"You're Not Alone", full title "Song4Syria: You're Not Alone", is a charity single of ChildrenPlus with proceeds going to the children victims of the
Syrian Civil War. The song is performed by nine Muslim
nasheed
A ''nasheed'' (, ) is a work of vocal music, partially coincident with hymns, that is either sung ''a cappella'' or with instruments, according to a particular style or tradition within Sunni Islam.
Nasheeds are popular throughout the Islamic ...
and
rap
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backin ...
artists: Abdullah Rolle, Faisal Salah,
Omar Esa, Khaleel Muhammad, Hassen Rasool,
Muslim Belal, Abdul Wahab (also known as UK Apache), Umar Salaams and Masikah and the song is introduced by Ajmal Masroor, Chairman of ChildrenPlus charity. In accordance with more strict interpretations of music in Islam, no musical instruments were used for the recording except for usage of some percussion instruments, such as the
daff.
Charts
The release has charted at number 13 in UK's "Asian Download Top 4
published by the
Official Charts Company
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation ...
on the chart dated 22 March 2014.
External links
ChildrenPlus charity websiteChildrenPlus website's Song4Syria page
Charity singles
2014 songs