Lebanese Belly Dancer Raises Eyebrows After Performing On Stage With Israel's ORPHANED LAND
July 19, 2011, 13 years ago
The Observers reports:
That a heavy metal band and a belly dancer perform together is unusual enough. When the band is Israeli and the dancer Lebanese, the performance raises quite a few eyebrows. But when the performers choose to brandish their respective countries' flags side by side on stage, you have all the ingredients for a potentially volatile mix.
On Sunday, June 19th, Israeli heavy metal band ORPHANED LAND performed alongside Lebanese belly dancer Johanna Fakhri at the Hellfest music festival in the western French town of Clisson. Cooperating with belly dancers has become a trademark for the band, which makes a point of using its music to bring Israelis and Arabs closer together. But this was the first time the group shared a stage with a Lebanese artist.
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