Next week is the official date for the presentation of our new CD Falak from Rima Khcheich. The concerts are to be held in Beirut, Lebanon. As you might have heard in the news the violence started again in the streets of beirut. Gunshots, explosions, fighting, burning cars and buildings are once again part of the streets of Beirut. Rima called me yesterday, in panic. “they started again! I hear gunshots and explosions!”. Rima was born and raised in the civil war of Beirut, was under attack of Israel nearly two years ago and now she, and everyone else in Lebanon, have to face the violence again. This beautiful, friendly and exciting country with the best music, food and wine from the middle east is torn to pieces again. Indecisive weak politicians, extremists, America, Israel, Syria, they all play a part in the faith of this great country. Does this ever end? I am feeling sad today that my friends over there have to endure war again.

For me these kind of things; war, violence and death were all very far away. On television, stories from the second world war from my grandparents and parents, but never this close and personal. Please watch this documentary from 2 years ago and feel what it is like to be a singer, and artist and live in a war…… again.

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