{"id":24473,"date":"2023-03-20T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T03:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=24473"},"modified":"2023-03-20T00:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T03:26:41","slug":"ms-sama-shoufani-isnt-her-voice-angelic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/ms-sama-shoufani-isnt-her-voice-angelic\/","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Sama Shoufani: Isn&#8217;t her voice angelic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-song-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24474\" width=\"202\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-song-3.jpg 439w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-song-3-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 85vw, 202px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi refuses to go to sleep without sharing a musical talent she discovered during the weekend. This artist&#8217;s name is Ms. Sama Aziz Shoufani. Her first name means sky [&#8220;<em>Sama<\/em>&#8220;] in the beautiful Arabic language. As you may notice yourself, her angelic voice seems to naturally travel through &#8220;the skies&#8221; in order to reach heaven!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From<em> YouTube<\/em>, we learn that Ms. Sama Shoufani &#8220;<em>is a singer, guitarist and composer. Her music seamlessly blends two musical worlds of oriental and western rhythm into her own signature Arabic pop sound&#8221;. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are also informed that &#8220;<em>Sama was born into a musical family in Nazareth and from the age of six, she began to sing and play the guitar. Her parents recognized those gifts and fully supported her talent and passion. At the age of 18, she  pursued an academic degree at the Jerusalem Academy of Music&#8221;. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ms. Shoufani&#8217;s<\/em> Y<em>outube<\/em> page (&#8220;About&#8221;) continues reading as follows: &#8220;<em>Through the magic of her angelic voice, Sama brings joy and smiles into  the hearts of our world and bridges cultural divides by singing in  Arabic, English, and French. Sama says, \u201cI sing to all people, embrace them with my music and want  only to fill hearts with peace and happiness.\u201d  Sama was catapulted into stardom when her electrifying performance&#8221; .<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of note, Ms. Shoufani has her own Arabic songs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sama Shoufani - Shou Badak Menni [Official Video] (2022) \/ \u0633\u0645\u0627 \u0634\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646\u064a - \u0634\u0648 \u0628\u062f\u0643 \u0645\u0646\u064a\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/91Dma2nvEGg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, she sings famous songs of Canadian and Lebanese artists in English and Arabic respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sama Shoufani Hallelujah  - \u0633\u0645\u0627 \u0634\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0647\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0644\u0648\u064a\u0627 (live)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uaymj1DbGTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u0633\u0645\u0627 \u0634\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0644\u0627 \u0628\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u0646\u0647\u0627\u064a\u0629 -  Sama Shoufani La bidayi wala Nihayi\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0hXsVwcRX7A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She also sings for children, starting with Bambi&#8217;s favourite<em> Amara Ya Amar<\/em>a&#8217;s melody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sama Shoufani - Children&#039;s Medley | \u0633\u0645\u0627 \u0634\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646\u064a - \u0645\u064a\u062f\u0644\u064a \u0627\u063a\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0644\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w6fu7lYsyWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She also sings Christmas carols in English and prays for Jesus in Arabic (i.e., one of Bambi&#8217;s favourite Byzantine prayers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sama Shoufani - Little Drummer Boy [Cover]\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kYTGW9fDEl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u0633\u0645\u0627 \u0634\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646\u064a - \u062a\u0631\u0646\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0648\u0627 \u062d\u0628\u064a\u0628\u064a  Sama Shoufani- wa Habibi\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DPtBgxC-Jys?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, Ms. Shoufani sings for love and for Fairouz. As a Nazareth-born singer, it seems that she even got into public trouble for singing (a Fairouz love song) on the <em>The Voice<\/em> Israeli TV show. However, and ironically, isn&#8217;t she the one who stated:  <em><strong>\u201cI sing to all people, embrace them with my music and want only to fill hearts with peace and happiness<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related to the above, regardless of any political opinion about the endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict and despite Lebanon&#8217;s official &#8220;state of war&#8221; with Israel, <em>Bambi&#8217;s Afkar<\/em> posts are SURELY not into censorship (as you all know), especially when sharing Fairouz beautiful music (from out of Canada and as widely found on <em>Youtube<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude this musical post, Bambi wishes Ms. Sama Aziz Shoufani a LONG career. Please keep singing and charming us with your voice and your style! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sama Shoufani \u0633\u0645\u0627 \u0634\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646\u064a - Ghani lel hob \u063a\u0646\u064a \u0644\u0644\u062d\u0628\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xeoVO7hby4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Voice - Sama Shoufani - &quot;Habaytak Bisayef&quot; &quot;\u0633\u0645\u0627 \u0634\u0648\u0641\u0627\u0646\u064a - &quot;\u062d\u0628\u064a\u062a\u0643 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0641\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Cncbjg5VoQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/heart-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24476\" width=\"193\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/heart-20.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/heart-20-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 85vw, 193px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bambi refuses to go to sleep without sharing a musical talent she discovered during the weekend. This artist&#8217;s name is Ms. Sama Aziz Shoufani. Her first name means sky [&#8220;Sama&#8220;] in the beautiful Arabic language. 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