What About Us Musicians Affected by COVID19
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Fundraiser for What About Us musicians affected by the coronavirus
Artists worldwide have been affected disproportionally by the Covid pandemic. In response to this, a number of artists from the What About Us Musical project are holding a live concert on Saturday 15th August to raise funds for colleagues in need including:
Maruwan Shaheen, a professional musician who lives in Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh, a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometres south-east of East Jerusalem in the West Bank. He is responsible for the financial support of his wife, children, mother and sister. Because of the coronavirus he is no longer able to earn a living as he cannot secure a permit to travel into Israel for work. Last week he owned four goats, this week there are only three. One was sacrificed so the family could eat. There is no form of State support available for Maruwan.
Muatasem Owisaat is a 26-year-old musician. He was born in Jerusalem and has Israeli citizenship currently living in East Jerusalem. He plays percussion, darbuka and piano in several bands. Most of his income is generated from playing at weddings and events. All this work has dried up. He has been accepted into the Jerusalem Academy of Music where he can continue his studies. Because of the coronavirus he cannot afford the college fees.
David Baldosa is a professional singer who has worked with the finest musicians in Spain. He lives outside Madrid. There is no work for David because of covid-19 and he cannot afford the bus fares to attend rehearsals.
What Maruwan, Muatasem and David have in common, apart from the hardships caused by coronavirus, is that all three are creating music for the What About Us musical project. The musicians, composers and singers are currently contributing their time without remuneration because of their belief in the project.
What About Us is a live stage musical currently being developed by international musicians from countries who may have been affected by war and terror such as Israel, Palestine and Ireland. The Musical which will launch in 2021 addresses many of this generation’s societal issues including climate change and refugee migration.
The fundraising concert will be recorded and then broadcast as a live concert on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on Saturday 15th August at 20.00 UK/Ireland, 21.00 Spain, 22.00 Israel and Palestine.
A target of €2,000 has been set, although a modest sum it will go a long way towards supporting some very impoverished families including Maruwan, Muatasem and David.
Thank you!
Artists worldwide have been affected disproportionally by the Covid pandemic. In response to this, a number of artists from the What About Us Musical project are holding a live concert on Saturday 15th August to raise funds for colleagues in need including:
Maruwan Shaheen, a professional musician who lives in Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh, a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometres south-east of East Jerusalem in the West Bank. He is responsible for the financial support of his wife, children, mother and sister. Because of the coronavirus he is no longer able to earn a living as he cannot secure a permit to travel into Israel for work. Last week he owned four goats, this week there are only three. One was sacrificed so the family could eat. There is no form of State support available for Maruwan.
Muatasem Owisaat is a 26-year-old musician. He was born in Jerusalem and has Israeli citizenship currently living in East Jerusalem. He plays percussion, darbuka and piano in several bands. Most of his income is generated from playing at weddings and events. All this work has dried up. He has been accepted into the Jerusalem Academy of Music where he can continue his studies. Because of the coronavirus he cannot afford the college fees.
David Baldosa is a professional singer who has worked with the finest musicians in Spain. He lives outside Madrid. There is no work for David because of covid-19 and he cannot afford the bus fares to attend rehearsals.
What Maruwan, Muatasem and David have in common, apart from the hardships caused by coronavirus, is that all three are creating music for the What About Us musical project. The musicians, composers and singers are currently contributing their time without remuneration because of their belief in the project.
What About Us is a live stage musical currently being developed by international musicians from countries who may have been affected by war and terror such as Israel, Palestine and Ireland. The Musical which will launch in 2021 addresses many of this generation’s societal issues including climate change and refugee migration.
The fundraising concert will be recorded and then broadcast as a live concert on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on Saturday 15th August at 20.00 UK/Ireland, 21.00 Spain, 22.00 Israel and Palestine.
A target of €2,000 has been set, although a modest sum it will go a long way towards supporting some very impoverished families including Maruwan, Muatasem and David.
Thank you!
Organizer and beneficiary
Julie Hamilton
Organizer
Finola Harrington
Beneficiary