Fairuz & Ziad Rahbani – Wahdon

Fairuz's 1979 album with her son Ziad Rahbani, made during the Lebanese Civil War, moved her from the classic Rahbani brothers sound towards jazz, funk and bossa nova arrangements. The title track is a tender, aching ballad, and El Bosta shows Ziad's jazzier, more playful writing. Her clear, unmistakable voice holds it together. Choose it to hear the most loved Arab singer of the century reinventing herself.