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Song by Jewish musician celebrating Manchester goes viral on Facebook

After hearing about the suicide bombing at Manchester Arena on Monday, he sat down at his piano to play it again and posted the performance on social media

May 26, 2017 11:16
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A Jewish musician from Manchester who composed a song about the city said he was overwhelmed after a video of him singing it went viral in the wake of this week’s terror attack. 

Martin Kaye, 32, wrote Greater Manchester in 2010 when he was homesick while performing on a cruise ship.

After hearing about the suicide bombing at Manchester Arena on Monday, he sat down at his piano to play it again and posted the performance on social media.

“It means a lot to me and I wanted to send something out there to let the people of Manchester know I was thinking of them,” said Mr Kay, who is from Cheadle, in south Manchester.

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