Mayssa Karaa in a Christmas concert at the Capuchin Fathers' Cathedral in Bab Idriss, as part of Beirut Chants. Photo Ihab Fayad/Beirut Chants IhabFayad_8W7A7733_582300
This wasn’t Mayssa Karaa’s first concert in Lebanon, but it was her first entirely dedicated to traditional songs and original Christmas carols. "It's beautiful to sing at home," she said after performing at the Saint Louis Cathedral of the Capuchin Fathers as part of the Beirut Chants Festival. She captured the moment simply: "The feeling of being in Lebanon, where I learned music and discovered my talent."An engineer by training, Karaa enriched her career with a decisive detour to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she refined a musical identity already rooted in multicultural and multilingual influences. This foundation expanded further through new repertoires and techniques that would shape her future path.International recognition came quickly. In 2013, she performed Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit”...
This wasn’t Mayssa Karaa’s first concert in Lebanon, but it was her first entirely dedicated to traditional songs and original Christmas carols. "It's beautiful to sing at home," she said after performing at the Saint Louis Cathedral of the Capuchin Fathers as part of the Beirut Chants Festival. She captured the moment simply: "The feeling of being in Lebanon, where I learned music and discovered my talent."An engineer by training, Karaa enriched her career with a decisive detour to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she refined a musical identity already rooted in multicultural and multilingual influences. This foundation expanded further through new repertoires and techniques that would shape her future path.International recognition came quickly. In 2013, she performed Jefferson Airplane’s “White...
