Baladna Band is considered one of the most significant outcomes of the Dabkeh program. It was formed in November 2023 as a group that aims to deliver a national cultural heritage message to express the ancient Palestinian identity. It is divided into two teams: Baladna core-seniors and Baladna core-juniors. The band has grown rapidly to include 24 dancers between the ages of 7 and 19. The band undergoes intensive training under the supervision of a professional coach and a skillful assistant, to ensure excellence and readiness for all types of shows including heritage and cultural participation.
Baladna Band participates in workshops and cultural days in schools, colleges and universities, to present the Palestinian heritage to students of all ages. The band participated in the Palestinian Day and Edmonton Heritage Festival with the strongest performance that expressed our Palestinian heritage, culture and resistance.
Each performance presented by the Baladna band embodies a story of heritage, steadfastness and resistance, starting with the revolutionary performance that includes “Ahd Allah Ma Nerkah”, “Ala Al-Rabiah”, “Wallah Wshuftak Ya Alami”, “Tal Islahy Min Jrahy”, which was one of the band’s first performances, passing through “Al-Batal”, “Tallat,”, “Khodni Ala Falasteen”, “Dalaouna”, “Jafra”, “Ya Hawidlek,”, “Jaddeli”, “Sha’biya”, “Tayyara”, “Min Ghazza Maddena Edena”, reaching to “Muqawem”, “Ya Zare’een Al-Simsim ”, and “Ala Dahr Al-Khayl”.
Baladna band continues to represent the daily lives of Palestinians by honouring the past with all its manifestations and pains and contributing to shaping the future with a Palestinian identity.