Tag Archives: music

Khatchadourian school of rock

Posted by Karl on January 1, 2010 0 comments

Armenian rocker Eileen Khatchadourian has managed to blend traditional Armenian rhythms with rock, and more rock. Here’s how she did it.

Emperor Elefteriades speaks

Posted by Karl on December 25, 2009 0 comments

Michel Elefteriades – guerilla fighter, artist, musician – doesn’t even consider himself Lebanese, rather the Emperor of Nowhereistan, a state with no land and where everyone is welcome. Provided they pass the test. Where do we sign up?

Rock hard

Posted by Karl on November 20, 2009 1 comment

Gassan Rahbani, the original Lebanese rocker, shouts about everything from politics to the environment.

Lift your voices up

Posted by Karl on November 6, 2009 1 comment

Magida el Roumi may have been singing for over 30 years, and despite the dip in optimism, her passion for peace is undimmed.

All mixed up

Posted by Karl on October 30, 2009 2 comments

One of the only women in the local DJ industry, Shadia Bseiso’s and her mixes have caught on like a regional wildfire.

Covet the violin

Posted by Karl on October 5, 2009 0 comments

Vanessa Nassar threatens to take the violin, and us with it, to new heights. After watching her carry it, I’m a believer.

Ford in the morning

Posted by Karl on October 2, 2009 2 comments

Local DJ Gavin Ford has kept us company many a bleak morning with his hit show on Radio One; ‘and one last thing, what’s the radio station that loves you?’ Here’s a peak into his mind.