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Where strangers become family through music

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A Melbourne choir is bringing people from diverse backgrounds together through Arabic music, culture and connection. What started as a former Lebanese grocery store has become a thriving creative hub where more than 100 people gather to sing Arabic classics. SBS's Razanne Al-Abdeli and Essam Al-Ghalib explore how the Haneen Choir is preserving cultural traditions, fostering belonging and connecting people across communities through music. In this story: How a Palestinian-Australian musician turned childhood memories into a growing community choirWhy people from diverse cultural backgrounds are embracing Arabic musicThe transformation of a former Lebanese grocery store into a creative community hubWhat the Arabic word "Haneen" reveals about the choir's missionHow music is helping people find connection, culture and belonging in Melbourne

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