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About the album
The title of the album “HIBA” comes from the name of Matt's wife. In Arabic, “HIBA” means "gift from god.
Matt: " This album is dedicated to Canada, my new home that opened its door to me and to thousands of immigrants and refugees from Syria and from all around the world".
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Quand les hommes vivront d'amour / Raymond Lévesque
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Dance me to the end of love / Leonard Cohen
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Have you ever really loved a woman / Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, Robert John Lange
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L'essentiel (chanson de / a song for: Ginette Reno) / Charles Aznavour, Michel Jourdan
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She's a lady / Paul Anka
The musicians
Drums - Sacha Daoud (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Percussion - Kiko Osorio (3, 5)
Riq, Bendir, Cajón - Abboud Chamoun (2)
Baby bass - Edward Maldonado (3)
Double bass - Olivier Hébert (1, 2, 4)
Electric bass - Edward Maldonado (5)
Electric Guitar - Nick Di Giovanni (1, 5)
Classical guitar - Arden Arapyan (2)
Trumpets - Dominic Léveillé (1, 3, 5)
Trombones - Christopher Smith (3, 5)
Trombones - Olivier Hébert (1)
Saxophones (alto, tenor, baritone) - Samuel Blais (1)
Alto saxophone - Giovany Arteaga (4)
Piano - Arden Arapyan (1, 3, 4, 5)
Piano - Fadi Jiji (2)
Qanun - Nizar Tabcharani (2)
Violin - Anit Ghosh (2)
Background vocals - Arden Arapyan, Matt Mardini (5)
Background vocals - Arden Arapyan, Kiko Osorio, Derek Orsi, Matt Mardini (3)
Recorded at - studio freq shop, Montréal, Canada
Recording engineers - Derek Orsi, Dave Traina
Mixing - Rob Heaney
Mastering - Mathieu Dulong
Special thanks to Fadi Jiji for his contribution to the song no. 2
Musical director & arrangements - Arden Arapyan
Produced by: Matt Mardini - Fonix Records
«The Syrian crooner sings the Canadian icons»