Lebanese President Michel Suleiman honours Majida El-Roumi at the Jounieh International Festival. [File/Al-Shorfa]
As the high summer temperatures continue, Arab stars participated in festivals, released new songs and settled old disputes.
An audience estimated in the thousands occupied the steps of the Fouad Shihab Sports Stadium to hear Majida El-Roumi perform at the Jounieh International Festival at the end of June.
El-Roumi presented several of her older songs, and also unveiled her latest song "Ask Us", a duet performed with a recording made by her late father, Halim El-Roumi.
The audience was moved to tears when she sang "Lebanon", for which she wrote the lyrics. Jean-Marie Riachi wrote the music and produced the song.
At the end of the performance, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman surprised El-Roumi by honouring her with the rank of commander in the National Order of the Cedar, bringing El-Roumi tears of joy.
Najwa Karam launched her new album, "Tonight… There is No Sleep", which was released by Rotana. Karam wrote three of the album's eight songs: "There is No Sleep", "What's Up Tonight?" and "Eye to Eye".
Karam performed at a concert in Morocco as part of the Timitar Festival, which was attended by more than 100,000 people. She was also part of the group of Arab stars that participated in the grand opening of the Rotana Café in Agadir, Morocco.
It was at the Rotana Café opening that Rotana president Salim El-Hindi facilitated the reconciliation between Najwa Karam and Fares Karam.
Their dispute began last December when Fares claimed to have resurrected the traditional Lebanese song, a style for which Najwa is also known. The stars were able to put aside their differences and sang "You have Three-Quarters of My Heart" together at the opening.
Fares Karam also performed several concerts in Morocco, including the closing ceremony of the Timitar Festival, held at the ancient La Medina de Coco Polizzi in Agadir, and the closing ceremony for the program "Lilla, the Bride" at the Abou Ali Resort.
More than 40,000 Moroccans attended Karam's final concert in the city of Tetouan as part of the Festival of the Strait.
Carole Samaha held a press conference with Cedars Art Production Company in Cairo where she announced the end of filming for the series "Shahroora" and the release of the soundtrack for the series "Queen on Earth".
Carole's song "Mind Your Own Business" recently received the Murex d'Or award in the category of best filmed song for 2010. French director Thierry Fern received the award.
Other Murex D'Or winners include Sherine Abdul Wahhab for best Arab singer, Nancy Ajram for best Lebanese singer and Haifa Wehbe, whose song "Yama Layali" won best Arabic song.
Meanwhile, Nawal al-Zoghbi participated in the Timgad Festival in Algeria last week, and is scheduled to perform with Fadhil Shakir in Paris on July 9th.
After that, al-Zoghbi will be returning to Beirut to perform in two concerts and to film her song "I Don't Know Why".
Myriam Fares performed at the Golden Tulip Hotel in northern Cyprus. It was her fourth concert on the island, where she entertained an audience of international fans who travelled specifically to the island to attend her concert.
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وردة الربيع
2011-9-1
She is a master of the Arab singing. She is a singer who had songs which are still stuck in our minds to this day, because they are very beautiful and presented in a great singing way. I think that the singer Majida Al Roumi has energy and a voice that no other singer among the young singers has. She is a wonderful human and singer, she is fine and not vulgar or cheap, as she is not a hypocrite and does not try to bring these commercial things into her songs and their clips. She works on using her beautiful voice to reach her audience, who love her from all over the Arab world. The singer Majida Al Roumi is considered one of the singing flags and singing schools, as she has presented many beautiful songs and sang many of the poems in a way that cannot be described. A salute to the great singer Majida Al Roumi, whose name is linked to Lebanon, and I wish her all health and safety.
