Music and Show Business Career
Elefteriades is an author and composer of more than 120 songs for such European and Arab artists as: Tony Hanna, Demis Roussos, Jean Jacques Lafon, Nahawand, Hanine Y Son Cubano, El Chato, Galvez, Jose Fernandez, as well as a collective work featuring Saber el Ruba’i, Moen Shraif, Wadih El Safi, and Mohamad el Mazem. Elefteriades is considered an Arab pioneer of World Music fusion.
As a music producer and song arranger, some of his creations are considered successful musical experiments in the Arab world. A few of these are:
- Hanine Y Son Cubano.
- Wadih El Safi in duo with Jose Fernandez.
- Demis Roussos & the Oriental Roots Orchestra.
- Tony Hanna & the Yugoslavian Gipsy Brass Band.
In 1999, Elefteriades founded the “Mediterraneo Byblos International Festival”, and was its director from 1999 to 2003. He wrote, composed and directed the 2004 “The Journey of Four Songs”, a musical for the Baalbeck International Festival.
He has directed a number of music videos, for such artists as Galvez, Demis Roussos, Tony Hanna, The Chehade Brothers, Hanine Y Son Cubano, Nahawand, Tania Saleh, José Fernandez, Abdel Karim Chaar, Yusra, Rom Bakhtale, Tino Favazza. Elefteriades has also directed documentaries about Tony Hanna and on the life of Nahawand.
In 2003, Elefteriades founded the "Beirut Music Hall", an 800-seat venue specializing in a unique concept that made it a night-clubbing destination in the Middle East.
Elefteriades is founder and co-owner of “Elef.Records”, a Warner Music label which has produced the following albums:
- Tony Hanna & the Yugoslavian Gipsy Brass Band
- Tony Hanna & the National Orchestra of Nowheristan
- Mounir El Khawli – The Dragon of Tarab
- Hanine Y Son Cubano – Arabo-Cuban and 10908
- Jose Fernandez – Makhlouta
- Wadih El Safi & Jose Fernandez
- Tania Saleh
- The Chehade Brothers – A Bridge Over the Mediterranean
- Jose Gálvez & the National Orchestra of Nowheristan
- Lautaris
- Nahawand.
- L’Empereur chante – self-produced
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