""You're greeted with so many kinds of cookies and teas," said Bella Hadid, the Palestinian American model, activist and co-host of Saturday night's Artists For Aid benefit show at the Shrine Auditorium. "But also love, hugs, and compassion. Palestine is one of the most beautiful places in the world. My dad never taught me to hate anybody - it was always about love and understanding that everyone's history is exactly what it was.""
"They took a period of profound grief and fury about the intractability of the world's current crises and tried to refocus on immediate relief for children and medical care in war-ravaged Palestinian territories and Sudan. "I always knew that an artist's power did not come from their musical knowledge," Mustafa said, introducing the night. "I always knew that an artist's power comes from the expansion of their empathy.""
A benefit concert hosted by Sudanese Canadian artist Mustafa raised funds for Sudan and Gaza relief, featuring performers including Clairo, Omar Apollo, Lucy Dacus, Raphael Saadiq, Shawn Mendes and surprise guest Chappell Roan. Bella Hadid and Pedro Pascal co-hosted the Artists For Aid event at the Shrine Auditorium and emphasized Palestinian hospitality, compassion and understanding. Performers aimed to channel grief and fury into concrete aid for children and medical care in war-ravaged Palestinian territories and Sudan. Mustafa framed artistic power as the expansion of empathy, and his music blends global folk sensibilities with intimate acoustic songwriting.
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