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Eid in Lebanon
September 24th, 2009 Lebanon, Religion, Sectarianism, arab, greetings, music, racism, society, وآكلة
It’s known to the Lebanese themselves and any visitors that we (the Lebanese people) are party animals..we sure know how to party, no matter what the occasion is (sometimes there’s nothing to party about). It doesn’t bother me actually since I kind of like it 
. But what’s bothering me about the Lebanese People is how divided, secatrian and full of false patriotism we have become lately. Even with the only thing we’re good at…partying!
Last Sunday (First day of the Eid), we were simply starving at 11 PM. By chance, we went to” Dahab , Bchara El Khoury” (not the night club Gold, the restaurant version). We found out (by chance too) that there’s a “party” -of course-. Some guy on keyboards and another one who started to sing along with him. The guy was clearly drunk, but he was hilarious and did have a nice voice. The audience (us included) was happy and singing and dancing with him.
The performer started to sing patriotic songs -of course- and the audience got more excited -of course-. Not because they loved the great country of Lebanon, but because he started to change the song for each region (Jnoub, Baalbak, Shmall, Jabal, Beirut..etc). So in less than a minute, I knew where each group came from.
Not just that, I knew their political orientation as well..Yes dear reader, the “YEAAAAH” of the Lebanese Party Person comes along with hand gestures that might seem retarded to non Lebanese (even to me they are) where they declare which moron they support.
And to be sure on how divided we are, the singer decided to mention President Suleiman and the Army of course..they didn’t get much “support” but when he switched to the song of the Syrian series “Bab Alhara”(I swear he sang it) the whole audience went crazy!! I mean WTH people!!!!!
We claim we care about Lebanon but we don’t give a damn. We only party like hell!!
Happy Eid everyone!
هس إمك نايمة
April 4th, 2008 funny, music, politics
B.Calatayud- Fandanguillo
November 22nd, 2007 guitar, music
Originally posted in 1/6/07
Bartolme Calatuyud(1882-1973 Spain) again…I didn’t notice that I have lots of pieces for this guy…It’s simple, easy, fast and ofcourse Spanish…the chords are very common (Em, D and C) and the hammers/pulls are wonderful (I LOVE hammers and pulls). Get the notes/tabs and the MIDI.
And here’s my playing…I played without repeating what should be repeated according to the notes I gave you, I like it this way more.
Enjoy =)
Source:
http://dirk.meineke.free.fr/
B.Calatayud- Caramba
October 15th, 2007 guitar, music
Originally posted in 12/28/06
3 S’s: Short, Spanish and Simple…Bartolome Calatayud’s(1882-1973 Spain) Caramba recorded again using the microphone from hell…so again never mind the unpleasant sounds. Here are the notes/tabs (right click, save target as…) that I used and also a MIDI (right click, save target as…). Enjoy =)
Mail from CP-303—>CHECKPOINT 303 LIVE in Montreal – 26 Oct 2007 !
October 9th, 2007 music
CHECKPOINT 303 LIVE in Montreal – 26 Oct 2007 !
1.______________________ EN
Dear Checkpoint 303 friends,
We are pleased to announce that Checkpoint 303 has been invited to perform at the opening evening of the Arab World Festival in Montreal on the 26th of October 2007. That’s in about two weeks, so feel free to forward the information to friends, relatives, music lovers and human rights activists in and around Montreal and Quebec.
After the unique experience of performing in Palestine (Ramallah, Jericho, East Jerusalem, etc.) back in June and several shows
in Europe and recently in Tunisia, the show in Montreal will be Checkpoint 303′s very first performance in North America.
Friday 26th Octobre @ 20h00 (doors at 19h).
Théâtre Corona, 2490, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal.
FMA 2007 Opening evening with Club d’Elf and Checkpoint 303 + special guests
(web flyer attached)
CP-303 Line-Up for the Montreal Show:
SC MoCha (machines/laptop/oud/percussion
SC Yosh (VJ/laptop)
Mehdi Douss (electric guitar)
Miss K SuShi (keyboards)
Cheikh Julio (VJ/laptop)
By the way, if you (or any of your friends) live in Montreal and want to help by printing and distributing flyers for the show in your neighborhood, your university or favorite café/club (or self-service laundry!), drop us an email at checkpoint303@gmail.com and we’ll send you the high-res PDF of the flyer or poster.
You can check out the festival’s full program @ http://www.festivalarabe.com
and of course, you can always find out more about us and download our music @ http://www.checkpoint303.com
and check out our myspace page for media coverage and upcoming dates@ http://www.myspace.com/checkpoi nt303
Thanks again for all the emails we receive from you!
Salam,
Hajiz 303 / Checkpoint 303
ps. you have received this email because you or a friend has added your address to our mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive CP-303′s newsletter reply to this email with “unsubsrcibe” as subject.
ps. to all bloggers & cyberfreaks: update your links to CP-303: the “checkpoint303.free.fr” server will soon nolonger be available, please use only www.checkpoint303.com/
1.______________________ FR
Chers amis de Checkpoint 303,
Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que Checkpoint 303 a été invité pour faire l’ouverture au Québec du Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal le 26 octobre 2007!
