Selling out The Wiltern in Los Angeles, Palestinian-Chilean powerhouse Elyanna took to the stage to celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month and the release of her new album, “Woledto”.
The show, with over 2,300 attendees from various Arab and foreign nationalities, was the first of her current two-nights-only tour, with the second commencing in London on May 6th.
Taking the stage in LA, Elyanna graced her fans with live perfomances of songs from her highly anticipated debut album, “Woledto,” recently released by Universal Arabic Music.
In typical Elyanna style, her perfomance was a lively display of her cultural heritage, with dancers, performers and, much to the delight of the excited fans, some pretty epic surprise guests.
The stars were indeed out in LA at Elyanna’s concert. Joining her on stage was Issam AlNajjar who sang his famous song “Hadal Ahbek,” Saint Levant who performed his new song “Deira,” and Massari who sang with Elyanna two songs, “Ana Lahale” and “Real Love.”
Singer Saint Levant is also no stranger to the California crowd, having just made his debut at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
During his set, he seized the opportunity to shed light on the ongoing conflict in Gaza, from his band, to featuring other MENA artists, to having traditional Palestinian dancers and artists on stage with him.
Saint Levant’s performance follows last year’s unforgettable Coachella debut from Elyanna, who became the first Palestinian to perform at the festival.
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