Description
HAYELI
Donna Khalifé & Khachatur Savzyan Album release party and live set
featuring Charbel Sawma and Abdo Sawma
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Doors open at 8 PM
Free entrance – Reservation required
The name Hayeli — meaning “mirror” in Armenian — speaks to the essence of the music: transparent, honest, and unfiltered. This project reflects both the personal and the collective, rooted in the experiences of the ordinary and, at times, the not-so-ordinary moments and emotions they carry. There is no pretense here, no veils or masks — only the raw and unguarded truths of existence, mirrored in sound. Home is an album that explores the profound sense of belonging and peace found when we are in our truest, most authentic state. It is an attempt to capture that space where we feel deeply connected to ourselves and our surroundings — where we are closest to our essence. An homage to the sacred place where we are free, open, and fully ourselves.
We invite you to lean in, listen closely, and experience the world in a humble, transparent form — and perhaps, to see yourself in the mirror that is Hayeli.
The album was originally set for release last December, but challenges in the region and our own country delayed its arrival. Today, we are very happy to announce that Home will be released on April 8 at Metro Al Madina, celebrated with a release party and a short live set featuring Charbel Sawma and Abdo Sawma in a unique lineup
اﻻﺳﻢ “ﻫﺎﻳﻠﻲ” — واﻟﺬي ﻳﻌﻨﻲ “ﻣﺮآة” ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻷرﻣﻨﻴﺔ — ﻳﻌﻜﺲ ﺟﻮﻫﺮ اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ: ﺷﻔ ّ ﺎف، ﺻﺎدق، وﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻔﻠﺘﺮ. ﻳﻌﻜﺲ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع ﻛﻼ ً ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ اﻟﺸﺨﺼﻲ واﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﻲ، إذ ﻳﺴﺘﻤﺪ ﺟﺬوره ﻣﻦ ﺗﺠﺎرب اﻟﻠﺤﻈﺎت اﻟﻌﺎدﻳﺔ، وأﺣﻴﺎﻧًﺎ اﻟﻐﻴﺮ ﻋﺎدﻳﺔ، واﻟﻤﺸﺎﻋﺮ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺤﻤﻠﻬﺎ. ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺗﻈﺎﻫﺮ أو أﻗﻨﻌﺔ أو ﺣﺠﺐ — ﻓﻘﻂ ﺣﻘﺎﺋﻖ اﻟﻮﺟﻮد اﻟﺨﺎم وﻏﻴﺮ اﻟﻤﺤﺼﻨﺔ، اﻟﻤﻨﻌﻜﺴﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﻮت. ”ﻫﻮم“ أﻟﺒﻮم ﻳﺴﺘﻜﺸﻒ اﻟﺸﻌﻮر ﺑﺎﻻﻧﺘﻤﺎء اﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﺻﺪﻗاً وأﺻﺎﻟﺔ. إﻧﻪ ﻣﺤﺎوﻟﺔ ﻻﻟﺘﻘﺎط ﺗﻠﻚ واﻟﺴﻼم اﻟﺬي ﻧﺠﺪه ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻧﻜﻮن ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺘﻨﺎ أﻗﺮب إﻟﻰ ﺟﻮﻫﺮﻧﺎ. إﻧﻪ ﺗﻜﺮﻳﻢ ﻟﻠﻤﻜﺎن اﻟﻤﻘﺪس أﻧﻔﺴﻨﺎ وﻣﻊ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻮﻟﻨﺎ — ﺣﻴﺚ ﻧﻜﻮن اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻧﺸﻌﺮ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺑﺘﺮاﺑﻂ ﻋﻤﻴﻖ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺬي ﻧﻜﻮن ﻓﻴﻪ أﺣﺮارًا، ﻣﻨﻔﺘﺤﻴﻦ، وﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﻘﻴﻘﺘﻨﺎ اﻟﻜﺎﻣﻠﺔ.
ﻧﺪﻋﻮﻛﻢ ﻟﻺﻧﺼﺎت ﺑﻌﻨﺎﻳﺔ، واﻻﺳﺘﻤﺎع ﻋﻦ ﻗﺮب،وﺗﺠﺮﺑﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺻﻮرة ﻣﺘﻮاﺿﻌﺔ وشفّافة — ﻟﺮﺑﻤﺎ، رؤﻳﺔ أﻧﻔﺴﻜﻢ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺮآة اﻟﺘﻲ ﻫﻲ “ﻫﺎﻳﻠﻲ”.