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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="002285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>glialessandrini</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="glialessandrini"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="glialessandrini"><U>glialessandrini</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id133.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="underwater city discovered"><U>underwater city discovered</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="télé lumière"><U>télé lumière</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="elton johns"><U>elton john's</U></A>   |   <B>magida</B>   |   <A HREF="id119.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="400 years old"><U>400 years old</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="psychic"><U>psychic</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="relax !"><U>relax !</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mir 20march"><U>mir 20march</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="antelias record"><U>antelias record</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id95.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="miss internet"><U>miss internet</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="tabbouleh"><U>tabbouleh</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="the Maronites"><U>the Maronites</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="the sixth day"><U>the sixth day</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="deapsea"><U>deap-sea</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="cinema"><U>cinema</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MZ??"><U>MZ??</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ski in leb"><U>ski in leb</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Beirut"><U>Beirut</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="fairuz"><U>fairuz</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eiffel tower"><U>Eiffel tower</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="the man"><U>the man</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="001d2c00dkelyh.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="18798c80.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>glialessandrini</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Geneva awaits the magic of Magida </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="107" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="95"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="95" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="5"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="5" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Lebanon's best loved classical female vocalist, Magida Roumi, will add her distinctive touch to the opening ceremony marking World Francophonie Day in Geneva on March 19.</div> <bR> <div> The ceremony will also celebrate the opening of the 57th Conference for Human Rights, as well as the declaration of 2001 as the year of cultural sharing. </div> <bR> <div> Roumi’s 60-minute performance will complement performances by other international artists, including Roukia Tazwari from Mali and Tiovilo Chantri from Cape Verde. </div> <bR> <div> The Lebanese chanteuse grew up singing to her family and friends. Her first public appearance, as an amateur in 1974 on the Lebanese TV program Studio El Fan (The Studio of Art), saw her singing songs to Um Kalthoum, Asmahan and Layla Mourad. She won first prize in the competition. </div> <bR> <div> Since then, Roumi has performed works by some of the greatest poets in the Arab world, singing pieces written by renowned poets and writers such as Nizar Kabbani, Saïd Akel and Mahmoud Darwish, and centering her repertoire around the themes of patriotism, love, hope and peace. She believes that songs, like poetry, inspires listeners to unwind and motivates them to act on their emotions. </div> <bR> <div> Roumi’s talents have received acclaim around the world and she performs abroad frequently. Her more prominent concerts scheduled for this year include a charity performance on May 12 in London at the Royal Albert Hall, organized by Queen Rania of Jordan. </div> <bR> <div> On July 9, Roumi is scheduled to sing at the Cedars in northern Lebanon. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>