As a fan of Lebanese old school music and its figures. I came to know of Tony Hanna, a man the age of my own father with a hint of Michael Jackson. Honestly, I knew his songs before I know even he existed. I got to see him at first in an old Salwa Katrib song in 1974 where the performed together (see video below) and then late in 2010, Qatar had a festival to honor Lebanese music where half a dozen of Lebanon A list stars, Najwa Karam, Melhim Barakat, Melhim Zain, Ayman Zabeeb and of course Tony Hanna.
Tony known for his awesome mustache, designer cane, and fashionable suites and outfits. Kudos to the man his charisma and on stage energizer bunny powers. So now I am determined to leanr more about Tony and his life where he was born and rared in a small village in the Lebanese mountains. Later, Tony Hanna moved to London, England where he lived there for five years and then Tony moved to Detroit where there is a large Lebanese concentration. Tony called Detroit home for an impressive 20 years.
Later in his life Tony headed back to his native Lebanon back to his small village. Known for his 70s debka performances with a large score of professional dancers whom Tony led in singing and dancing to a traditional Lebanese beat. Fans around the world turn out for his concerts in droves, anywhere there are Lebanese people, Syrians and Palestinians, Tony will entertain them. Many US and European cities, as well as to Paris, London, Australia, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentine.
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