The Nai Syrian Children's Choir was founded by Fei Tang, a project consultant for the Canadian Toronto settlement agency CultureLink, who also enlisted local music educators to help.
Now, while their parents take English language lessons, the kids assemble to learn about music every Wednesday at CultureLink's offices in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood in Canada. Married musicians Esmaeel Abofakher and Rahaf Alakbani — also recent refugees from Syria — help support the choir and perform with them. Abofakher also wrote one of the three songs the choir is set to perform. A year ago, they were refugees arriving in Canada, hoping to be welcomed to a new country far from home. Today, this group of Syrian pre teens boys/girls shared songs about hope and peace in the House of Commons. After leaving war-torn Syria, "Canada's beautiful and the people here [are] very nice to us,".🇨🇦 🇵🇸
Nai Choir was established in 2009 by Diana Talhami. Originally focused on children aged between eight and seventeen, Nai Choir began its journey with a mission to foster cultural and musical expression among young people. By 2012, the choir had expanded to include an adult group, performing concerts for occasions such as Christmas, Spring celebrations, and other local events.🌍
