Concerts and New Releases Kick off March

By Nohad Topalian in Beirut
For Al-Shorfa.com
2010-03-10

[FILE] Carol Samaha inaugurated the first of the Wakestock festival evenings.

The arts scene was buzzing during the first week of March with resounding concerts and new releases.

After receiving an official invitation, Carol Samaha inaugurated the first of the Wakestock festival evenings on the Abu Dhabi Corniche. Because of the swarming audiences, Carol forgot to sing her Gulf-dialect song "Zabahni," even though her manager kept cuing her from backstage.

Haifa Wehbe is continuing her US tour with Tony Kiwan. She gave a huge concert in Connecticut at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, which was attended by many from the Arab communities as well as American fans.

After some time away from the UAE, Zein El-Omr gave a successful concert at Rotana Beach Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The concert, in which Zein sang several of his nicest new releases and older songs, was attended by a large crowd of Lebanese living in the UAE.

After celebrating her birthday at the Buddha Bar in the heart of Beirut with friends and relatives, Shada Hassoun is now busy preparing for her new Iraqi-Gulf album, scheduled to be released soon.

Elissa will be singing at the Easter concert in Cairo on April 4th.

As for new releases, Tunisian Saber Al-Rubai met with composers and songwriters in Beirut in early March to select lyrics and melodies for his new album.

Ayman Zabib finished shooting the video of his song "Kermalak" with director Fadi Haddad in their first collaboration. The song’s lyrics and music were completed by Salim Assaf, and music composition by Mark Abdel Nour. "Kermalak" is included in his new album "Hlefet Bi Omri," produced by Rotana.

The video was shot in a number of spots in Lebanon and features a young man who meets his sweetheart after returning from a journey. He does everything he can to wipe away her anger because of his absence, and chases her from one place to another to regain her love.

Moroccan Hasna Zlagh, who was previously selected by Kazem Al-Saher to sing a duo with him, finished shooting a video for her song "Ghayeb Anni" with director Salem Kayyal. Lyrics were written by Ahmad Madi, and the music composed by Basem Yahia and arranged by Nasser Al-Asaad.

Hasna decided to include the song in her first album "Waffar Kalamak," recently released by Rotana. The video is set in a romantic setting in snowy Faraya and shows a young woman who loses her loved one suddenly.

Zahi Wehbe joined the poetry department at Rotana, after signing a contract with the company. The news was announced in a press conference that Zahi held together with Turki Al-Meshaikah, head of the poetry department at Rotana. Zahi's latest poem addressed the victims of the stricken Ethiopian plane.

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