Tag: Dabke improvisation
-
Abu Yahya Zakaria Ismail Solh: The King of Baalbeki Dabke and Dean of Lebanese Dabke
Discover the life and legacy of Abu Yahya Zakaria Ismail Solh, the Dean of Lebanese Dabke and King of Baalbeki Dabke, known for Arja, Hayba, falcon eyes, and preserving Baalbek heritage.
-
Doukhi Solh (Abu Ali) | The Sheikh of Sheikhs of Baalbeki Dabke
In the history of Baalbeki Dabke, there are names that are remembered, and there are names that define the art itself. Doukhi Solh, known as Abu Ali, belongs to the second category. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest Dabke dancer ever born in the Beqaa region. Yet, unlike…
-
Abu Yahya – The King of Baalbeki Dabke
In the city of Baalbek, where stone temples rise from ancient ground and drums echo across the Beqaa plain, one name became inseparable from the soul of Dabke: Abu Yahya, born Zakaria Ismail Solh. He was not merely a dancer. He was widely known as the Dean of Lebanese Dabke and crowned by his community…
Learn Dabke 