Gazan artists organize concert to revive Palestinian cultural heritage

STORY: Gazan artists organize concert to revive Palestinian cultural heritage DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the concert in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISMAIL DAOUD, Leader of the Gaza Arabic Music Band 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMED OBAID, Coordinator of the Kamandjati Concert STORYLINE: A group of artists organized a concert in an archaeological site of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening, as they seek to raise awareness of Palestinian cultural heritage in the besieged coastal enclave. The concert, named "Soul's Journey," was held by the non-governmental Kamandjati association in collaboration with Premiere Urgence International in Tell Umm Amer, an archaeological site in the central part of the Gaza Strip that boasts the remains of the Monastery of Saint Hilarion. "We have organized this musical concert in Gaza to bring joy to our people as well as revive the Palestinian cultural heritage that was lost in our territory bec