Monday, November 14, 2011

Tomorrow!

Tomorrow (Bokra)...a song extolling a wonderful future for the Middle East submerged in justice, peace, prosperity, happiness, equality, and acceptance across all religions and beliefs.

 

Legendary Music Producer, Quincy Jones has collaborated with Emirati social entrepreneur Badr Jafar, to jointly Executive Produce the Arabic charity single entitled 'TOMORROW / BOKRA'. The song involves 24 leading Arab Artists from 16 nations across the Middle East and North Africa singing with one voice for a better tomorrow. Grammy-nominated international superstar Akon has also lent his vocals to the track, and Shakira, who is of Lebanese descent, has recorded a special introduction to the music video. 

Quincy Jones' original Grammy-winning version of the song 'Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)' has now been re-adapted and produced by Quincy Jones and Grammy Award-winning Moroccan producer- RedOne, with Arabic lyrics written by Majida El Roumi and musical adaptation by Kadim Al Sahir. The music video and documentary film have been directed by Malek Akkad (son of Moustapha Akkad, Director of 'The Message'). 

Associate Producers include Mawazine, Rabat; The Doha Film Institute; & the Qatar Museum Authority. 

All funds raised as part of the single's global distribution will be collected by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture in support of the United Nations World Food Program, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority and the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation among others, to finance educational programs in music, arts and culture for children from across the Arab world.

 تعاون المنتج الأسطوري كوينسي جونز مع رجل الأعمال الإماراتي بدر جعفر المهتم بالمشروعات الاجتماعية لإنتاج الأغنية الخيرية العربية "بكرا"، وشارك بالغناء 24 من كبار الفنانين العرب من 16 بلداً من مختلف أنحاء الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، والذين غنوا بصوت واحد من أجل غد أفضل. كما شارك النجم العالمي المرشح للحصول على جائزة غرامي "إيكون" في تسجيل أغنية "بكرا"، إضافة إلى المغنية المعروفة ذات الأصول اللبنانية "شاكيرا" التي سجلت كلمة متلفزة حول الأغنية الخيرية. النسخة العربية من أغنية كوينسي جونز أنتجها المنتج المغربي الفائز بجائزة غرامي "ريد ون"، وكتبت كلمات الأغنية الفنانة القديرة ماجدة الرومي وقام الفنان والملحن القدير كاظم الساهر بإعادة التوزيع الموسيقي لها. وقام المخرج مالك العقاد (نجل الراحل مصطفى العقاد مخرج فيلم "الرسالة") بإخراج الفيديو الموسيقي والفيلم الوثائقي. يتولى الصندوق العربي للثقافة والفنون (آفاق) عملية جمع التبرعات التي ستتأتى من توزيع الأغنية إلى مختلف أنحاء العالم، وستوجه المبالغ المتبرع بها إلى برنامج الغذاء العالمي التابع للأمم المتحدة وهيئة دبي للثقافة والفنون ومجموعة أبوظبي للثقافة والفنون وجهات أخرى، وذلك لتمويل البرامج التعليمية الموجهة لأطفال المنطقة العربية في مجال الموسيقى والفنون والثقافة.

38 comments:

  1. Marhaba, it was excellent.

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  2. Thans to all!
    It is a beautiful piece of art.
    All the Best.

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  3. we love you all, our arabic brothers around the world. we all are the fruit of one human tree.

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  4. Magnifique! Les mots sont insuffisants pour traduire tant d'amour qui se dégage de ce chant.
    Robert de Suisse

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  5. May G-d give us the means to give a better future to all the children of the world.
    This music and the spirit the comes out from the melody and the artists is the first vawe of the ocean of His words in which we can all unravel the misteries of His LOVE.
    thank you Dear Friends and G-d Bless You all.
    Terry from Switzerland

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  6. Wish there will be more songs like this in the world...so beautiful..so positive...so uniting...

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  7. لنعمل جميعا من اجل مستقبل يحمل في طياته مشاعر المحبة والوحدة لأطفالنا ولأحفادنا من خلال نشر مفاهيم السلام والوحدة والأتحاد

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  8. Beautiful! Wish I could know the words in English. So hope and joy in the faces, we need more of this in this world.

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  9. A wonderful piece of art. Thank you for this beautiful song. Future of the world is going to be more peaceful and brighter than now for sure.

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  10. Egyptian Arabic is MOST sweet; it is like Brazilian Portuguese.
    The sound of "THIS" language is in itself angelic melody; moreover, the OCEAN OF "HIS" MESSAGE is unraveling the mysteries of love that will UNITE not only the Middle East but the whole WORLD...HIS MESSAGE IS SO PROFOUND THAT IT WILL ENCOMPASS THE WHOLE WORLD. Aires Marioda Cruz from Calgary, Ab. Canada.

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  11. This century is the century of light and its fruit is the unity of mankind though hopelessness of war and estrangement seems to carry on forever. But God's will is the Unity of Mankind. It will come. It has got to come. :) We all pray and hope for it.

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  12. هو سبب خلق الله تعالى للخلق هو الحب (احببتك فخلقتك)

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  13. What a wonderful vision!Thank you all for putting it together-especial thanks to Quincy Jones.

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  14. Hi,my friends.
    I,m bahai,and your sing was about my belifes so let,s prey for better world,and for the bahai people in iran.I,m iranian but i am out of iran because i had not fomfortable in iran, my son beet from his friend for his bilief and his participl,s school turn out him and I and my housband had to leave iran for fainding freedem.....and we are refugeeeeeeeeeeee it,s so bad for us out of home country ,far from our family and,,,,,,,,, it is so bad prey for bahai people in IRAN pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee

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  15. It was awsome... I really loved it even though I don't understadn the words but the spirit of the song and music was so touching and I could feel love and unity... hope to see the day all the world is united regardless of faith, color or nationality...

