Video: Zade Dirani in press conference

Yay! khobbeizeh is Popular & nitty gritty!

This is really awesome :) in Pulp Magazine this month:
“Most popular Blogs in Jordan: Here are some people who are showing this country in a more beautiful light”

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Thank you Roba for the pic & post. Yes Elhamdella, Khobbeizeh made it to the top most popular, and I’m so honored to be on this great list with 360 East, and far away, Sabbah’s Blog, Subzero Blue, Jordan Watch, Into the Wind, Jazarah, The Black Iris, and Tololy.

Dear readers… thank you so much, I’m very very grateful, I LOVE YOU PEOPLE :) And thanks a million to Pulp Magazine. I also was in the first issue…another great highlight:

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Featuring 30 International Musicians: Zade Dirani in Concert

Accompanied by a 30 piece orchestra, Zade returns to Jordan for his first public performance in more than six years!

• Tuesday, July 24th 2007.
• Palace of Culture,King Hussein Sport City, Amman.
• Door open at 7:30 pm, and show starts at 8:30 pm.
• Ticket prices: 20 JDs, 15JDs, 10 JDs.
• Tickets sold at iJordan (free home delivery service is available), email: info@ijordan.org, tel: +962-6-4611014

Adding insult to injury: UPROOTED on Khobbeizeh

"There are many injustices in this world, too many in fact…Blood is shed gratuitously, destruction is spread often in the name of some God while the land and goods of a people are raped and plundered. Name any area of this world, and I'll show you its victim. In the Middle East today, there are plenty of groups that are victimized; the Palestinians stand out among them for they do not even get to claim victimhood in the eyes of the world, while they lose everything including their very lives…that is adding insult to injury… and that is why I volunteered my services in the non-violence resistance movement on the ground in occupied Palestine.

I wanted to feel the Palestinians' plight, live what they live and convey their message on screen.Uprooted is a long film, 126 minutes, self-produced and directed by myself. "I should of, I could of" made a shorter film, but I was angry, very angry. I felt that we are so bombarded by this propaganda about terrorists and what terrorism is, that I wanted to take as much space as I could about RESISTANCE, and the right of the Palestinians to RESIST" Donia Mili, Director and Producer of Uprooted
Update: to buy your DVD copy of Uprooted, PAL or NTSC, please contact Donia Mili: anoliveproduction@yahoo.com. A DVD with postage and handling costs US$20. Send your cheque (written to Donia Mili) or money order at: Donia Mili, PO Box 529, West Milford, New Jersey 10950, USA.

Ford Transit

Macadi Nahhas, take #3!

It seems that Macadi and kobbeizeh are very good friends now :-) Ladies & Gents, the wonderful Macadi Nahhas, live in Fete de la Musique, take #3, action:

Mazaji: Ya Bent el nas يا بنت الناس ردّي علي

This song is awesome! a mood swinging, dancy and beautiful combination of Rock, Arabian and Jazz melodies... it's Aziz Maraka & his Razz band! His new album will be out soon, I can't wait! I think he's very original & unique. Oh, and finally someone is singing amazingly in our "madani" accent: download the song

Fete De La Musique 2007

Amman, 21/06/2007

Venue: King Hussein Gardens 8:30 P.M
Hip Hop Dance by Chronix - Jordan
Rap performance by DAM - Palestine
Rap performance by Sharq Music "Abaddons & Dan Drill" - Jordan
MC MAZE & E QUBE - Jordan

Amman, 21/06/2007
Venue: Ras Al-Ain – Amman Municipality Square 7:30 P.M
Macadi Nahhas (Modern Folk)
Al- Mahabeesh (Traditional Folk)

Amman, 21/06/2007
Venue: Al- Balad Theatre / 8:00 P.M
Omar Faqir featuring the Jordanian Vocalist,
Zain Awad, in a Jazz performance.

Amman, 21/06/2007
Venue: Down Town 7:00 P.M
Musicians playing different instruments in downtown Amman

Irbid - Tareq Bin Ziad Park, 24/6/2007
8:00 p.m
Yazan Al- Rousan: Contemporary Arabic
Shoo Hal Ayyam: traditional Arabic Music

Zarqa, 28/06/2007
8:00 p.m
Vengo Band and Zaid Hamarneh

Fete de la Musique is supported by the EU, Greater Amman Municipality, the German Embassy, the French Embassy, Qattan Foundation, and Welfare Association. Sponsored by Al Ghad newspaper, Mazaj FM and Mood FM. And organized by The French Cultural Center, Goethe Institute, Makan, Al Balad Theatre and OrangeRed.

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