A number of Egyptian news/gossip sites are telling a bizarre story about Lebanese diva Najwa Karam. Karam who had a big concert in Melbourne, Australia was in the middle of her show when a concert goer, came and showered her with money. Like you would to a dancer and cheap singers.
It turns out it is a true story....we have a video that documents that moment. Money cannot buy Najwa, the legend.
The sits goes one to report, Najwa Karam got upset, stopped the singing and ask her guards to collect the money and give it back to the persons who have put them out there. Then she was reported to have said, "This is an insult to the poor people, you honor me by coming her and listening to my music, I came here to sing not collect money."
I do not know about this particular incident, but here is what I know:
- Najwa Karam is a proud entertainer whose dignity and reputation are important to her. Unlike many of her country men she has not sang in any dialect other than her own. D\honor, dignity are far more important to Najwa than money--otherwise, she would have sang in the Gulf dialect.
- Some Arabs (usually from villages and small towns) like to make it rain, and like to give out money in those events to show they are are well off. Most entertainers and venues collect such cash.
Najwa Karam - 2idak - La Cigale Hotel Doha 2012 Concert
It is true and this video shows what happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ArkUpO9zRs&html5=1
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