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  16. this is Nouredin the greatest song ever ... thank you this is what has to bee translated to all languages in this earthly world..

    Ahangarzadeh

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  17. Very touching! it would be great to know the lyrics.
    Suzy Cardell, suzysview@gmail.com
    Hi Keith S.

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  18. Bellissimo, bravi!

    Allàh'u'Abhà Claudio Malvezzi

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  19. a better tommorow will only come when the religious teachings of the old yesterday is replaced with newer inspirations. islam, with its medieval, decayed and corrupt philosophy, must be abandoned in order for our civiliation to evolve.

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  20. Such a joyous celebration of multi-ethnic children with parents and/or caring adults represents a critical step towards building world solidarity and unity.

    If there is any possibility of including a translation of the lyrics on this blog?
    Understanding the words would enhance the beautiful visuals.

    Thanks for sharing this!

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  21. Because of copyright concerns, translation should be, and hopefully will be, by the producers of the song.

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  22. Thank you for this inspiring production which is a message of hope to the whole of mankind

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  23. So beautiful! So inspiring! Here is another glimpse of God's Beauty expressed in artistic and moving style. Just watching those sweet smiles of lovely children melted my heart. Bravo and may blessings be upon those who made this awe-inspiring video a befitting offering and divine service to the hopeful masses.

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  24. Thank you for this beautiful video. Indeed Quincy Jones is a superb producer, director, conductor, composer, and how wonderful he gave of his talents to this production. I also appreciate your wonderful site, this site that holds so many heartfelt sentiments of those who respond as well as the message of unity it contains. all the best. and thanks for Umm Kalthum, just love her great songs and the orchestras too. steve ader,
    santa fe, nm.

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  25. This is incredible music, and I know, I'm a professional musician. I'm an American Indian Baha'i with a Ph. D. in Ethnomusicology and I teach hundreds of music and anthropology students each year---SO BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EVER!!!! This song is making musical history---socially, historically, spiritually, and it gives incredibly beautiful hope to millions. What precious memories these singers and children make. In Arabic I say: "Ya Baha'u'l-Abha! Shookran lakum !" This means in English: "O Glory of the Most Gorious! Thank you all !!!"
    Dr Donald Francis Addison, Univ of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA

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  26. Energizing, uplifting, joyous, but most of all uniting hopes for tomorrow. The world should stand up and take notice: there are new kids on the block. They want peace and unity.

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  27. Allàh'u'abhà, trés beau, nous avons mis un lien sur le site www.poemes-epars.com, amicalement, Ivan Watelle.

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  28. Lovely music with beautiful ideals.

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  29. THIS IS NOT A DREAM .THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE INEVITABLE FUTURE OF MANKIND AND NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP IT.

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  30. Hi Bilo,

    We have not received any new posts from you over the last few months. Can you please update us on the recent elctions in Egypt, and how they are going to affect the Baha'i community.

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  31. Great pictures, great story, great work in there, GREAT BLOG. Congratulations for all your job on this blog, with maximum respect, Robert from Ploiesti,Romania, Europe !!!

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  32. Another musical effort by a controversial convert to Islam (Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam):
    Yusuf Islam enthralls crowds in Lebanon
    http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/02/21/196073.html
    "The Arab Spring took on a different form in Islam’s concert as he sang about love, reconciliation and freedom of nations. On the day of the show, Islam explained to Al Arabiya that the uprising of the Arabs reminded him of the sixties when people all around the world were marching for peace. To embrace this new movement, Islam wrote “My People”, a song which tackles the issue of people’s right to freedom and the need to take decisions without hurting the others. He added that this song is dedicated to all the nations who are seeking freedom and liberty peacefully."

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  33. Solidarity Music Compilation To Be Released in June!
    http://united4iran.org/2012/04/solidarity-music-compilation-to-be-released-in-june
    Iranian, Kurdish, American, Egyptian and Japanese artists have thus far promised to contribute music to the project, which will be a free online compilation CD for worldwide download. The deadline for musical submissions is May 15, 2012.

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  34. In this article, Cairo, Egypt-born musician and children's entertainer, Raffi Cavoukian, offers his thoughts on events in Egypt.

    A siren song is this Cairo freedom fire
    February 2, 2011
    http://rabble.ca/print/news/2011/02/siren-song-cairo-freedom-fire
    "This fresh Cairo breeze was so unexpected, a million strong gust for freedom. Stunning. One peoples' liberation is potentially everyone's, and actually so. Egyptian courage gives us courage, we re-imagine daring, and we consider fresh responses to the tyranny of globalized greed and excess. ... And consider the fate of the children of the entire Arab world. Can this "Berlin wall moment" of the Middle East bring down the fundamentalist veil of gender oppression and religious intolerance? New support for the rights of all women to self-determination can torch the age-old patriarchal coercion that also keeps children cowed to obedience."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffi_%28musician%29

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  35. No musical tie-in here, but here is another person of interest in the Egyptian human rights scene:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonie_Darwish
    "Nonie Darwish is an Egyptian-American human rights activist, and founder of Arabs For Israel, and is Director of Former Muslims United."

    Nonie Darwish is an ex-Muslim who has been a courageous advocate of peace, human rights and reform in Muslim world. (Unfortunately, though, she mistakenly believes slanderous misinformation about Muhammad, which tends to make her influence divisive, rather than the healing, unifying influence which we expect that Baha'i teachings will have.)
    The Baha'i view of Muhammad:
    http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SAQ/saq-7.html

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