George Wassouf in Jerash
Amman – Muhammad Saher Al-Tarawneh
Posted on: August 04, 2023: 06:50 PM GST Last updated: August 04, 2023: 07:00 PM GST
Yesterday evening, Thursday, the Syrian singer George Wassouf entertained the audience of the Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts in its 37th session, which is being held under the slogan “The Joy Continues”, with the most beautiful works of art in the public concert on the southern stage in the ancient city of Jerash.
black valance
A large black curtain before the start of the concert, placed along the stage, concealed the entry of the Sultan of Tarab, George Wassouf, to be removed and Wassouf met his Jordanian fans who were thirsty to watch him.
A black curtain so that the audience does not see George Wassouf in his health condition
An official source at the Jerash Festival told Al-Arabiya.net that Al-Wassouf does not want the public to see him in this health condition during a march and his arrival to the microphone. Wassouf stipulated from the organizing committee that there be a large curtain covering the moment of his entry, to be removed after he settled on a designated chair. Prepare it earlier.
He sings sitting
He was and will sing most of the time while sitting on the bench amidst the cheers and interaction of the Jordanian audience.
The ceremony witnessed an influx of the Jordanian public and the Palestinian brothers, as the sides of the southern stage were filled with a crowd that was repeated for the fourth time in the concerts of the mass singing stars, after the concerts of: Omar Al-Abdallat, Khaled Abdel-Rahman and the Al-Ahly Club Band of Circassian Folklore.
The ceremony began with the Jordanian artist Saad Abu Tayeh, who presented 50 minutes of lyrical paragraphs from Jordanian folklore and heritage, through which he was able to attract audience interaction with his singing performance, and a folkloric troupe participated with him in presenting dancing paintings in the southern theater plate.
I will in Jerash
The culmination of the interaction with Abu Tayeh, when he presented with his voice, a group of songs by the artist Omar Al-Abdallat, to take advantage of their public spread, namely: “Ya Saad”, with which he started his concert, and the songs: “Your Loved Heart”, “We Plant Ward” and “Your Brother and I Do Not Brother”. Al-Dheeb”, so his plan succeeded in attracting the audience, as Abu Tayeh presented for the first time a new song by Nashama Public Security, including: “Oh Al-Nashmi Shammar Znoudak…we are your land and borders…we are your men, Abu Hussein.”
An hour and a half of singing
The ceremony reached its artistic climax, when Al-Wasuf appeared to the audience, singing “Had Yasi Qalbih”, a song that is a well-established mark in the memory of the Arabic song, and the audience participated in singing excerpts from it.
George Wassouf concert
Over the course of an hour and a half, the interaction between Al-Wasuf and the audience did not subside, so the tarabic singing remained present, and the audience kept waiting for what Al-Wasuf would sing, in order to share with him songs that express their memories with him, from “That’s enough” to “You blame me for a word” to “I lost all the people because of him.” To “Targhali” to “Bustani a day and two days”, the interaction was not normal, and the audience remained dominant and clinging to his artist, whose delicate health condition did not affect their love for him.
The ceremony, which began and ended safely and reassuringly, was provided by the public security officials in maintaining order, and the comfort of visitors and festival guests from families and families. It recorded a new success for the Jerash Festival management in keeping the slogan “and the joy continues” high.
The audience of the southern theater will meet, this Friday evening, with the Jordanian artists Osama Jabbour and the Tunisian Saber Al-Rubai, while on the northern stage, Samer Anwar, Suleiman Abboud and Badr Rami will sing.
