Dedicated by twofour54˚creative lab for National Day 2012, we present ‘Ya Khalifatna’. To celebrate the UAE's 41st National Day we collaborated to create a National Day song that combines elements from the much-loved UAE song, 'Zanaha Zayed' together with the song, 'Amrak Al Sami', both of which were written by renowned Emirati poet, Arif Al Khaja. Arif combined these lyrics to create a new song entitled 'YaKhalifatna' and acclaimed singer Fayez Al Saeed composed the music.
Abdul Aziz Ahmed - Director
A union between young Emirati creative talent led by first-time music director Abdul Aziz Ahmed and the acclaimed poet Arif Khaja, 'Ya Khalifatna' is the new song that celebrates the unity of the UAE. Working with renowned music producer Fayez Al Saeed, this Emirati-led project was brought to life by twofour54˚ creative lab to celebrate the UAE's 41st National Day. A competition was launched on the creative lab website that gave community members the chance to create and direct the music video for 'Ya Khalifatna' and Abdul Aziz won the competition.
who worked on this project
We were very lucky to have the commitment and enthusiasm of 15 of our community members, who worked tirelessly to deliver the project, working long hours with passion and dedication to make it a reality. We thank:
Abdelazeez Ahmed
Shaima Al Ammari
Storyboard
Salama Yousef
Casting
Sara Al Ahbabi
Storyboard and behind-the-scenes
Amal Al Yamahi
Props
Abdallah Al Jenaibi
Second assistant Director
Maryam Al Marar
Wardrobe
Tahra
Props
Amna Al Neyadi
Assistant producer
Maryam Al Shamsi
Graphic designer
Zainab Al Refaie
Behind-the-scenes video filming and editing
Sally AbdelRazak
Line producer
Mohamed Sakkijha
Production coordinator
Othman Al Hammadi
Extra
Darweesh Al Hammadi
