YANNI FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EGYPT
The Dream Concert
By : Heba
Abdel Fattah
Pohots :
Mohamed Adel
For over 25
years, Yanni’s music has been an inspiration for many of those who believe that
music is a form to escape reality into a better world. Yanni arrived to Egypt
on Monday to perform two live concerts on 30 and 31 October.
With loud
cheers, many were calling his name while holding his posters and playing his
music on a sound system at the airport, Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou said, who warmly welcomed Yanni along with
his band.
Last month,
the world renowned Greek-American musician Yiannis Chryssomallis, whose stage
name is Yanni, officially announced that he will be performing “The Dream
Concert” at the Giza Pyramids for the first time.
“We are preparing a tour for Yanni to show him the
beauty of Egypt,” said Ayman Saad, member of the Ministry of Tourism’s Media
Office.
The tour will
include visits to the Pyramids, Khan El-Khalili, Al-Muez Streets, and Cairo
Citadel. The pictures taken from these tours will be used to promote tourism in
Egypt with the hashtag #ThisIsEgypt to show people the true image of Egypt,
Saad said.
The chocolate
gesture Yanni received on the plane
(Yanni’s Twitter Account) The chocolate
gesture Yanni received on the plane.
(Yanni’s Twitter Account) Last week,
#ThisIsEgypt went viral on social media when Morgan Freeman visited Egypt to
shoot at the Pyramids; he was holding a sign with the hashtag written on it.
On his way to
Egypt, Yanni posted a picture of a gift Egypt Airways offered. The caption
read: “Amazing what you find on an EgyptAir. Homemade Yanni chocolates”. He
also posted another picture on his official Twitter account with the crew
before the departure from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.
Earlier this
month, Yanni recorded a video message to his fans in Egypt on his official
YouTube channel. Yanni appeared excited and thrilled when he told the
anticipated audience that they “make me feel so welcome to your country, I
cannot wait to perform in front of your magnificent Pyramids. It’s going to be
phenomenal!”
Yanni also
said he watched all of the videos he received from his Egyptian fans all full
of “support and love”.
“There is nothing like the excitement and interaction
with a live audience,” Yanni said in a 2012 interview with Savannah Now, an
American Website. “I get butterflies before every single show and I feel an
immense connection and inspiration from every audience, anywhere in the world.
Nothing beats performing live, there is nothing like it.”
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