes S02 Episode 03, Saber Rebai". youtube (in Arabic). Elhiwar Ettounsi TV. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ↑ "الفنان صابر الرباعي: افتخر جدا واعتز بانتمائي للبلد العربي الاصيل اليمن". يمرس. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ↑ "Saber Rebai: Biography". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Biography of Saber Rebai". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Saber Rebai: About". Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Saber Rebai: Music". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
External links
Media related to Saber Rebai at Wikimedia Commons