Beirut Holidays unveils waterfront program
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The lion’s share of Lebanon’s summer festivals – the country’s yearly cavalcade of blue-chip performing talent and tourism dollars – are situated outside the capital. Since 2012, managers of Beirut Souks, the shopping mall erected on the site where the city’s historic souks once stood, have entered this market with Beirut Holidays, as reported by Daily Star.
This yearly festival welcomes regional performers. Previous editions have included shows by such acts as Nancy Ajram and Wael Kfoury, in 2013, and the Michael Jackson tribute show, “Man in the Mirror,” in 2012.
For the 2014 edition of Beirut Holidays (29 July – 6 September), the Beirut waterfront will be transformed into a venue for a slate of seven concerts, featuring six performers from across this broad region and a Canadian.
Syrian-born Georges Wassouf, the vocalist that some consider a master of tarab, will open the festivities with a playlist of such much-loved tunes as “People’s Talk,” “I Swear to the Moon.” For the second year in a row, Ziad Rahbani will once again take to stage at the head of an ensemble performance.
Beirut Holidays will also host a tribute to the late great Lebanese performer Wadih al-Safi, featuring musicians Joseph Attieh, Sarah al-Hani, Georges and Antoine al-Safi.
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