Magda El Roumi sings for Lebanon and her legacy in rice festivals

The International Rice Festivals in the Lebanese Highlands celebrated five Lebanese sites on the World Heritage List of the 39 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization The Lebanese singer Magda El Roumi.

In the operetta of the words of the poet Nizar Francis, and composed by Joseph Khalifa, Kafrishma's daughter sang the five heritage sites. And accompanied by a great musical ensemble led by the young maestro Lebanon Baalbaki. In the context of a three-dimensional display on a giant screen behind the stage, the operetta invoked the history of these sites with a visual display that drew the eyes of the public and the hearts of their families .

In addition to the dreamy operetta, Magda El Roumi sang the song "Watani El Hob" who came in Arabic and French, as well as "People Ask Me People", "Love" and "Hear My Heart ". And his father, the late Halim Roumi artist sang (do not be angry) and his audience participated in old songs (Khadni Habibi), and (what is the reason for my death in my heart), and ( words).

When the song "Ya Beirut" began, the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani, standing up to applaud the audience, for a song that reminds the Lebanese of the civil war that took place between 1975 and 1990.

Rumi Songs are admired by a large number of Lebanese citizens, who grew up listening to their national and romantic work. "We came today, we traveled about 150 kilometers, to go to the rice festivals, and see Majida al-Roumi," said one of the participants, Charbel Salamah. We listen to it since childhood and the night reminds us of the past and brings together the past and the present. Already a memorable night., A special evening with Magda and the rice festivals ". The event was attended by a large number of artistic, political and social personalities.

. Shakira opened the rice festivals in Lebanon, where his grandparents were on June 13th. As did Shakira, Magda Al Roumi planted a rice tree in a nearby nature reserve as part of the festival.