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Dalal Ghazi Muhammad Abu Amneh (in English: Dalal Abu Amneh), born in (1983-) in the city of Nazareth in northern Palestine, is a Palestinian singer and producer and a research doctor in brain sciences and neurophysiology from the Technion Applied Institute in Haifa.
her artistic career
Dalal began singing at the age of four, when she participated in the Princess of Spring competition, and at that time won the title for the song “Maryam Maryamti” in 1987. At the age of sixteen, she was known for her elaborate performance of original tarab songs and old roles, in addition to her performance of Palestinian and Shami heritage songs. The great musicians of the Arab world witnessed her, such as Salah Al-Sharnoubi and Asala Nasri, and praised her voice, which, in their opinion, combines originality and modernity.
It is known for presenting committed human art and works to develop Palestinian art so that it preserves its originality on the one hand and emulates the young generation and the Western listener on the other hand as a means of consolidating the Palestinian identity and supporting the causes of the Palestinian people. Dalal has participated in important international and Arab festivals such as the Jerash Festival and the Arab Music Festival at the Egyptian Opera House. She has represented Palestine in several Arab operettas, such as the operetta Land of the Prophets 2012 and the operetta Call of Freedom 2014. She also regularly participates in cultural and artistic evenings locally, Arably and internationally. In addition to her participation in her own band, Dalal is the lead singer in the international orchestra MESTO, through which she performs songs of Arab and Palestinian heritage, accompanied by Western musicians and distributed by orchestras all over the world.
Dalal released several songs that gained wide fame, such as “I am my heart and my soul, for you” in 2001, written by Adnan Abbasi, composed by Alaa Azzam, and distributed by Habib Shehadeh. And the album “About My Country” 2013, which is an album that tells about Palestine in its various aspects and with a variety of singing styles.
albums
She released several albums and singles that met with great success in Palestine and gained a wide spread among a large segment of followers in addition to Arab and foreign intellectuals all over the world. One of these albums is entitled “About Baladi”, in which she talks about Palestine from new and multiple angles, revealing the beauty in it. And the Palestinian joy, through songs created by Palestinian composers and poets, with a modern music arrangement that is in line with the originality of the songs’ tarab music template.
Then she launched the project and the album “Ya Siti”, which critics consider to be one of the most important Arab art projects documenting traditional female singing. In a spontaneous theatrical style.
Dalal is also preparing to launch her new album “Nour”, which is a musical journey in Sufi poetry, in which she presents old pieces of great Sufi poets such as Ibn Arabi, Jalal al-Din al-Rumi, Rab’a al-Adawiya, al-Hallaj and Ibn al-Farid, with modern melodies and arrangements specially designed for this project. Dalal produced it in cooperation with Al-Bustan Foundation in Philadelphia.
Her upbringing and personal life
Dalal Abu Amneh was born in the city of Nazareth, on August 9, 1983. She has been fascinated by science and music since her childhood. In music, Dalal gained her fame for her sweet voice and her ability to perform various musical styles. While she was forging a global Palestinian identity through her music, she also produced all of her musical projects, including her three albums: “Aan Baladi”, “Ya City” and “Nour”. Dalal was known for her artistic projects drawn from the conscience and heritage of the Palestinian people. and Arabic, and was distinguished by its mastery of many lyrical genres, including classical music, Andalusian singing, Sufi spiritual chanting, in addition to its revival of the Palestinian and Levantine folklore.
Dalal grew up in an artistic family. Her mother, Juhayna al-Hawari, has a beautiful voice, but she did not become a professional in art and works as a nanny. Her father, Ghazi Abu Amna, plays the oud and owns a fish restaurant in the town. She has 4 female sisters, Nidaa, Salam, Jihan and Faten, where Salam and Jihan work in the field of art and singing and Nidaa and Faten work in the field of visual arts due to their hearing impairment.
Dalal began singing at the age of four, when she participated in the Princess of Spring competition and won the title at that time for the song “Maryam Maryamti” in 1987. Dalal was initially influenced by Mrs. Fayrouz, her voice and approach, and she used to participate in school concerts and perform her songs along with the songs of Nasrawiyat and the songs of Palestinian heritage. At the age of fifteen, she was influenced by Mrs. Umm Kulthum, especially her old songs, which made her widely known in Palestine for her excellence in performing these songs, and from here she moved to the stage of professionalism and formed her own band, which she accompanied in local and international concerts and festivals.
And the fact that Dalal is a neuroscientist and singer, this did not prevent her from building a successful family, as she is the mother of two children: Laure (born in 2008) and Hisham (born in 2010), and the wife of an ophthalmologist, poet and producer, Anan Abbasi, born in Haifa in 1977, whom she met in 2001 through Her song, I am my heart and my soul, for which he wrote the lyrics, and then this relationship culminated in marriage in 2006. In addition to being an ophthalmologist and poet, her husband Anan is the director and producer of most of her works and artistic projects in partnership with Ms. Dana Amr.
her scientific career
Dalal or Amneh combined art with her academic studies, as she graduated from the Bishop's Seminary in Nazareth in 2001. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science and Psychology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, followed by a Master's degree. Then she was accepted to study medicine at the Technion Institute in Haifa. It is worth noting that she was the first Palestinian Arab to study this delicate subject, which combines computer science, medical science, biology, biophysics, psychology and philosophy. In 2006, she joined the postgraduate program at the Technion Applied Institute, where she obtained a master’s degree in medical sciences with a specialization in brain science. In 2011, she began her work as a researcher and as a doctoral student at the same institute on the subject of brain and neuroscience, where she is working on developing a modern technological method for treating chronic neurological diseases such as sclerosis. multiple tablet.
