Mayssa Karaa

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When she was 7-years old, Mayssa Karaa was rehearsing with the choir at her school in Beirut, Lebanon. Out of 100 voices, the choir director noticed one, and began muting the singers one-by-one until only Mayssa’s voice remained. He had found his soloist for the year-end concert. A short time later, Mayssa performed a difficult patriotic song with such authority and power that the principal made her sing it three times during the recital. And so began a young singer’s remarkable rise to stardom. Born in 1989, near the close of a 15-year conflict in Lebanon, Mayssa was not supposed to become a musician. She was a good student, but recognizing her artistic talent, her parents encouraged her to pursue a musical education at the Conservatory of Beirut, where she studied piano, music theory, and vocal training. Mayssa performed at events for a variety of non-profit charities—UNESCO, The Lions Club, The Lebanese School of the Blind and Deaf, CapHo (an organization for needy children) and many others. Mayssa and her family were active in their community, and these benefit concerts allowed her to mature as an artist away from the pressures of a professional career. In 2006, as a new conflict embroiled Lebanon, Mayssa and her family joined relatives living in the Boston area. She studied civil engineering there for two years, and was successful, but not happy. Mayssa’s father—now convinced that music was her true calling—helped her attain an audition at the Berklee College of Music. N

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American Hustle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

American Hustle

American Hustle [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

American Hustle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

TiTi

Simple Cure

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Abdi Abdi (From "Genie") (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Call Me a Stranger

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Comfortably Numb (Middle Eastern Version) [feat. Scott Page]

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Broken Lines

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Versailles (Kougan Ray Remix)

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El Adar Byekhtar

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