MECA will present May Nasr and Lourdes Pérez, two remarkable singer-songwriters in a unique concert that bridges languages and cultures. Nasr and Pérez are considered musical icons and voices for peace in different worlds, oceans apart: May, from Lebanon; Lourdes, from Puerto Rico.
It was the sound of one song during the bombing of Lebanon in 2006 that sparked their unlikely connection. One of those devastating nights, a friend of May’s sent her “Te llamo,” Lourdes’ Spanish version of “Ounadikum” (I Call To You) by Lebanese songwriter Ahmad Kaboor. A song about survival and resilience, the song repeatedly provided May with a musical haven against the sound of shelling in the streets that night. The song had traveled the world, returning when most needed.
MECA will present May Nasr and Lourdes Pérez, two remarkable singer-songwriters in a unique concert that bridges languages and cultures. Nasr and Pérez are considered musical icons and voices for peace in different worlds, oceans apart: May, from Lebanon; Lourdes, from Puerto Rico.
It was the sound of one song during the bombing of Lebanon in 2006 that sparked their unlikely connection. One of those devastating nights, a friend of May’s sent her “Te llamo,” Lourdes’ Spanish version of “Ounadikum” (I Call To You) by Lebanese songwriter Ahmad Kaboor. A song about survival and resilience, the song repeatedly provided May with a musical haven against the sound of shelling in the streets that night. The song had traveled the world, returning when most needed.
MECA will present May Nasr and Lourdes Pérez, two remarkable singer-songwriters in a unique concert that bridges languages and cultures. Nasr and Pérez are considered musical icons and voices for peace in different worlds, oceans apart: May, from Lebanon; Lourdes, from Puerto Rico.
It was the sound of one song during the bombing of Lebanon in 2006 that sparked their unlikely connection. One of those devastating nights, a friend of May’s sent her “Te llamo,” Lourdes’ Spanish version of “Ounadikum” (I Call To You) by Lebanese songwriter Ahmad Kaboor. A song about survival and resilience, the song repeatedly provided May with a musical haven against the sound of shelling in the streets that night. The song had traveled the world, returning when most needed.