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Massari, Ali Gatie Team for UN World Food Program Initiative

Lebanese-Canadian Massari and Iraqi-Canadian Ali Gatie teamed up for a new song and video, I See The Dream (Badna Salam), promoting a global message of peace.

Massari, Ali Gatie Team for UN World Food Program Initiative

By Karen Bliss

Lebanese-Canadian Massari and Iraqi-Canadian Ali Gatie teamed up for a new song and video, I See The Dream (Badna Salam), promoting a global message of peace. The pair debuted the pop release with a pre-recorded acoustic version, as part of The United Nations World Food Programme’s pre-show for the People’s Prize Celebration during which the humanitarian organizations officially received their Nobel Peace Prize.


The two musicians are also new ambassadors for the World Food Program USA’s #ZeroHungerChampions campaign and will be donating a portion of the proceeds from I See The Dream merchandise.

Massari and Gatie both know struggle and sacrifice personally from their childhoods in war-torn countries, before their families immigrated to Canada. They met via their shared manager Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, a Lebanese-Canadian, who was just named manager of the year by Variety. -- Read Karen Bliss's Variety magazine feature in full here.

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Naomi Sharon’s Wistful Track ‘Was It Ever Love’ Earns Its Second Entry on the Billboard Canada Airplay Charts

Sharon, the first woman signed to Drake’s OVO Sound, lands at No. 35 on the Contemporary Hit Radio/Top 40 Airplay chart with her latest song.

Naomi Sharon is getting wistful on the Billboard Canada Airplay charts.

The singer’s latest track, “Was It Ever Love,” arrives at No. 35 on the Contemporary Hit Radio/Top 40 Airplay chart, dated Sept. 5. It’s the second chart the heartfelt song has found itself on, after debuting on Hot AC on the Aug. 29-dated chart. This week, it climbs 31-28.

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