When twelve of the best musicians in the Middle East and North Africa come together in London, alongside British musicians, and are given a few days to come up with a music set to perform together… what could the outcome be?
This rogue kitchen with so many chefs led by much-respected producer/musician Justin Adams managed to come up with great musical recipes… a fusion of hip hop, Gnawa, rock, jazz, Rai, and Middle Eastern Arabic music. They performed in different places in England, and were received with amazing enthusiasm from audiences. Check out British media reactions in the Guardian, the Independent, the Financial Times, and others. The project is a joint initiative between the British Council and Serious Production Company in England. Musicians were carefully selected from Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco, covering diverse musical disciplines and styles, with our very own Yacoub Abu Ghosh on Bass guitar, and Ruba Saqr on guitar and vocals.
ThisSaturday Sunday, the 22nd of July, Music Matbakh is coming to Amman, and will be playing at the Hussein Cultural Center in Ras Al Ein at 8:00 pm. It’s free, but you still need to get tickets to enter the theatre; they’re available at the British Council in Rainbow St., or through Orange Red (call 06 4623297). After the concert there will be an outdoor screening of a documentary on their experience in London.
Moving on, tonight Monday, at 8:00 pm at Zara Century Cinema, there will be a screening of the French movie “La Mome”, which tells the story of the great French singer Edith Piaf.
Tomorrow, Tuesday the 17th, at 8:30 pm, enjoy a very interesting evening on the open terrace of the Royal Film Commission as they screen short documentaries from the USC workshop that took place in March. Fourteen documentaries will be on schedule, covering topics like talkative taxi drivers in Amman, the pigeon brothers next to Wild Jordan, a film club in a village in Madaba, a mother whose son was imprisoned in Guantanamo for five years, Hashem restaurant downtown, Abul Abed the peanut guy who has been in the same spot for 50 years… and many others. My favorite is probably Firas Taybeh’s, titled “the invisible face”, which uncovers the story of a man who looks like any other selling stuff by the Husseini Mosque.
On Wednesday the 18th, there’s a lecture at the Orphali Art gallery in Um Uthaina about Baghdad and its people during the past century, accompanied by unique photos. It will take place at 8:00 pm.
Also on Wednesday, Palestinian singer Aida Al Amrikani will be performing at Jafra café downtown.
Thursday the 19th, Jordanian singer Macadi Nahhas will be performing at the outdoor theatre of the Hussein Park, at 9:00 pm.
Oh, and be sure to check out Oraib Toukan's very interesting photography exhibition "Counting Memories" at Darat Al Funoun, which runs until Thursday the 19th (you can call them at 06 464 3253.
Enjoy the Amman summer and the absolutely gorgeous weather this week :)
This rogue kitchen with so many chefs led by much-respected producer/musician Justin Adams managed to come up with great musical recipes… a fusion of hip hop, Gnawa, rock, jazz, Rai, and Middle Eastern Arabic music. They performed in different places in England, and were received with amazing enthusiasm from audiences. Check out British media reactions in the Guardian, the Independent, the Financial Times, and others. The project is a joint initiative between the British Council and Serious Production Company in England. Musicians were carefully selected from Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco, covering diverse musical disciplines and styles, with our very own Yacoub Abu Ghosh on Bass guitar, and Ruba Saqr on guitar and vocals.
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Moving on, tonight Monday, at 8:00 pm at Zara Century Cinema, there will be a screening of the French movie “La Mome”, which tells the story of the great French singer Edith Piaf.
Tomorrow, Tuesday the 17th, at 8:30 pm, enjoy a very interesting evening on the open terrace of the Royal Film Commission as they screen short documentaries from the USC workshop that took place in March. Fourteen documentaries will be on schedule, covering topics like talkative taxi drivers in Amman, the pigeon brothers next to Wild Jordan, a film club in a village in Madaba, a mother whose son was imprisoned in Guantanamo for five years, Hashem restaurant downtown, Abul Abed the peanut guy who has been in the same spot for 50 years… and many others. My favorite is probably Firas Taybeh’s, titled “the invisible face”, which uncovers the story of a man who looks like any other selling stuff by the Husseini Mosque.
On Wednesday the 18th, there’s a lecture at the Orphali Art gallery in Um Uthaina about Baghdad and its people during the past century, accompanied by unique photos. It will take place at 8:00 pm.
Also on Wednesday, Palestinian singer Aida Al Amrikani will be performing at Jafra café downtown.
Thursday the 19th, Jordanian singer Macadi Nahhas will be performing at the outdoor theatre of the Hussein Park, at 9:00 pm.
Oh, and be sure to check out Oraib Toukan's very interesting photography exhibition "Counting Memories" at Darat Al Funoun, which runs until Thursday the 19th (you can call them at 06 464 3253.
Enjoy the Amman summer and the absolutely gorgeous weather this week :)
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