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LENA SEIKALY

The Washington Post calls jazz vocalist Lena Seikaly one of the "brightest voices in jazz." This rising star was one of the semifinalists in the Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition. Alongside the Hebrew and English, Lena joins Psalm Full of Soul in Arabic on two psalms that yearn for peace in Jerusalem: "Jerusalem, Wake to Peace" (Psalm 122) and "Rebuilding Jerusalem - Healing the Broken Heart" (Psalm 147).

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Jerusalem, Wake to Peace

שַֽׁאֲלוּ שְׁלוֹם יְרֽוּשָׁלָים
(Sha-a-lu sh’lom Yerushalayim)
اسْألُوا سَلَامَةَ أُورُشَلِیمَ
(Isʾalū salāmata Ūrushalīma)
(CD track 1)

Source:
Psalm 122
Composer:
Norma Brooks
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Arranger:
Vanessa R. Williams
Vocal Soloists:
Norma Brooks,
Lena Seikaly,
Vanessa R. Williams
Spoken Word:
Desmond Lowe
Choir:
Norma Brooks,
Vanessa R. Williams
Keyboards:
Vince Evans
Trumpet:
Brad Clements
Saxophone:
Elijah Jamal Balbed
Trombone:
Greg Boyer
Bass:
Dave Dyson
Guitar:
Alvin White
Drums:
Mark Prince
Recording Engineer:
Vince Evans
Mixing & Mastering:
Bill Wolf

SOUNDCLIP: "Jerusalem, Wake to Peace" (full song 3:05)

(Full song available for purchase at Music)
Intro to Rebuilding Jerusalem -
Healing the Broken Heart

الرَّبُّ یَبْنِي أُورُشَلِیمَ
(Al-rabbu yabnī Ūrushalīma)

(CD track 4)

Source:
Psalm 147
Composers:
Norma Brooks, Vince Evans
Producer, Arranger:
Vince Evans
Vocal Soloist:
Lena Seikaly
Keyboards:
Vince Evans
Recording Engineer:
Vince Evans
Mixing & Mastering:
Bill Wolf

SOUNDCLIP: "Intro to Rebuilding Jerusalem -
Healing the Broken Heart" (full song 1:32)

(Full song available for purchase at Music)

Arabic Text:
Dr. Cory Jorgensen, Assistant Professor of Arabic, George Washington University