I went to Wust el Balad concert at the citadel which was a shame really. It took them ages to tune up their instruments since there electricity obviously was a problem. They played 3 songs and in the forth, the electricity just cut off. The band being so pissed off, just excused themselves and left. We, the audience, were furious. I mean, sure the concert was free, but you know, I was really in the mood for it.
Well anyway, the cool thing about this sample concert was the diversity in socio-economic classes. Everyone was there, the simpletons and sophisticated. There were people from all classes, it was very impressive how a woman in a traditional simple galabeya would dance in her chair to the music , or how a little 3-year old boy would sing to their tunes. It gives me the idea that maybe in a few years time, a new generation of artists who have been subjected to music since their childhood and come from different backgrounds than the privileged few in our generation.
I also went to "Because I said so" in the cinema. Sweet ,funny, romantic chick-flick. The kind that gives you a smile on your way home thinking that love perhaps does exist and will eventually find a way. The kind that I shouldn't be seeing right now, but it was still cool. The best two things about the movie are:
1- the soundtrack: which is my primary means of renewing my music collection. 2- Diane Keaton's wardrobe! That woman is simply brilliant, her acting talents, her looks/body at her age... or at any age for that matter... simply chapeau!
Well anyway, the cool thing about this sample concert was the diversity in socio-economic classes. Everyone was there, the simpletons and sophisticated. There were people from all classes, it was very impressive how a woman in a traditional simple galabeya would dance in her chair to the music , or how a little 3-year old boy would sing to their tunes. It gives me the idea that maybe in a few years time, a new generation of artists who have been subjected to music since their childhood and come from different backgrounds than the privileged few in our generation.
I also went to "Because I said so" in the cinema. Sweet ,funny, romantic chick-flick. The kind that gives you a smile on your way home thinking that love perhaps does exist and will eventually find a way. The kind that I shouldn't be seeing right now, but it was still cool. The best two things about the movie are:
1- the soundtrack: which is my primary means of renewing my music collection. 2- Diane Keaton's wardrobe! That woman is simply brilliant, her acting talents, her looks/body at her age... or at any age for that matter... simply chapeau!
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