196K views · 1.7K reactions | Palestinian Chilean singer Elyanna raised a keffiyeh for strength during her performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. She is the first-ever artist to perform a set in Arabic. | AJ+ | Facebook

Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna became the first artist to perform a set in entirely in Arabic at Coachella Festival over the weekend. The iconic American music festival kicked off in Indio, California on 14 April with three days of shows, followed by a second weekend of performances later this month. Elyanna performed on Saturday 15 April, debuting her new single ‘Janene Orr’ and singing traditional ‘mawals’ and Egyptian songs from her childhood alongside her brother Feras on the keyboard. T