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9.7.2020
The moving song that Wyclef Jean wrote for Beirut

The former singer of the Fu-Gees has just resumed his service with an exceptional song dedicated to the victims of the disaster that occurred in Beirut on August 4th. A song full of emotion that the producer and friend of the rapper, Lebanese Guy Manoukian, posted on Instagram.
The American-Haitian singer is very politically committed (he regularly takes a stand in favor of the underprivileged, has his own foundation and even wanted to be President of Haiti) has just published a new song in which he “tells” the city of Beirut. A striking tribute that he makes to one of the most radiant cities of the East, as well as to its inhabitants.
Entitled “Immortal” , the song was produced by Lebanese composer Guy Manoukian, a long-time partner of the artist.
In his story the artist is full of praise for Beirut and its people, saluting their beauty and resilience. With an artistic bias, he refers to the city, as did many others before him, as if it were a woman. “I have never met such a beautiful one; I asked her name, she said Beirut”.
Attached to the country
Due to his friendship and long collaboration with the producer, the former Fu-Gee visited Lebanon many times where he fell in love with the Lebanese and their culture. That’s why “when I told him about the project, he immediately accepted,” explains Guy Manoukian.
In the clip, images of the singer’s performance are interspersed with views of the city before, during, and after the disaster. Between the social mobilization, national pride, and the joint effort to rebuild, the rendering “takes the audience by the guts,” to say the least.
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