DEARBORN — When singer Chantal Chamandy performed at the base of the Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, she did so with the idea of bringing people together and showcasing Middle Eastern culture in a positive light.

Now, for her concert on Thursday, July 3 at the Ford Performing Arts Center, she hopes to do the exact same thing for the city of Dearborn.

Chamandy will perform her new “Baladi” concert, which is similar to the performance she gave at the pyramids and features 10 different musicians and 10 different dancers in an explosion of music and color.

The Montreal-based international singer-songwriter talked about the special place the Detroit area holds in her heart.

“Detroit was the first American city that was really receptive to what I do and basically they were the first city to embrace me and make me feel like I was attached to a lot of the commonality.”

Chamandy, who is half-Lebanese and half-Egyptian, espouses a message of peace and cultural understanding in her music and calls Michigan her “home away from home.”

She talked about how the Arab community helped get the message out about her music and helped make it more popular among people from all different backgrounds in the Detroit area.

“The Arab community started it but the music really doesn’t have a religion or nationality. Anything that has to do with music in general, it kind of becomes contagious, but at the end of the day music is music and it has a certain subjective art.”

Chamandy speaks five different languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic and English, and the diversity of her experiences has helped her bring versatility and boundless energy to her music.

“When I sing in those languages, I listen to the lyrics and try to put myself in the place of that country. When you sing in a language you take on the properties of that culture,” she said.

Through her experiences, she hopes to “send a much needed message of peace, hope and acceptance in a world filled with violence and uncertainty.” Her career in the music industry is based on “peace through culture,” and her message is one of acceptance, hope and an unwavering commitment to garner peace through understanding of culture and acceptance of diversity.

The concert will be held at 8 p.m. and tickets can be purchased by calling 1-877-BELADI-1. More information can be found at www.chantaldetroit.com.