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Achrafieh, Tel: 01. 321485 and Babel Theatre, Hamra Tel: 01.744034 |
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| Charbel Rouhana & the Beirut Oriental Ensemble (CD Release and Concert) Place: Babel theatre -Hamra Date: 24th & 25th of May 2008 Time: 8:00 pm On the 19th of March 2008 Charbel Rouhana and the Beirut Oriental Ensemble entered the Forward Music Studio for four consecutive days. |
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| The result was a magnificent Live performance by the five musicians that culminated in the recording of 11 musical compositions. This CD marks the counterpoint to the turbulent lives we are leading and provides an escape from the daily madness. There are no songs here - just deep contemplative music, truthful expression and beautiful musicianship. Join us at the Babel theatre to break away from the outside world and into the realm of serenity. |
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| Ziyad Sahhab & Shahhadeen Ya Baladna (Concert) Place: Babel theatre -Hamra Date: 5th of June 2008 Time: 8:00 pm Ziyad Sahhab is perhaps on of the most emblematic singers of the 20 something generation in Lebanon. His powerful lyrics and laid-back style are representative of a whole new outlook in Lebanon and are a sign of the times. He is accompanied by seven musicians and is performing his Third CD. |
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| Sumaya Baalbaki "Arabtango" (CD Release and Concert) Place: Babel theatre -Hamra Date: 12th &13th of June 2008 Time: 8:00 pm Sumaya's come back on the Live scene with a magnificent line-up of musicians performing the songs of Abdel Wahab, Asmahan, Abdel Halim, and Leyla Mourad in a Tango format with an Argentinean Neo-Tango re-arrangement. |
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| Mustapha Said "Robaiyat Al Khayyam" (CD release and Concert) Place: Babel theatre -Hamra Date: 27th of June 2008 Time: 8:00 pm |
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| Mustapha Said is an Egyptian Oud player and a specialist in Oriental Sufi chants. He teaches Oud and vocal improvisations at the Antonin University and at "The House of Oud" in Egypt. He is accompanied in this concert by three musicians and presents a very special rendition of "Robaiyyat Al Khayyam" in a heart stopping performance. He is undoubtedly one of the last performers of this genre. |
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| Forward Music was established in 2001 as a music label that pools together the cooperative efforts of young Lebanese artists. It aims to encourage new and creative trends in the musical arts, blending the various cultural currents that meet and interact in the country in new fusions and fresh perspectives. It hopes to draw on the rich musical past of the Arab world and the array of contemporary influences to find new musical dialects. Forward Music is committed to making an authentic contribution to our ever-changing culture and to the growing global dialogue of World Music. Among the productions of Forward Music: |
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