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Rim Banna
12+ albums
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Rim Banna (Arabic: ريم بنا 8 December 1966 – 24 March 2018), was a Palestinian singer, composer, arranger and activist, best-known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry. Banna was born in Nazareth, where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School. She lived in Nazareth with her three children. She died on 24 March 2018, aged 51, in a hospital in her hometown of Nazareth, Palestine following a lengthy and brave battle with breast cancer, which she openly shared with her numerous fans through social media. She met her husband, Ukrainian guitarist Leonid Alexeyenko, while studying music together at the Higher Music Conservatory in Moscow and they married in 1991, and divorced in 2010. Banna first achieved popularity in the early 1990s, after recording her own versions of traditional Palestinian children's songs that were on the verge of being forgotten. Banna also composed her own songs and set Palestinian poetry to music. Her message is often focused on the suffering of Palestinians. Her music is described as "haunting, emotional, at times bordering on kitsch." She described her music as a means of cultural self-assertion: A part of our work consists of collecting traditional Palestinian texts without melodies. So that the texts do not get lost, we try to compose melodies for them that are modern, yet inspired by traditional Palestinian music. In this way, Banna does more than mimic the traditional techniques and representations of th
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The Mirrors of My Soul
Revelation of Ecstasy and Rebellion
R.I.M.I.X
Al-Quds Everlasting
Seasons of Violet - Lovesongs from Palestine
The Dream
April Blossoms (Songs From Palestine Dedicated To All The Children)
Voice of Resistance
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The Rough Guide To Arabic Lounge
Krybberom
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Rough Guide To Arabic Lounge
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Il Y A Un Pays… Palestine