Dalal Abu Amneh
Dalal Ghazi Muhammad Abu Amneh (born; 1983 دلال غازي محمد أبو آمنة) is a Palestinian singer and producer and a research doctor in brain sciences and neurophysiology from the Technion Applied Institute in Haifa. In 2022, she declined an invitation to perform at the Dubai Expo on the UAE's relations with Israel.[1]
Career
Amneh was born in 1983 in the city of Nazareth in the north of Israel.
Dalal started singing at the age of four, where she participated in the Spring Princess competition and won the title for the song "Maryam Maryamti" in 1987. At the age of sixteen, she was known for her elaborate performance of authentic songs and old roles, in addition to her performance of songs of Palestinian and Shami heritage. The great musicians of the Arab world, such as Salah Al-Sharnoubi and Assala, witnessed her and praised her voice, which in their opinion combines authenticity and modernity.[2]
She is known for presenting committed human art and works to develop Palestinian art so that it preserves its originality on the one hand and simulates 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.[3] Dalal participated in important international and Arab festivals, such as the Jerash Festival and the Arab Music Festival at the Egyptian Opera House. She represented Palestine in several Arab operettas, such as the Land of the Prophets operetta 2012 and the Freedom Call operetta 2014. She also participates permanently 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 presents songs of Arab and Palestinian heritage, accompanied by Western musicians, with orchestral arrangements all over the world.[2]
Dalal released several songs that gained wide popularity, such as "I am my heart and my soul is your sacrifice" in 2001, the words of Adnan Abbasi, composed by the artist Alaa Azzam, distributed by Habib Shehadeh, and recorded at Karem Matar Khalini Fei Balak Studios in 2003, and released two albums: "Karim Ya Ramadan" "2007", And the album "On My Country" 2013, an album that talks about Palestine in its various aspects and in a variety of lyrical styles. One of its songs was "Ain Al-Majra", which was on the list of the most successful songs on the radio, and the song "Bakrah Jadeed", which was among the five selected songs at the Euromed International Festival 2006.[2]
Honors and Awards
Dalal Abu Amna, was honored in dozens of festivals in Palestine and the Arab world for her role in supporting humanitarian causes.[4][5]
Contribute to preserving the artistic heritage in the Arab world, at the Festival of the Arab States Broadcasting Union in Tunisia, 2015.
A model Palestinian woman at the Palestinian Festival in Houston, 2015.
Best Artistic Personality in Palestine by the Lady of the Land Foundation, 2016.
The best female figures in Palestine by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture, 2017.
Songs
Name of the song | Words | Melodies | Year of Release | Album |
I am my heart and my soul is for you | Habib Shehada Hanna/ Alaa Azzam | Anan Abbasi | 2001 | About my country |
Keep me on your mind | Boutros Khoury | Boutros Khoury | 2003 | About my country |
Karim, Ramadan | Amin Natour | Anan Abbasi | 2007 | single |
Eye of the Virgin | Maroon Ashkar | Maroon Ashkar | 2013 | About my country |
my | Habib Shehadeh Hanna | Issam Abbasi | 2013 | About my country |
O mountains of our mountains | Maroon Ashkar | Maroon Ashkar | 2013 | About my country |
come with me | Habib Shehadeh Hanna | Boutros Khoury | 2013 | single |
Ruby Carmel | Khaled Sadouq | Boutros Khoury | 2013 | About my country |
Omar | Maroon Ashkar | Maroon Ashkar | 2013 | About my country |
Halbet in Maaloul | Sobhi Khamis | Simon Elouty | 2013 | About my country |
New reel | Anan Abbasi | Ghassan Harb | 2013 | single |
My country oh kindergarten from heaven | Khaled Sadouq | Khaled Sadouq | 2013 | About my country |
Lullaby Nami | Dalal Abu Amna | Mohammed Basem Fiqha | single | |
Text of the world | Diana Ghantous | Mason Hanna | single | |
not acceptable | Habib Shehadeh Hanna | Anan Abbasi | single | |
I prayed, O country of peace | Youssef Nakhle | Maroon Ashkar | single | |
Oh Lord | Maroon Ashkar | Maroon Ashkar | single | |
Great Valley | Lorca | Simon Shaheen | 2017 | single |
my supporters | Maroon Ashkar | Nazih Fahoum | single | |
With your pleasure (video clip) | legacy | legacy | 2016 | single (video clip) |
Waslat City (Video Clip) | legacy | legacy | 2016 | (video clip) Ya Siti Album |
Explanation link | legacy | legacy | 2016 | ya stee album |
Nazarene link | legacy | legacy | 2016 | ya stee album |
Shami link | legacy | legacy | 2016 | ya stee album |
mom link | legacy | legacy | 2016 | ya stee album |
Dabke Link | legacy | legacy | 2016 | ya stee album |
Backlink | legacy | legacy | 2016 | ya stee album |
Come | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
the meaning | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
ecstatic with your tunes | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
By God, the sun has not risen | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
Oh my pleasure | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
Listen to the flute | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
When it appeared | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
Love is religious | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
I knew the passion | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
The tormented heart | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
Labeik Labeik | Sufi heritage | Kanan Abu Afash | Launching | Noor album |
References
- ^ "Palestinian Singer Boycotts Dubai Expo Invite over UAE Normalization with Israel (VIDEO)". 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "دلال أبو آمنة "من الناصرة إلى عمان"". سما الأردن الإخباري. March 13, 2019.
- ^ "دلال أبو آمنة تسترد فلسطين بالغناء".
- ^ "The Crossing Releases WORDS ADORNED".
- ^ "Actualité musique Tunisie: Toute l'actu musicale - Mosaique FM (1)".