Rim Banna – 2007 – Seasons Of Violet ريم بنّا – مواسم البنفسج

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Rim Banna the Palestinian singer, lyricist and composer, born in Nazareth in The Galilee,studied music and singing in the High Institute for Music “GNESINS” in Moscow (USSR), and she specialized in modern singing and conducting singing ensembles, under the tutorship of the famous artist and composer Vladimer Karobka, where she graduated in 1991 with excellent mark, after six years of academic studies.

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Rim Banna (born December the 8th , 1966) is a Palestinian singer, composer, and arranger who is well-known for her modern interpretations of traditional folk songs. Banna was born in Nazareth, where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School in 1984. She currently lives in Nazareth with her husband, the artist Leonid Alexeienko, and their three children.

Banna first achieved popularity among Arab Palestinian citizens in the early 1990s, after recording a number of Palestinian children's songs on the verge of being forgotten. Many such songs and rhymes sung by Palestinian families again today, are said to be thanks to Banna's work in preserving them via her recordings.

For Banna – whose music is composed and arranged collaboratively with her husband – music is an important tool for cultural self-assertion:

"A part of our work consists of collecting traditional Palestinian texts without melodies. So that the texts do not get lost, we try to compose melodies for them that are modern, yet inspired by traditional Palestinian music."

As such, Banna does not merely mimic the traditional techniques for representation of the pieces she interprets. In her view,

"Oriental singing techniques are mostly ornamental… But my voice is more two-dimensional, thicker. I try to write songs that fit my voice. I want to create something new in every respect. And that includes bringing people elsewhere closer to the music and soul of the Palestinians."

In spite of risking three years in prison the performs in the West Bank. She is banned from Lebanon, but reaches audience there through live webcasts. She performed her first concert in Syria on January 8, 2009.


Track List:
1 - The Hymn Of The Sea (ترتيلة البحر (04:39
2 - The Night Has Fallen Down (أمسى المسا (05:06
3 - The Light Gown Of Soul (غلالة الروح (04:24
4 - Seasons Of Violet (مواسم البنفسج (04:27
5 - The First Rain (المطر الأوّل (05:03
6 - Beit Allah (بيت اللّه (03:52
7 - I’ll Come To You Daisy Like (أجيئك أقحوان (04:41
8 - After You Left (من بَعدكَ (03:48
9 - The Dream (الحلم (04:50
10 - A Prayer (صلاة (06:02
11 - The Weeping Of The Rose (بكاء الوردة (05:36

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