Yūsuf Tāj

Biography

Yusuf Taj recorded songs and mawwals for Baidaphon, Columbia, Polyphon and Sharq. Umt w-tmashshet gives the expanded name Yusuf Dahir Taj. AMAR preserves Thalath daqqat ala al-mabsam, Hayhat ya bu al-zuluf, Ya Suriya zalana malak and Filastin.

Shawqi KhayrAllah’s memoir places Taj at Bayt Shabab’s summer 1944 camp. Nawaf Hardan recalls his alternating performance with Yusuf Hatim at Dibbin, distinguishing Taj the singer from Hatim the poet.

As printed on the labels YOUSSEF TAGEيوسف تاج