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To ensure you can use all the features please enable it. Metadata Frames. Bahlawan has dedicated his career to keeping stage performances of Abdul Wahab's music alive. Abdul Wahab, born in Cairo in , died in Bahlawan fell in love with Abdul Wahab's music while the Egyptian artist was still alive, and took it upon himself to carry Abdul Wahab's legacy after the singer's death.

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He says the legacy is a great burden which he does not take lightly, and he has to work very hard to make sure his music and voice are up to a standard worthy of the legend's works. I truly felt it was my responsibility to carry on with this legacy when he died, and my responsibility became heavier. It is not only a legacy, you also have to work constantly, zealously, one cannot be an heir to a legacy without being a hard worker," said Bahlawan before the Paris concert.

Abdul Wahab was one of the leaders of the revival of Arabic music. He introduced non-traditional instruments like the contrabass or the violoncello to the Arabic classical repertory. He also introduced local Arabic dialects to his songs and mixed them with the classical Arabic which had traditionally been used in song lyrics. He also composed songs performed by Egyptian diva Oum Khalthoum.

Members of the audience said Bahlawan's tribute to Abdul Wahab was a refined, simple and concise performance which he gave accompanied only by an oud, a Middle Eastern lute-like string instrument.

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For me, it's very important. With or without an orchestra, the oud is always with me. The roughly people who attended the performance in turn listened devoutly to Safwan's music and clear, deep and gentle voice, and applauded enthusiastically. By coming here tonight, I feel liberated," said audience member Omar Madani.