Rim Banna’s songs most of which she herself composes, demonstrates a special musical and singing style, which is her very own.

Rim’s songs are inspired by the Palestinian people’s conscience and sentiments, from their culture, their history and their folklore. She  brings it forth from the desert rhythm in the south, from the long lived song of the sea that spread all over the Palestinian sea shore, from the inspiration of the charming nature and its colors from the meadows and plains, from the returning echo that roams between mountains and valleys, from the sounds of The Ancient Canaanite Hymns, which accompanied streams of sweet waters in its swing among rocks and over small white stones, from the chirping of the sparrows and the garden nightingales, who never emigrate, such as the blessed olive tree, the resisting cactus on the borders of the orchards, and the holy grape tree that spread all over the hills of the Palestinian land.  

Rim Banna also presents the modern Palestinian Arabic song, which has been received with enthusiasm from the Arab world and the International community. Her songs are categorized as a post modern and highly appreciated Arabic song that promises a bright future for the Arabic song in The Arab World and at the international level. This relates to the song, its tunes and music, and     performance.

The music & The Tunes flourish from the soul of the poem and its streams and from the feeling of the word’s rhythm, then comes the interweaving of the words and the tune, which produce the beautiful songs, which carry us to the skies of Palestine and from there to the whole Universe. The songs that express the suffering of the Palestinian people, their dreams and visions, their hopes, joys and sorrow.

Rim Banna and Leonid Alexeienko share the construction of the final theme of their lines and their creative musical and singing arrangement which belong exclusively to them.

The poems are written by the famous Palestinian Poets: Mahmoud Darwish, Tawfik Zayyad, Samih El-Qasem, Zuhaira Sabbagh and others, as well as songs written by Rim Banna herself.

The Children’s Songs

Rim Banna has also produced a collection of CHILDREN’S songs for which she herself wrote the words and the tunes. These songs have been warmly applauded by children in Children’s Festivals like “Nuwar Nisan Festival” (April’s Blossoms Festival) in Ramallah, “Bethlehem Summer Festival” in Bethlehem, “Christmas Festivals”, & “Ramadan Festivals” (Lesser Bairam) in different Palestinian towns and villages, “Joy and Fun Festival” in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, ”The Jericho Winter Festival” in Jericho, ”The Sons Of The Martyrs Festival” in Gaza. “The International Day of the Child Festival” in Nazareth, Haifa and in different  towns and villages, “The Twins Festival” in Nablus, “The Innocence Children Festival” in the Manger Square in Bethlehem, “Adha Festival” (Greater Bairam) in El-Khalil, and other children’s festivals.

The lyrics of the children songs are inspired by rural and urban Palestinian environment. Part of it arises from the Palestinian culture and folklore like her famous song “New Moon” (Amar Abu Leili).

Dealing with the folklore

 Rim Banna and Leonid Alexeienko performs the Palestinian folk songs in a modern musical arrangement without tampering with the authenticity of the tune and the beauty of the lyrics.

Rim Banna also gives tunes to the seasonal poetic themes from the folklore, like the songs of the rain and also the children playing themes, which she and Leonid have given a modern style tune, inspired by their style and conducted by the popular Palestinian folk and the old Arabic music, and by the inspiration of the soul of the music of the people in the Universe, for the sake of the continuation of the song for the next generation, by keeping the grand heritage of the popular culture and the original popular art, which is linked to the roots of the people reinforcing their national identity.

Palestinian Lullabies (Craddle Songs)

 Rim Banna is best known by her singing of lullabies which come from the Palestinian folklore. She is the only one that uniquely performs this type of songs that is attached to her name and accompanies her in almost all her concerts.

The lullaby that was once imprisoned in the bedroom and close to the child’s cradle became a song to be sung on the stage in local and International Festivals. Rim Banna initiated its presentation to the audience and is still the only one to perform it.

         The artist Rim Banna carries a message and has special objectives:

·       The uplifting of the Arabic Palestinian thematic and unconventional song and

         carrying it through, to become internationally renowned.

·            The upgrading of popular musical taste to accommodate various Arabic and

          international respected standards.

·             The liberating of the Arabic song from all negative flaws stemming from outside

          influences, which have damaged the status of the authentic Arabic song.