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| At San Francisco County Jail, a Musical Collaboration with Incarcerated Women |
| By kqed.org- Brandon Roos |
| Published: 12/01/2015 |
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At 3am inside a bar in Beirut, Naima Shalhoub rediscovered her passion for performance. The year was 2009, and Shalhoub bought a one-way ticket to Lebanon, intent on reconnecting with her Lebanese roots and finding her purpose. She brought along a small ukulele she could use to play and sing in local cafes. During her four-month stay, late one evening, she was put on the spot. “A friend of mine who owned the bar shut off the music. He calmed everyone down and said ‘Hey everyone! Naima is going to sing us a song,’” she recalls recently, by phone. “I picked up my ukulele and started singing. Everyone started clapping, and it was just this epic moment… Afterward, I almost was in tears. It was clear — this is what I need to be doing. This is my calling. I didn’t know how it was going to happen, but I came back to the Bay with a determination to figure things out.” Read More. |
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