Where dust transcends into being, where Life alloys divergent identities, where paradox foreshadows reconciliation...only there can Music be found…
From Eastern to Western soil, from the Latin aria to the Oriental reverberation, a nostalgic echo to the classical nobleness of the Violin…
Life cannot be contained, a single segment cannot possibly sustain it...the Violin encompasses many strings where Life plays its parallels, with each string bearing an identity…
Nostalgia, where Past espouses Present, where Mystery espouses Clarity.
The idea behind both the music and the video was to capture the essence of Spain through the mellifluous tunes of the Arabic violin, traveling in time to the olden days of Andalusia, and the fusion between arabic and Spanish cultures. Sarah Baras, a flamingo dancer, sought to convey the emotions that both Spanish music and folkloric dancing stirred in her, while Hanine extended her with the oriental tunes of the arabic violin to set the tone, and concretize the notion.
Enjoy my new Music Video named Msadaa Halak Featuring Vocal Nour.
A Violin music show into an International Latin
Two parallels converge into a mellifluous harmony with darkness espousing light in Salma...what Hanine sought to convey through two opposites is the seemingly immiscible elements of human nature.
Light and darkness, while clearly standing at diametrically irreconcilable poles, collide and model us. Salma is a tale of paradox, of rebellion, of defiance, of energies, of mud turned into gold, and of a musical climax reflecting upon life’s odds harmoniously communing with one another…
I never could have done this video on my own. I had so many wonderful people help me too, I want to thank:
My friends at VenTribe.com sent me out to Kenya to film this. They are a fresh new way to shop online with friends, and they made the whole trip possible. They will feature a gift collection of African styles featuring a few of the things you would have seen in the video. Check them out at www.ventribe.com/ Check out their Facebook page too where they are giving out some awesome Kenyan Kikoys: www.facebook.com/VenTribe
These are some the people that looked after me whilst I was in Kenya:
Atua-Enkop Limited — Authentically African — Exclusive luxury tented camps.
Website: www.atua-enkop.com
Ibis Tours and Travel — A personalized boutique travel agency specializing in travel through Africa
Website: www.ibistourskenya.com/
Kenya Pro-Kite School --Kite surfing school and overland kitesurfing multi spot surfari tour operator along the Kenyan coastline.
Website: www.kenyaprokiteschool.com
These are some of the local musicians who helped put together some of the African sound:
Local Producer — Kevin_TheGeek
Website: zarimedia.com/studio.html