Musical concerts are the most awaited events at the Hala February
Festival. Every week, two concerts are held on both Thursday and Friday,
starting at about 10:00 pm and going all the way till 3:00 am. These
concerts are held at the Ice Skating Rink . . . . . The first of these concerts was held on Thursday and young Moroccan singer Jennat kicked
off the show . . . . .The audience was frisked for
security reasons and cigarettes, lighters and cameras were confiscated.
Officials from the Ministry of Information were present and kept a
vigilant eye on the crowd to ensure nobody danced or indulged in any
kind of immoral activities.Undercover officials were present at the
theater and one of them told the Kuwait Times reporter that they were
keeping a close watch on the vehicles to prevent vandalism or robberies . . . . . The
second performance started around midnight with the popular Lebanese
singer Elissa taking center-stage. She was criticized for being arrogant
and refusing interviews with the media . . . . .
About 15 minutes after Elissa finished her performance,
Amr Diab, the most popular Egyptian singer came onstage
much to the audience’ frenzy. He was at his charming best and cracked
up the crowd with his wit.
Diab stepped off the stage and mingled with
the audience and while some of his fans wanted to shake a leg with him,
the hovering officials didn’t allow them to do so.
Amr started his
career about 30 years ago, and released his first album in 1983. He has
even performed with international bands and some of his songs have been
translated to other languages. He won many accolades, including the
World Music Award for Best Sales in the Middle East three times in 1998,
2002 and 2007.
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