Wadee Al Safi,honoured at 80.
The sixth Agafi Festival paid tribute to the iconic Arab singer and composer, on a historic visit to Latakia.
An intimate night of heritage.
Authenticity, love and heritage, with an audience that stayed with the artists all night.
People in the hall for the tribute.
Wadee Al Safi’s age when he sang on the Agafi stage.
Edition of the annual Agafi Festival.
His songs, then his voice.
George Agafi, founder and director of the festival, invited Melhem Zein, Moeen Shreif and George Al Safi to sing the best of Wadee Al Safi’s songs.
They performed with the orchestra under the maestro Feras Hazim. Then Wadee Al Safi stood on the stage himself and sang, at 80, adding another chapter to the story of Agafi’s nights.
Afterwards he studied the Agafi trophy and asked what it meant and who had sculpted it. Moeen Shreif told him the story behind it.
Event · The sixth Agafi Festival
Venue · Arab Cultural Centre, Latakia
Date · 4 April 2010
Singers · Melhem Zein, Moeen Shreif, George Al Safi
Conductor · Feras Hazim
Production · Agafi Group
At 80, Wadee Al Safi stood on the Agafi stage and sang, and the night became one of the festival’s most memorable.
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