Hanine (Tuesday 2/9/2003) Lebanese singer Hanine, backed by seven Cuban musicians, performs a fusion of Arab and Cuban music, including the best of Asmahan, Fareed Al Atrash, and Sayyed Darwish, flavored with salsa, cha cha, son, and other Latin American rhythms. The group, Hanine y son Cubanos, was put together by Producer Michel Elfteriades, who wanted to create “a mixture of oriental and Cuban music that would be known as Arabo-Cuban.” He hired the best Cuban musicians, including lead singer Roman Diaz, as well as Hanine, a smart, beautiful and talented female lawyer and graduate of Lebanon’s National Conservatory of Music (voice and oud). Her album, Hanine y son Cubanos, broke all sales records. Hanine has participated in the Byblos International Festival and the Batroun and Raifoun festivals in Lebanon, as well as the opening of Dubai’s Media City, Al-Medina Festival in Tunisia, and the Miss Europe Pageant 2002.