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Guest » 2am - May 15, 2012
About the competition:The Zikra Initiative is on the hunt for the...
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About the competition:The Zikra Initiative is on the hunt for the Ghor al Mazraa hidden voices! The Initiatives newest campaign, Sawt Min al Ghor has called for the community to come and compete for Sawt Min Al Ghor Best Voice Awards. The winner will become the Ghors newest pop star with a new album!Judges include musicians, Aziz Maraka, Ali Sudani and Steve Al-Ali! Together they will have to undergo the difficult task of selecting Ghor al Mazraa newest vocalist and choir members. Only the ones with the best voice, charisma and stage presence will win. Over 30 youth from Jordans Southern Valley will be competing. It will be intense! It will be competitive! And only one will walk away as the lead singer!The lyrics will be taken from The Zikra Initiatives Poetry Competition where a local aspiring poet expressed the beauty of their community most beautifully and articulately. The album will be composed and directed by Jordans leading Arabic fusion musician Aziz Maraka. And the Ghor community will be able to sing with Jordanian musicians from across the Kingdom!The leading singer and choir will be trained by Aziz Maraka to perform with a Jordanian musical ensemble. The singer and choir will then produce a CD. All CD revenues will then be channeled back into the Ghor al Mazraa community for a local family to receive a micro-loan to start a business and create sustainable income.Creativity has now become a leading factor for countries to become a developed and modernized nations. Under The Zikra Initiatives Development Through Arts and Culture Program, Zikra creates competitions and activities that stimulates the local communitys creativity to provide them with skills that will help them excel through innovation.Furthermore, the competition aims to:Generate funding for micro-loansDiscover local artistsPromote self-expressionCelebrate the local cultureExchange music with the urban communityParticipate in a fair and secure competitionBuild self-esteem for individuals participatingIntegrate the Southern Ghor culture into Jordans national identity by bringing together musicians from across the Kingdom.Keep posted on the competitions newest developments at www.youtube.com/zikrajordan!Special thanks to our sponsors, The Spanish Embassy for CD production
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