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Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, has long been known, especially in a period immediately following World War 2, for its art and intellectualism. Several singers emerged in this period, most famously including Feirouz, Sabah, Wadii El Safi, Majida El Roumi, Nasri Shamsiddine, Ziad Rahbani and Marcel Khalifa an activist folk singer and Oud player. During the fifteen-year civil war, most of the Lebanese music stars moved to Cairo or Paris, with a large music scene in Beirut only returning after 1992. Modern stars include Najwa Karam, Diana Haddad, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Ramy Ayash, Haifa Wehbe, Elissa, Ragheb Alama, Walid Toufic, Wael Kfoury, Amal Hijazi, Nancy Ajram, Melhem Zein, Fadhil Shaker, The 4 Cats, Aasi El Helani and Moniem who is well known for his extraordinary talent in playing Oud, Cello, Guitar, Qanoon, Buzuq, along with song writing, music composing and singing in many languages including English.
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