La 8ème édition du FMA s’annonce particulièrement passionnante, n’hésitez donc pas à en parler autour de vous et à diffuser l’information (flyer en pièce-jointe) à vos amis, vos proches, amateurs de musique électro-orientale alternative, et défenseurs des droits de l’Homme à Montréal et au Québec.
Après une série de concerts mémorables en Palestine (Ramallah, Jérusalem Est, Jéricho, etc.) en juin dernier, plusieurs concerts en Europe et récemment en Tunisie, le concert prévu à la fin du mois à Montréal sera notre première date en Amérique du Nord.
Vendredi 26 octobre @ 20h00 (Portes à 19h).
Le Corona, 2490, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal.
Ouverture du FMA 2007 avec Club d’Elf et Checkpoint 303 + invité spécial
(voir web flyer en p-j)
CP-303 Line-Up pour le concert @ Montreal:
SC MoCha (machines/laptop/oud/percussion
SC Yosh (VJ/laptop)
Mehdi Douss (guitare électrique)
Miss K SuShi (claviers)
Cheikh Julio (VJ/laptop)
Si vous (ou un de vos amis) habitez à Montréal et que vous voulez nous aider à faire connaître notre musique ainsi que le message qu’elle porte vous pouvez imprimer, distribuer ou afficher notre flyer et/ou poster dans votre quartier, école, université, café ou laverie favorite! Pour se faire, écrivez-nous sur checkpoint303@gmail.com pour recevoir les flyers/poster au format PDF haute-résolution pour impression.
Retrouvez le programme complet du FMA 2007 @ http://www.festivalarabe.com
et bien sûr pour plus d’info sur le collectif “Checkpoint 303″ et pour télécharger notre musique RDV @ http://www.checkpoint303.com
et notre page sur myspace @ http://www.myspace.com/checkpoi
Encore merci pour tous les messages que nous reçevons de votre part!
Salam,
Hajiz 303 / Checkpoint 303
ps. si vous ne souhaitez plus recevoir les news de checkpoint 303 répondez simplement à ce mail en indiquant “unsubscribe” dans l’objet du mail.
ps. message au bloggeurs & cyberfreaks: mettez à jour vos liens vers CP-303: le serveur “checkpoint303.free.fr” ne sera bientôt plus disponible, svp utilisez uniquement www.checkpoint303.com/
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Schreier &Bottero-The Song of the Rose
October 5th, 2007 guitar, music
Originally Posted in 4/9/07
Or Tango des Roses, I don’t know the guys actually but I like the melody. I love tango in general and the music is somehow familiar.
Self Reminder: Get a new microphone girl!!!!!!!!!!
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(Played with a C-70 Yamaha classic guitar)
R.Bartoli-Romance
October 3rd, 2007 guitar, music
Originally Posted in December 27,2006
Well I’m using this lousy microphone again but I liked the recording thing…this is a very simple romantic piece by Rene Bartoli (1941- France) called Romance (duh!)…these are the notes/tabs (right click, save target as…) that I used in order to play it. Hope you like it and please never mind the “eee”s you hear, I had a hard time fixing the microphone and this is the best quality I could get =)
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(played with a Yamaha C-70 classic guitar)
Source of notes/tabs and MIDI: http://dirk.meineke.free.fr
RAmez: Leich Heik Baladé
August 2nd, 2007 Lebanon, music
(don’t worry it’s a very neat and simple myspace page!)
(Check About RAmez section to know more about him) I didn’t understand a single French word of this song
(7maret francais ajallkon)
but I like the idea and the theme of it.
It is also now available everywhere in Lebanon and the second version of the song “Leich Heik Baladé” can now be heard on two radio stations in Lebanon : Pax (103FM) and NRJ (99FM)
CHECKPOINT 3 0 3 -LIVE IN PALESTINE
June 21st, 2007 Palestine, music
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Received from Checkpoint 303:
Dear Checkpoint 303 friends,
After our recent shows in France, Sweden and Belgium, we are pleased to announce a series of live sets in Palestine starting this week, as part of the «Fête de la Musique » festival organized by the French cultural center network and the Al Kamandjati Association.
Checkpoint 303 shows:
Thursday 21.06 @ 9 pm Café Zan, RAMALLAH (yes, that’s today !)
Saturday 23.06 @ 5 pm Beit Hanina College, East JERUSALEM
Sunday 24.06 @ 6 pm Annajah University Theater, NABLUS
Monday 25.06 @ 7 pm The Spanish Garden, JERICHO
(Unfortunately, the concert in Gaza city has been cancelled due to last week’s sad events)
More info about the «Fête de la musique » event can be found here (french):
http://www.consulfrance
In addition to these dates in Jerusalem and the West Bank Checkpoint 303 will also be performing in Nazareth on Friday 22.06 at Mary’s well square starting at 7 pm.
More info about the Nazareth and Haifa program here (french):
http://fr.ambafrance-il.org
Spread the word !
New tunes (including the track « Gaza Calling ») will be added to our website and new concert dates will soon be announced. So stay tuned.
You can also find us on myspace at: http://www.myspace.com/checkpoi
Greetings from beautiful Jerusalem.
Checkpoint 303
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