"We're still alive - say Allah!"
Recordings from the satirical radio show by Ziad el Rahbani featured on the Sanaya (West Beirut) transmitter of Radio Lebanon during the early years of the civil war. (1975-78) These sketches are a series of courageous, forthright and candid views on various aspects of the war. Both dramatic and humorous, they are acutely perceptive and free of political inhibitions and as such tell the story of the war up until the Israeli invasion with little necessary supportive documentation.
The following are digitized from 8 tapes recorded in 1975 and 1976.
We need a bottle of gas. [12:49]
A letter to Fuad [22:06]
Bulgarian cheese [03:20]
A dream [09:21]
American Cigarettes [03:33]
A truck is going to Damascus [08:39]
"Itsahlaka" [22:31]
The Mountains [17:50]
A piece of cloth [07:30]
"Anna lubnani sameem!" [04:57]
"Here in Lebanon ....." [05:33]
Tape 1A [58:58]
Tape 1B [63:41]
A letter from the citizens of Lebanon [26:03]
Announcements [16:34]
"Hebel, nebel" [16:21]
The States [29:03]
A history lesson [24:51]
Tape 2A [62:59]
Tape 2B [53:41]
Names [11:32]
What did they tell you .... [15:04]
Yesterday (1) [04:30]
Yesterday (2) [08:27]
Yesterday (3) [13:08]
No danger, don't worry [03:56]
They died [02:03]
Greetings from West Beirut [24:58]
El Khiam [20:54]
Letter to Abdou [16:47]
Tape 3A [58:44]
Tape 3B [62:28]
"Imtiazet" [11:15]
Lebanese artists [41:46]
The emigrant returns [10:26]
Kesserwayn [02:28]
The international left [14:23]
Firefighters [08:52]
"Ya Beirut!" [23:27]
Tape 4A [53:02]
Tape 4B [59:37]
The Horse Shoe Cafe [11:29]
It needs a repair job [03:04]
The workers of Tel-el-Zaatar [13:34]
"Ra'asmaliyeh" [06:21]
Saida's fishermen [03:52]
The Red Cross [08:24]
A dogs bed [03:20]
Developed nations [06:37]
Letter from Beirut [00:46]
A radio speech [24:15]
Burj er Murr [18:35]
History repeating itself [15:12]
Tape 5A [63:24]
Tape 5B [63:37]
"el Hall" [32:29]
Who asked for ... ? [03:30]
Two red lines [02:38]
Black and white photographs [05:51]
Sleep with open doors [03:26]
Tables [05:13]
110 - 220 [03:56]
If you knew [07:34]
"Rubou@ el Lubnaniyeh" [02:54]
Damascus [04:06]
Suleiman el Franjieh [20:48]
Small things [07:16]
Loosing sleep [03:36]
What friends we have! [03:20]
Tape 6A [63:50]
Tape 6B [63:28]
The Insihar Restaurant [20:44]
A game of "deama". [14:00]
"el @adel el ishtima@ieh" [06:51]
Understandings [03:49]
Parliament [03:38]
Why are you afraid? [05:18]
Greetings from Lebanon [42:34]
You [17:51]
"Moubarikoun" [01:55]
Tape 7A [60:47]
Tape 7B [63:52]
The football match [34:46]
I love you Lebanon (Fairouz) [09:26]
Power politics [18:35]
Yes? [02:38]
Amchit [17:12]
Another letter [26:09]
Tape 8A [63:32]
Tape 8B [63:43]
also
20 Minute Ziad Commentary from Early 2006
tags: ziad rahbani, audio, music, broadcast, streaming, tape, baadna taybeen, lebanese, lebanon, civil war, radio, 1975, 1976, ba3dna taybeen, satire, talk show, talkshow, jean chamoun, west beirut
