Cultureta have been a few days in Damascus, and I was able to attend two concerts by local musicians in the Citadel of Damascus, a unique setting, although sound leaves much to be desired.
one hand Marcel Khalife, Lebanese musician of international renown, this is shown by many awards and prizes he has received in many different countries and more than one hundred concerts outside the region: in Europe, America and Asia.
Marcel has traveled the world defending what they believe: freedom and democracy, and even years living in Paris He is primarily a citizen of the world does not forget his roots. Lebanon runs through his veins, as he says. She sings in Arabic, and although I would have liked to understand the lyrics of their songs is true, as we know the English when music is not necessary to understand the words to capture its meaning and especially its intensity. The Syrian public is not the most vibrant in the world, but more than one occasion managed to put them all standing to sing with him and his band.
is a musician Marcel
peculiar, lute virtuoso started playing very young. His first encounters with music were in the church he accompanied his mother as a child, the voices of Christian choirs, although there is an undeniable influece of Arab and Muslim music in style, and he remembers that marked him as a child the call to prayer of the magnets, the music of which I have spoken here before.
a musician is very involved with the Palestinian struggle, but has no family ties with these people. Was a child when he had his first contact with them, he used way to the conservatory on areas of Palestinian refugees and wondered why they were so poor and why they lived in conditions so deplorable, why so much misery. Then he saw the conflict and very early felt he should contribute in some way to change their fate. He engaged fully with the Palestinian cause and in fact most of their songs are adaptations of one of the greatest Palestinian poets, Mahmoud Darwish.
The second concert I ever attended was that of Lena Shamamyan, Syrian-Armenian singer, young, beautiful, and has an amazing voice! Accompanied by a jazz band, she also defends the rights of Palestinians -But his music is not social like Khalife, and in fact this concert was for them.
Several television cameras recorded their music and live broadcast in Ramallah , the proceeds of the concert are destined for the Palestinian people, and there was also an accompanying Palestinian musician in a couple of songs. From this we had no idea until the show began.
's music Lena is quiet, though his voice transmitted as the most dynamic. It seems incredible that so sweet a face can be so strong.
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