DAMMAM: Lebanese singer Carole Samaha is the latest Arab artist to jump on the “Despacito” bandwagon.
In a video she shared on her Instagram account, Samaha is seen singing a part of the viral Spanish number in a garden.
She had earlier expressed admiration for the song, saying that it had “saved the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico from bankruptcy.”
“Despacito” has become the most streamed track of all time with more than 4.6 billion plays across streaming platforms.
A number of versions of the song have been produced. Palestinian artist and YouTube sensation Noel Kharman created an Arabic-Spanish mashup of the hit song, which has garnered nearly five million views.
Soon, Samaha’s video also became viral, thanks to her fans who liked and shared it on various social media channels.
“You sing spanish very well,”
@yousra.allen commented on Instagram.
The popular Arab singer is due to perform at the Al-Batroun International Festival on Aug. 12.
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Arab singer Carole Samaha sings viral hit ‘despacito’
Arab singer Carole Samaha sings viral hit ‘despacito’
Passengers flee snake at Australian train station
- Footage showed the small serpent wriggling down the platform in the city of Sydney on Sunday night
Commuters jumped in fright as a snake slithered across a city train platform in Australia, proving nowhere is safe from the nation’s creepy-crawlies.
Footage showed the small serpent wriggling down the platform in the city of Sydney on Sunday night.
One woman abandons her bike after spotting the snake and flees in the opposite direction, while other passengers anxiously huddle together on the platform.
The impasse is solved when one passenger plucks up the courage to hoist the snake by its tail and drop it over the hand railing.
“A passenger who got off a train took it upon himself to handle the intruder,” said government agency Transport for New South Wales, adding that “the man did not flinch.”
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