The singers Stephanie Atala and Amal Arafa perform the same song by Faraj Suleiman. (Photo courtesy of "See You on Set Films Production")
The words have not changed, but the woman speaking them has. In Stephanie Atala's voice, asking for space seems to open the way to a life yet to be invented. In Amal Arafa's, the same request carries the weariness of a relationship that has grown suffocating. With "Masaha Oula" and "Masaha Tanieh," unveiled on Sept. 25, Palestinian musician Faraj Suleiman entrusts lyrics written by his friend and comedian Alaa Abou Diab to two performers and composes two different pieces of music for them. This double reading gives rise to two stories, each with its own arrangement, music video, and emotional tone.At the origin of the project is a text published on Facebook fourteen years ago. Suleiman made it into a song and recorded it in a day with Therese Suleiman. Years later, he revisited the lyrics and set them to music...
The words have not changed, but the woman speaking them has. In Stephanie Atala's voice, asking for space seems to open the way to a life yet to be invented. In Amal Arafa's, the same request carries the weariness of a relationship that has grown suffocating. With "Masaha Oula" and "Masaha Tanieh," unveiled on Sept. 25, Palestinian musician Faraj Suleiman entrusts lyrics written by his friend and comedian Alaa Abou Diab to two performers and composes two different pieces of music for them. This double reading gives rise to two stories, each with its own arrangement, music video, and emotional tone.At the origin of the project is a text published on Facebook fourteen years ago. Suleiman made it into a song and recorded it in a day with Therese Suleiman. Years later, he revisited the lyrics and set them to...
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