Gaw el banat is the official song of Egypt's fifth annual el Gouna Film Festival

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(Arabic News) 2 years ago

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Universal Arabic Music, which aims to broaden the horizons of
Arabic music, shares the same artistic message with Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, which aims to foster
communication between different cultures of filmmakers and develop the state of the film industry. The global
music record label thus decided to join the fifth El Gouna Film Festival as an exclusive partner to launch the
official song of the festival. The fruit of this partnership is the single “Gaw El Banat,” produced by Universal
Arabic Music, which is the first collaboration between the Egyptian star Mohamed Ramadan, international
music producer RedOne, and young Moroccan star Nouamane Belaiachi. “Gaw El Banat” was launched
during the opening ceremony of El Gouna Film Festival in a dazzling show which showcased the 3 movie stars
Mais Hamdan, Mahira Abdelaziz, and Khawla Rhiyat.

Mohamed Ashour, Head of Commercial and Business Development Sector in El Gouna, expressed his
happiness about the fruitful collaboration between El Gouna Film Festival and Universal Arabic Music, the
leading music label. “The result of this collaboration is ‘Gaw El Banat,’ the official song of El Gouna Film
Festival in its fifth edition, which brought together the star Mohamed Ramadan, RedOne, the international star
of a Moroccan origin, and Nouamane Belaiachi, the Moroccan singer and songwriter. This song, which is a
fusion of folk and rap music, marks a new start as it is the first regional and global production by UAM, the international music label. This doesn’t come as a surprise since the city of El Gouna is known for being a
cultural hub which brings together all kinds of art in one spot,” Ashour said.

Wassim SAL Slaiby, the international music producer, founder, and CEO of Universal Arabic Music,
expressed his great happiness vis-a-vis the partnership between UAM and El Gouna Film Festival for this
year. “The song is always the most important part of any project or artistic collaboration I work on, and it is the
essence of their success. I am very proud of the song ‘Gaw El Banat,’ which brought together the stars
Mohamed Ramadan, RedOne, and Nouamane Belaiachi, especially that each one of them has his own artistic
identity. This song brings together different cultures from the Middle East, Morocco, and Africa. This has
always been my vision and UAM’s main mission,” Sal said.
“I am very happy that El Gouna Film Festival chose ‘Gaw El Banat’ among the many songs that were
nominated to be the festival’s official song for this year. This song is just the beginning of a long journey that
will bring us together locally and globally,” he added.

The star Mohamed Ramadan added, “I am very happy to participate in El Gouna Film Festival every year. The
previous years, I was invited as an actor. However, this year I’m attending as a singer, and it gives me great
pride, especially that I will be opening the festival’s fifth edition with ‘Gaw El Banat.’ The song reflects life and
the relationship between a man and a woman, which constitutes the most important aspect of life, society, and
cinema. I am happy to have worked on this collaboration with UAM, the leading record label.”
RedOne, the international music producer, said, “It has been a privilege and a pleasure to perform at El Gouna
Film Festival with Mohamed Ramadan and Nouamane Belaiachi. Our song ‘Gaw El Banat’ will be our first
collaboration with Universal Arabic Music, and we are thrilled to be performing it live for the first time in this
beautiful location.”
“After making history worldwide by working with some of the biggest artists globally and being the only
Grammy Award-winning Arabic producer, it warms my heart to be doing something in the Arab world with
people who also feel passionate about bringing this music to the rest of the world. A special thanks to
Universal Arabic Music for bringing us together and combining our talents. It is an honor to be a part of this
historic moment,” he added.
As for the young Moroccan singer Nouamane Belaïachi, he said, “I’m so honored to be performing ‘Gaw El
Banat’ at El Gouna Film Festival with RedOne and Mohamed Ramadan! I’m grateful to have worked with such
talented artists and am thrilled for my first release with Universal Arabic Music. We hope this will bring Arabic music to the world and help it become mainstream. I’m so happy to work with RedOne, who never forgot his
origins and played the role of an ambassador for the Arab world. Thank you to Universal Arabic Music for the
efforts they make to shine a global spotlight on our music.”

The fifth edition of El Gouna film Festival is held from October 14 th to October 22 nd , 2021, in El Gouna, located
on the Red Sea, Egypt.