

"This is the reason we're doing music, to make an impact. We strive to make our Winter Program be inclusive of different cultures and traditions to provide mirrors for students to see themselves in.
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This was not a new idea, but one that we had not figured out how to do, until this year. An idea: include music from Muslim culture in our Winter Jk-5 Presentation. This was just our own little concert a week and a half ago, and now all of the sudden the entire world seems to be enjoying it," Filion said. Year 9: Week 14 - 'Tala al Badru Alayna'. The video, which was posted to YouTube, features mostly Grade 4 to 6 students from French public schools from around the region. We were not going for this type of impact. The video of an Ottawa-area students choir singing the traditional Arabic song Tala al-Badru Alayna at their Christmas concert, has gone viral with over 600,000 people viewing it online since it was posted over. and the rest is history."įilion learned Friday the video had been posted on YouTube, and by Saturday night he was being deluged with emails about how far the performance had spread. "Every year we try to touch different cultures, and a year ago we started planning to do a Muslim-inspired piece," said Filion. Tala’al-Badru ‘alayna, min thaniyyatil-Wada’ wajaba al-shukru ‘alayna, ma da’a li Llahi da’ O the White Moon rose over us From the Valley of Wada’ And we owe it to show gratefulness Where the call is to Allah Ayyuha al-mab’uthu fina ji’ta bi-al-amri al-muta’ Ji’ta sharrafta al-Madinah marhaban ya khayra da’ O you who were raised amongst us coming with a work to be. Small towns across Canada opening their doors to Syrian refugees.Syrian refugees now in Toronto look forward to 'beautiful future' Lokasi: Masjid Raya Al Mashun Medan Sumatera Utara IndonesiaTala'al Badru Alayna Versi baby shark Aleehya Tala‘a al-badru ‘.Syrian refugees see Canada, family for first time in Montreal.

He commissioned Laura Hawley to compose the arrangement of the song.Īlthough many people have connected the video with the Syrian refugee crisis, Filion said they came up with the idea of commissioning a choral version of Tala' al-Badru 'Alayna well before the Canadian government pledged to bring in 25,000 refugees by the end of February 2016. The footage was filmed during a December concert that featured mostly Grade 4 to 6 students from French public schools from around the region, said Robert Filion, the choral director at Ottawa's École secondaire publique De La Salle. Our diversity is our strength.- 'This is the reason we're doing music' Sung by Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims & atheists at a Christmas concert.
