JERUSALEM, May 16, 2010 (WAFA)- During his visit to Jerusalem and the West Bank, American country and pop singer and songwriter, Kareem Salama ,will give free live concerts on Thursday, May 20 at 7:30pm at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem and on Friday, May 21 at 7:30 pm at Al Hamra Palace in Ramallah, the US consulate-General in Jerusalem said.
He will perform at other venues and participate in community outreach events in other locations in the West Bank. Salama will be accompanied by three other accomplished musicians: Dan Workman, JJ Worthen and Michael Whitebread.
“A key priority for the Obama Administration, as outlined in the President’s speech last June in Cairo, is launching a new beginning in America’s relationship with the Muslim world. The U.S. Department State and U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the globe are actively pursuing a variety of cultural, education and information programs to showcase respect for diverse cultures, faiths and traditions. As part of these efforts, (http://www.kareemsalama.com), is participating in a one-month, seven-country tour, of the Middle East, including stops in Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, Jerusalem and the West Bank,” the Consulate said.
The Kareem Salama Tour is designed to bring to audiences in the Middle East a rising American musical talent, representative of America’s diversity of faith and heritage, who can serve as a bridge between Americans and the peoples of the Middle East. Funding for the tour is being provided by the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem and the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs’ Office of Press and Public Diplomacy.
In the summer of 2008, Kareem Salama played to enthusiastic audiences in London, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Genoa, and Amsterdam, also with funding from the Department of State and private sponsors. Salama’s first album, Generous Peace, appeared in 2006, followed by This Life of Mine a year later. His song “A Land Called Paradise” provided the soundtrack for an award-winning music video celebrating the diversity and vitality of the American-Muslim community. His newest release will coincide with the current tour and will feature material from the first two albums and several new songs.
