Voices of Palestine Festival: Celebrating Palestinian Culture & Heritage
Featuring songs by the Rahbani Brothers, Sheikh Imam, Mohammad Abdel Wahhab, Hussein Nazek, Farid al-Atrash, Ahmad Qabour and Suhail Khoury.
“Voices of Palestine Festival was an immersive one-day celebration of Palestinian Culture, with a one-night only performance by the renowned all women youth choir, the Banat al-Quds/ Daughters of Jerusalem from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, Palestine.
It offered a wonderful evening of music from The Daughters of Jerusalem Choir & Ensemble from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Palestine, who had an extraordinary story to share. Music is a lifeline for these performers, a vital source of identity, cultural pride and resilience. Their aim is to bring the beauty of Palestine to inspire through the music that celebrates their rich cultural heritage. The Daughters of Jerusalem choir is an all-female Palestinian youth choir who bring their unique songs and traditional instruments from Palestine for their UK debut. They are students of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM), which has six branches in Palestine and provides scholarships and music education for the next generation of young Palestinian musicians (including specialised musical training for children injured in conflict).
The ESNCM is supported by PalMusic UK, a London-based charity providing support for music education and scholarships for young Palestinians to continue their music studies in the UK.
The Daughters of Jerusalem also performed three shows in Ireland and Belfast supported by both PalMusic UK and Irish Artists for Palestine, before finishing the tour in London at Kings Place on the 1st November. The event was a collaboration between PalMusic UK, ESNCM and Kings Place Music Foundation that showcased the rich cultural heritage of Palestine, including Palestinian literature, art, music, traditional Palestinian tatreez and thobe, traditional Dabke dance, film and cuisine.”