The art presented by the Lebanese artist Jahida Wahba is classified as "elitist", as she is the composer, singer and theatrical that dives between the rudders of books to pick from the poems what expresses her soul, and presents it with her melodious voice, as she sings from her melodies often, she chooses words that incite beauty, and extracts pain from The world of its listeners, and its work is characterized as "like a trip in the world of dreams."
In her dialogue with Emirates Today, Jahida Wahba confirmed that she seeks to attract young people to this type of art, without the need to make concessions, revealing that she is preparing to sing translated texts for William Shakespeare in a drama soon.
She added: «What I offer is classified as elitist, and since the beginning of my era I chose the serious way in music, and in my last album (Land of the Roma) I worked to attract people to the region in which we sing and approach them without making concessions in music, I have seen with time that people They will meet what is beautifully elegant. ”
She emphasized that she loves to go to the youth, because their tastes are flattened out from everything that is presented to them, through satellite channels and social media, and I try to dig a skylight in the wall of this darkness, and with time, what I offer must reach people, relying on the political and social environment, and the events that pass The world has in it, as you see that these conditions created an awakening for young people, which in turn can lead to a revival of music.
Wahba saw that the outcome must be reflected in art. Art is the son of his environment with distinction, explaining: “When I see what is worthy of attention from new talents, I feel that they do not receive the guidance they need, knowing that this gives a revival and leads to improvement in the art scene in general. It must take us to a place that digs a skylight in the dark. Social media has many negative aspects, but at the same time it expands people's perceptions and horizons, and thus they become more able to differentiate what is negative and what is positive, and certainly there is a call for the need to present a culture to people, not Fragile knowledge. Culture increases awareness and lofty aspirations more. ”
Talents
With regard to amateur programs, she indicated that some of them are appropriate, while others do not support talents, and are not good, indicating that talents have the possibility of large media appearances and follow-up, and their start is good and different, then they are taken to what is consumable, there are pants towards fame and payoff Physical, describing art as "sacred", and everyone should try to invest in the Bank of Authenticity and Civilization, because art is the face that makes our lives more beautiful.
Wahba said, “Every color has its bad quality, but in our time, mediocrity is being put into the direct scene in front of people.” She pointed out that cooperation between the production companies, which she called “ghoul” and festivals, it controls festivals and satellite channels, as if we were in a circle controlled by Consumer production in art.
Translated songs
Wahba presented a set of translated songs, including the songs of Edith Piaf, on the occasion of her birth centenary, and presented a concert that included 15 songs.
The Lebanese singer said: “I worked with many poets to translate the works of Piaf for a whole year, to reach the equivalent of the aesthetics of her songs.
She revealed that she will sing texts for William Shakespeare in a dramatic work soon, and it will also contain texts for a number of poets, including Badr Shaker Al-Sayyab, who is composed by Osama Abdel-Rasoul, and cooperates in it with one of the music bands in the world, which is the "Brass Jazz Orchestra".
Spirits Dialogue
It is difficult for Wahba to summarize herself in a specific description: “I am a lover before I am a composer, singer and play. I have longed for my voice and my instruments of love, and this is why the beautiful bridge extended contact with people, and he must touch them somewhere.”
As for her passion for poetry, she mentioned that in the beginning the word was «and that it allows the connection and relationship between man and existence and all beings, and the word is dialogue of souls, and poetry is the increase for all people, and it should be available like daily bread, it is a way of life, and whenever a poet carries tolerance and difficulty This live. ”
As for the relationship with the poem, the melody, and the place where the song started, she described it as a gift of “love and love”, as if it is a beloved being, indicating that she sits to it as if it constituted her, but music also adores her, confirming that if she were not a woman she would choose to be music, then music is the tones she picks up From anything archaeological, whether from river rust, rustle or teardrop.
Female compose
Jahida Wahba saw that her experience as a composing woman is inseparable from other women who strive, because this march and the long journey across the country and the world by cropping poems made her present poetry to people on a plate of music, not an attempt to add to poetry, but rather to connect it so that it is closer to their ears.
She noted that through the ages the dominance of the compositions was male, and it was not possible for women to have their experiences clear and clear in the composition scene, but there are brilliant composers women, adding that she fed this work with study, through her experiences with composers, writers and poets, and she is proud to be one of the prominent composers in Arab world.
• “Poetry is the purest face that makes us bear the impurity of life.”
• “In our time, mediocrity is now being put in direct view in front of people.”