Archive for the 'Oud' Category
How to disguise yourself as an istanbullu (my 24 hours in istanbul)
7 Comments Published by hasan December 21st, 2007 in Middle East, Oud, Travel, observations.I’m in Bahrain now on a pseudo-vacation. I arrived here at an ungodly hour this morning after spending 24 hours in Istanbul. During those 24 hours in Turkey, I decided to be as close to being an istanbullu as I could.
In the hotel in which I was staying, I was immediately put off by the [...]
trying to get through a small case of “blogger’s block”..
1 Comment Published by hasan May 13th, 2007 in Insomnia, Marcel Khalife, Oud, Spring of Culture, daily life.It’s not that I have lost interest in blogging at a steady pace; I just don’t know what to blog about. I reckon this happens to many bloggers (just as writers go through writer’s block at times). Probably has a lot to do with my out-of-whack sleeping pattern (or lack thereof). At any rate; things [...]
The Countdown to My “Diwan”
5 Comments Published by hasan March 29th, 2007 in Concert, Marcel Khalife, Oud.Yup, “Diwan Al-Qalb” is happening in just a few more days. I’ve been looking forward to this event - which will be my first proper solo recital in Tokyo (despite playing music in a number cultural events and big concert halls around Japan both alone and with other musicians).
Here’s an explanation of the title. I [...]
Overdue: Three Days of My Life as a Play
0 Comments Published by hasan July 23rd, 2006 in Dream, Lebanon, Music, Orientalism, Oud, War.Scene 1: Nightmare on the Night Before July 20th:
I am imprisoned in a world-wide police operation that takes all male youth of a “particular ethnic/religious background” who are being educated abroad in an attempt to rob the countries to which these young men belong of a class of educated youth. So, I find myself being told [...]
I must admit, I never really cared for Arabic or Middle Eastern music until I left Bahrain for the first time, when I studied abroad in the States between 2000 and 2003. While I was there, I suddenly began to miss Middle Eastern music (Arabic and Persian music). I listened to everything Middle Eastern and [...]