Yesterday, September 2, 2014, it was released, with the
title, “Gaza Operatta,” translation, “Operate Gaza.” Seven very talented Palestinian artists
stood together and created a masterpiece that is surely to move anyone that
listens to it. From the time of its
inception, to completion, Haitham Shomali,
Ammar Hassan, Mohamad Assaf, Lian
Bazlamit, Toni Qatan, Sabreen Kamal and
Mohamed Ayyad, were able to complete the
song and its clip even while some of them were countries, even oceans, apart. To many it may have seemed nearly impossible
to successfully bring together a group with different styles and locations and
meld them fluidly, however, in watching the video you can see how the group performed
with ease to show their love for their country and countrymen.
Gaza Operatta, started with an idea by the veteran of the
group and of the hit show Superstar 2, the Arabic version of what is American
Idol, Ammar Hassan and poet Mohammad Ayyad.
Their idea was to create a song together with other Palestinian artists
just for people of Gaza and lives lost.
Gaza’s people have been the target of many assaults over the years and
this one was one of the bloodiest as they just faced a 7 week bombardment where
2,100 people lost their lives, many of them innocent men, women and
children. Hassan pitched the song idea
to his close friend, fellow talented artist, Haitham Shomali. Haitham loved the idea and offered his whole
hearted participation and 30 days later, it was created.
When Haitham was asked what he felt the group hoped to
achieve through this endeavor, he said,
he believed their desire was to bring “awareness to the suffering Gaza has
continuously had to face, to praise the people for their strength through it
all and also to present them with this gift of unisons and solidarity for their
people that they may know they are there in sprit if not in flesh. “ You can view the link to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKmrJLi5cCA&app=desktop
or at his youtube channel: www.youtube.com/haithamshomali
.
The news is that Haitham is not stopping there; he is taking
his stance for his Country of Palestine and those in Gaza to the next level as
he dedicates his first US tour to his people, which he has titled, Shomali
Group Productions presents, “Gaza Not Forgotten.” Shomali Group Productions was created by
Haitham who is educated in film and music production. It is a
full service audio and video production company capable of crafting, producing
and directing any artist’s audio and video product.
Haitham and his team,
have arranged to, stop in four cities in US and donate proceeds to up to two
humanitarian organization dedicated to rebuilding hospitals in Palestine and in
also providing food and clothing for the people of Gaza. The dates and times are as follows: October, 11 at the Ritz Charles,
Indianapolis, IN, October 24th in Chicago, IL at Al Hambra Palace.,
November 8th, Miami Fl and November 22, Detroit, MI at the Andiamo
Restaurant, Warren, and dinner will be served. For more information regarding buying
sponsorship spots for this tour, or for early bird ticket sales you may reach
out to management@shomaligroup.com
.
Follow Haitham at
Gaza Operetta اوبريت غزة
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