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“Hope is the thing with feathers”

Donna Khalifé : Vocals- Double bass- Composition

Philippe lopes De Sa : Saxophones

Raffi Mandalian : Guitar

Arthur Satyan : Rhodes piano

Fouad Afra : Drums

Vindla string Quartet

Caroline Karpinska: Violin
Stina Janson: Violin
Elina Nygren: Viola
Gerda Holmqvist: Cello

All compositions by Donna Khalife except

My favorite Things by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers
Uti var Hage , Swedish traditional song arranged by Caroline Karpinska (track 5) and Donna Khalife (track 9)

Romane, co-written by Raymond Khalife and Donna Khalife.
Poems by Walt Whitmann (vocalism) , Fadi Tofeili ( Koutalon Kharsa' ), Emily Dickinson ( Hope is the thing with feathers), Hassan Abdallah (inspiration for Ta'iran) .

Recorded and Edited by Raymond Khalife at Elektra Studio , Lebanon
Saxophones recorded and album mixed by Julien Reyboz at Ohm sweet Ohm studio, France
Mastered by Francois Fanelli at Sonics mastering , France

Cover Painting : " City Blossom" by Oussama Baalbaki
Cd Cover: Maya Chami
Photos and Videos : Mark Khalife