Technical posts
Peoples' Fraternity Festival in Greece (2002).
Peoples' Fraternity Festival in Spain, 2002.
The Kurdish Unity Festival in Germany, in the two years (2001, 2002).
Medina Festival in Tunisia, in the two years (2000, 2001).
Doha Music Festival, accompanied by the Palestinian poet Samih Al-Qasim, in (2003).
"Another Nagham" Competition for Cultural Dialogue - European Union, 2006.
The Arab Music Conference at the Egyptian Opera House, Cairo - accompanied by the American MESTO Orchestra, led by the international Palestinian musician Nabil Azzam, in the two years (2001, 2007).
Jerash Festival in Jordan (Amman) - accompanied by the MESTO Orchestra, in (2007).
Cairo Festival in Hollywood - California - USA - accompanied by the American MESTO Orchestra, in (2008).
Concert "For the Children of Gaza" - Casablanca - Morocco, accompanied by the Moroccan Ensemble, led by Maestro Salah Morsli El Sharkawy, in (2009).
The Nights of Tarab Festival in Jerusalem of the Arabs - Jerusalem, Ramallah and Nablus, accompanied by the international musician Simon Shaheen, in (2009).
Launching the Palestinian Revolution Festival - Ramallah, in the years (2011 and 2010).
Cannes Film Festival - Launching Gala of the Doha Film Institute, France, 2010.
The fifteenth Arab Song Festival - Arab States Broadcasting Union - Port Ghalib, Egypt, in (2010).
Solidarity Festival with the Arab Revolutions - Palestine, 2011.
Tarab Concert in Casablanca - Morocco, in (2011).
Artistic concert accompanied by the MESTO Orchestra at the Royal Opera House in Muscat - Oman, in (2012).
An artistic evening organized by the Palestinian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in (2012).
A cultural evening at the Sheikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center, Bahrain, in (2012).
Earth Day Festival in Abu Dhabi, UAE 2013.
"Bethlehem Life" festival in Bethlehem 2013.
Al-Rawzanah Festival in Birzeit 2013.
Ramadan Nights Festival, Nazareth 2013.
The Palestinian Shopping Festival at An-Najah University, Nablus 2014.
Festival "In Support of Gaza" in the Cultural Village, Katara, Qatar 2014.
Festival "In Memory of Absence" to commemorate Mahmoud Darwish, Amman, Jordan 2014.
Memory Guardians Festival of Al Hanouna Association - Amman, Jordan 2014.
Jerusalem Festival for Palestinian Heritage, Jerusalem, Palestine 2015.
The Palestinian Festival in Houston, Texas, USA 2015.
Arab Broadcasting Union Festival, Tunisia 2015.
Jerusalem Festival for Palestinian Heritage, Jerusalem 2015.
Les Solidarites International Solidarity Day, Namur, Belgium 2015.
Andalusian Singing Concert with The Crossing Choir and Al Bustan Foundation, Philadelphia 2015.
Sufi Singing Concert and Al-Bustan Foundation, Philadelphia 2016.
"Ya Siti" album release party, Nazareth, Palestine 2016.
Closing Ceremony of “Wayne A Ramallah” Festival, Ramallah, Palestine 2016.
The “Ya City” performance tour within the Palestinian Festival in Houston, Texas, USA 2017.
“Ya City” performance at the opening of the Palestine Foundation, California, USA 2017.
Performance tour within the Timgad Festival in (Timgad, Constantine, Oran, Algiers), Algeria 2017.
The closing ceremony of the Palestinian Week in Salmiya, Kuwait 2017.
Earth Day Commemoration Ceremony - Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt 2018.
Participation in the international music show “Silk Road” in Bethlehem 2018.
Eastern Mediterranean University Gala - Cyprus, Greece 2018.
Hommage Aux Grandes Dives Commemoration Concert at the Philharmonic Theater in Paris, France 2018.
The first representation of Palestine at the Citadel International Festival of Music and Singing in its 27th session, Cairo, Egypt 2018.
Participation in the Arab Festival of Music and Arts “FESTIVAL OF ARABIC MUSIC & ARTS” by the Canadian Arab Orchestra, Canada 2018.
The first Palestinian singer to sing on the main stage of the Education, Culture and Science Organization (UNESCO) in the celebration of the International Day of the Arabic Language - Paris, France 2019.
Carthage International Festival, 2021.
"Ya City" project
It is a Palestinian singing and musical project conceived and produced by the Palestinian singer Dalal Abu Amneh, through which Dalal re-presents the Palestinian Levantine heritage in a new format, in which a group of grandmothers participate in singing and telling stories on stage. Dalal launched the theater project “Ya City” in 2015, followed by the release of a music album and a promotional video clip in 2016 bearing the same name. Since its inception, “Ya City” has enjoyed great success, making it tour most of the cities and villages of Palestine as well as in the countries of the world, as it was presented through tours in America, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Kuwait, Cyprus, etc. The most important artistic and cultural festivals.
Achievements and Awards
Honors and awards
Dalal Abu Amneh was honored in dozens of festivals in Palestine and the Arab world for her role in supporting humanitarian causes.
One of the personalities that contribute to preserving the artistic heritage in the Arab world, at the Arab States Broadcasting Union Festival in Tunisia, 2015.
Typical Palestinian woman at the Palestinian Festival in Houston, 2015.
Best artistic figure in Palestine by the Lady of the Earth Foundation, 2016.
The best female personalities in Palestine by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture, 2017.
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