Anne Chambers: Beirut Blues by Hanan al-Shaykh
at times pitiless but still fun
"The unique voice lies in the music of the language
are poems from languages that are less often associated with the
The Foreword by the editor James Knox Whittet
She Wrote the Songs Abdel Aziz Gharmoul Anne Chambers: Beirut Blues byParlour songs were the pop hits of the Victorian era and some of the biggest hit makers of the day were women. Barred from positions in universities, cathedrals and orchestras, this intimate, home based musical genre was their only outlet. Sadly, their extraordinary contribution has largely been forgotten, overlooked by historians and marginalised in the timeline of music. Now, however, singer Patricia Hammond is putting the record or, rather, the