Tania Saleh | Tania Saleh Damascus - | Intersection 6 years @taniasalehofficial | Uploaded 11 months ago | Updated 14 hours ago
Damascus -
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Poem by: Nizar Kabbani
Music by: Tania Saleh
Programming, electronics and sound design: Khalil Judran
Clarinet, duduk and soprano saxophone: Mohammad Fawzi
Violin: Nancy Mounir
Double bass: Andre Segone
Percussions: Hani Bedair
Super special guest on oud: Hazem Shaheen
Recordings of voice and acoustic instruments by Erik Hillestad Assisted by Martin Abrahamsen. Acoustic instruments recorded at Art Mania Music Center, Cairo, Egypt. Tania's voice recorded at studio Nordraak, Oslo, Norway
Mixed by: Khalil Judran
Mastered by: Bjrn Engelmann, Cutting Room, Stockholm
Executive producers: Tania Saleh and Erik Hillestad
Produced by: Kirkelig Kulturverksted with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Murals by Tania Saleh
Walls filmed by: Elie Fahed, Khaled Marzouk and Ahmed Essam

Creative direction by Tania Saleh
Film directed and edited by Elie Fahed

Lyrics translation:

This is Damascus, and the wine glass is in my hand
I am in love and some love stories are deadly
I am from Damascus, if you dissect my body
It will bleed grapes and apples
The minarets of Sham
Are crying as they embrace me
Minarets, like church bells, have souls
Our houses are invaded by jasmine trees
And the house cat sleeps wherever she wishes to
Here are my roots, my heart, my language
How can I be clearer, love needs no justification
Vast endless oceans have exported me
I was chased by ghosts and villains
Why is Arab-ism looking like a widow
Werent there any celebrations in our history
This is Damascus, and the wine glass is in my hand
I am in love and some love stories are deadly

All song excerpts taken from Tania Salehs album "Intersection"
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Winner of the German Records Critics' Award 2018