ايوب زمانه
2011-8-11
The Lebanese singer Magda El-Roumi has followed steady steps toward stardom. Today, after her great efforts, she has become one of the greatest Arab women singers. In fact, she has been among the greatest Arab singers, and she has proved that Arab female singers have deserved all the appreciation and respect. In fact, Magda El-Roumi has a pure, beautiful and strong voice. She has succeeded since her beginning at proving her competence and her strong and beautiful voice. In fact, her pure voice has helped her to reach stardom with steady steps, and she has enjoyed an important position on the Arab music scene. In fact, we have been among the fans of this great singer, who has performed many beautiful songs that are still remembered to this day. Magda El-Roumi is one the female artists who have the most wonderful voices. She also has a unique music style that has attracted many fans to her great and beautiful art. The Lebanese singer Magda El-Roumi is among the Arab female singers who have a sensitive and sincere feeling that has attracted us. In fact, she has respected her art and her fans that have been passionate about her artistic works. These works have not been limited to love songs, but they have extended to include the suffering of her country and all the issues of the Arab citizens. Thus, I would like to thank Magda El-Roumi for her beautiful art.
deleen
2011-8-9
Majida El Roumi is one of the greatest Arab artists whose name shines in the sky of Arab arts. She has a rich history of great artistic achievements on the Arab and international levels. She is one of the first artists who started their journeys as a singer and one of those who added their magic touch which made the Arab singing arts richer and more advanced. The giant artist Majida El Roumi is one of those who offered a lot to Arab singing and helped it reach the level of world class arts, because singing is the language of direct dialogue between artists and the audience. The artist Majida El Roumi is distinguished with her sweet voice and her sensitive romance, which brought her closer to her audience. Thanks to her wonderful and beautiful voice, she was able to get many artistic awards. Among these awards was the golden award of Studio Al Fan. She is from a family well known for its arts since the oldest times. Her father is the great composer Halim El Roumi, who is famous in Lebanon and in the Arab world. He achieved many accomplishments f,or the Arab artistic arena because her father is the one who discovered the talent of Fairuz, whose voice charms even the rocks, and people adore her singing.
صبوحه
2011-8-9
The great artist Majida El Roumi grew up in a family that is interested in music and arts. She used to sing in her childhood and please her friends and her family. Her first appearance as an Arab artist was in 1974. She performed many of Umm Kulthum’s old songs, and also songs by Asmahan and the great artist Laila Murad. In addition to her achievements in the field of singing arts, she also achieved a lot in the field of acting, as she participated in the movie “The Return of the Prodigal Son” with the great director Yussef Shahen. She received the appreciative critics’ award for her role in this movie in 1976. This great event added to her artistic record, which was rich with great achievements. The artist Majida El Roumi released her first album in 1977. This was a confirmation of her singing career and her singing school, which was then deeply established in the depth of authenticity and artistic commitment. As such, the Arab world is really lucky to have a great artist like the singer Majida El Roumi, who was able to raise the name of the Lebanese and Arab singing art up high in other countries.
راما عماد
2011-8-9
The songstress Majda Al Roumi is the best Arab singer. She is also a good and successful actress who is characterized by a distinguished and independent personality. There are no other songstresses who are similar to her in terms of her level of performance and what she offers to her audience. In fact, she enjoys a wonderful, fine voice which is characterized by its sharpness and a wide vocal range. She was famous for performing a lot of successful masterpieces. As a matter of fact, she is a distinguished and fine songstress, despite her long-term absence. Majda Al Roumi has held many concerts and festivals which have been met with the attendance of a large audience that admires her songs. In addition, she co-starred in a film entitled “Awdat Al Ibn Al Thal,” and she has performed many songs, namely “Ana Am Bihilm,” “Am Yasaalouni Alayk,” “Ma Hada Biaabi Matrahak Bi Qalbi,” “Khidhni Habibi,” and “Kalimat.” She has also performed a lot of songs with her fine voice that sounds like the voice of the opera, which is sung in a high and sharp voice. Thus, Majda Al Roumi is a distinguished songstress, thanks to her performance and voice, and thanks to her cooperation with the poet Nizar Qabani, who wrote many lyrics for her. The latter has contributed to making her famous since then.