"Expo" brought them together and formed a "spontaneous" team that surprised visitors

Expo.. Nassib and Silva.. A musical dialogue between the past and the future (video)

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Every stop at Expo 2020 Dubai will find one of the exhibition halls dedicated to musical and artistic performances, where two young musicians sat playing with strange and unfamiliar musical instruments.

The first thing that comes to mind, upon seeing them, is that they form a duo team that presents different shows in their form and content, but when "Emirates Today" met them, they discovered that "Expo Dubai" brought them together, as the international musical management of the exhibition decided to form a unique team, It is based on a dialogue between two different times.. Nassib plays an Australian musical instrument that is more than 3000 years old, while Silva plays on the latest musical instruments, presenting a musical mixture.

French musician (of Lebanese origin) Nassib says that simply participating in this great event is a great blessing, as he was chosen from among nearly 40 musicians and musicians around the world to present his art to the diverse and unique audience of Expo.

He adds that he did not know Silva before the exhibition's launch, until the international maestro, Harutz Vaslian, decided to gather them in a team that expresses modernity and originality at the same time, pointing out that he plays more than one instrument, the most important of which is "Dedgredo", an Australian wind instrument, which is a piece Made of wood hollowed out in a certain way, without human intervention, and more than 3000 years old, it was used to simulate the sounds of animals.

He points out that he also plays one of the oldest guitars in India and Pakistan, and on instruments from West Africa, pointing out that this diversity impresses his fans with his colleague Silva.

For his part, Silva, a French musician living in the United States, said that he came to Expo at the invitation of Maestro Harutz Vaslian about four weeks ago, with the aim of participating in performing musical performances with a select group of different cultures and countries, pointing out that he did not imagine the idea that He is a team member with another musician he hasn't met before, but they become friends.

He believes that the art they present will form a special musical color during the coming period.

He added that he plays the "Hand Band", the latest musical instrument designed in Switzerland in 2000, and gives a kind of dreamy, spiritual music that soars the listener to the horizon, while Nassib plays a powerful instrument with various tones that are more than 3000 years old.

This in itself reflects the innovative and different ideas being implemented at Expo 2020 Dubai.

He stressed that music in general is a bridge between peoples and cultures, but he and his colleague Nassib represent a bridge between different times, with their different art, created specifically at Expo, so they enjoyed great admiration from the audience, who remained attracted to the show until its end.

He pointed out that his experience in the exhibition may be the best in his life in terms of diversity and the nature of the event, stressing that "it is great that Dubai hosts an event of this size, and organizes it in this exceptional way."

• Nesib plays a musical instrument that is more than 3000 years old... and Silva is the latest in musical instruments.

• The "Hand Band" was designed in Switzerland in 2000. The Australian "Dedgredo" was used to simulate the sounds of animals.