“The profits will be donated to the Lebanese Red Cross,” said the Algerian artist.
Rabat – Friday, August 14, iconic Algerian Rai singer, Cheb Khaled announced his decision to launch a new song to pay tribute to Lebanon in the wake of the Beirut explosion.
Cheb Khaled intends to launch his news song entitled “Elle s’appelle Beyrouth”, meaning “Her Name is Beyrouth,” on August 18, in collaboration with the musician Rodge from Lebanon.
NEW SINGLE"Elle s'appelle Beyrouth" avec RodgeLes bénéfices seront reversés à La Croix Rouge libanaise.copyright : AALIA Publishing#Beyrouth #Liban
Publiée par Khaled sur Jeudi 13 août 2020
“The profits will be donated to the Lebanese Red Cross,” said the Algerian artist.
“My smile has faded, to give way to the grief that I share by your side,” Cheb Khaled said in a statement sent by his record label, according to the French Press Agency (AFP).
“A people … your people, Lebanese brothers (friends), have been touched and our hearts have been bruised,” the singer added.
The Beirut explosion that took place on August 4 has claimed the lives of 177 so far and injured more than 6,500, while 30 are still missing. Meanwhile, losses amounted to $15 billion as of August 12.
The initiative of Cheb Khaled’s song for Lebanon adds to the UN’s call for the creation of a fundraiser of $565 million to help revive the country after the disaster.
“The duty of rebuilding the lives of the inhabitants and permitting the therapeutic of such devastation has solely simply begun,” said Najat Rochdi, a coordinator of humanitarian support to Lebanon.
Cheb Khaled is not the only artist looking to use his media as a platform for Lebanon.
France Télévisions, the national French television, is mobilizing resources to organize a musical concert with the participation of French-Lebanese trumpeter, Ibrahim Maalouf, with the aim to collect funds for Lebanon, according to Le Parisien.
“Lebanon is going through a terrible ordeal. France Télévisions stands alongside artists to organize a major concert of support and solidarity for the benefit of Lebanon and its affected population,” revealed Delphine Ernotte, the president of France Télévisions.
