Promises of the Storm

1. Promises of the Storm

2. Passport

3. Mother

4. Rita

5. Birds of the Galilee

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
Marcel Khalife was born in 1950 in Amchit, Lebanon. He studied the Near Eastern lute, known in Arabic as the oud at the National Academy of Music in Beirut. Although at that time playing the oud was governed by very strict technical rules, Marcel Khalife and other musicians have since expanded the rules and developed the oud's potential. Khalife taught at the National Conservatory of Music and other institutions from 1970 to 1975. During that time, he also performed solo concerts throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and North America. In 1972, Khalife formed a group of musicians in Amchit, the town where he was born. The group, which then performed throughout Lebanon, wanted to revive Arabic music and its choral heritage. The Amchit group was an experience Khalife built upon to launch Al-Mayadine Ensemble in 1976, which soon won high renown. He and Al-Mayadine Ensemble continue to perform in concerts in the Arab world, Africa, Europe, the United !States, Canada, Latin America, Australia, and Japan. Starting in 1974, he has collaborated to write music for the dance shows of the Caracalla Dance Troupe. The powerful combination of Khalife's music and the troupe's dance has given birth to a new style of Near Eastern ballet with a popular appeal. He has also written soundtracks for documentaries and films directed by the late Maroun Baghdadi, Sophi Sayhf Eddin, and Sami Zikra. The Arabic musical library has been enriched by scores of Marcel Khalife's works, surpassing 20 productions. Khalife's musical scholarship, particularly his mastery of the oud, express themselves in a seminal work the composer started writing in 1982, a six-part Anthology of Studying the Oud. In this work, he dwells on the theory and application of studying the instrument. A set of chapters are devoted to oud duo, trios, and quartets.

Marcel Khalife has received many honors and awards throughout his long and highly acclaimed career, including:

1. Medal of Cultural Merit, Tunisia
2. Star of the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism
3. Golden Dagger of the United Arab Emirates
4. Citation of Merit of the Cultural Lebano-Australian Club, Sydney
5. Ivory Medal - Abidjan
6. An honor from the Venezuelan Cultural League - Maracaibo
7. Citations of Merit from Berlin, Cuba, Bulgaria, and Yemen
8. Certificates and Letters of Appreciation from the Cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Boston, and Houston.

Product Description
This is the long-awaited CD by Marcel containing the Marcel's most famous songs including the song Mother.

Promises of the Storm,Marcel Khalife,Nagam,Arabic,Int'l & World Music,Pop

Average customer rating:

Very good music

A great team

Perhaps..

die on you marcel

A few notes leading you to Paradise

Promises of the Storm
Marcel Khalife
Manufacturer: Nagam
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003GO1G
Release Date: 1999-04-15

Tracks:

Promises of the Storm
Passport
Mother
Rita
Birds of the Galilee

Album Description

This is the long-awaited CD by Marcel containing the Marcel's most famous songs including the song Mother.

Customer Reviews:

Very good music.......2006-03-10

This is very beautiful music and with the soft voice of Marcel Khalifa I can recommend this CD to everyone who loves oriental music.

A great team.......2000-01-16

What makes this CD amazing is the combination of Khalife's haunting vocals and mesmerizing instrumentals with really stirring lyrics from poet Mahmud Darwish. No where in the write-up does it seem to mention Darwish, but the lyrics from at least three of the songs are based on his renowned poetry.

Perhaps.........1999-12-28

Perhaps nobody can understand the suffering behind songs like "Mother" and "Rita" except for the people Marcel is refering to. The strength behind Marcel's strings can only be understood by those who were actually victims of political violence. Perhaps the rest can only afford to love the "Lebanese" music and say that its a "lovely musical journey." This is the fine line between 'music we feel' and 'music we understand.'

die on you marcel.......1999-12-26

Marcel kheleefe(i hope you can read my message someday-it's 4 U)you are one of the very few in the arab world that could arise the national sense in my spirit, when i listen to your oud and your 'annat' talking to your nation coming from the "black land", i feel that i'm in the upper heaven. "wo'odon mina el-a'sefa",(promises of the storm) is one of the first cds that i listened to and wasn't in a party it was also played by other instrumentals but of the oud, at first i was surprised, but later i realised that singing national songs without the nation never low down the value of the songs, even maybe the opposite is the true, 'coz when you listen to a pure voice of your favorite singer talking to your spirit with his instrumentals, then you can realy enjoy the music. "A'safeerol Jalil" and "Jawazo Essafar" are two great songs in their composition and beats.

A few notes leading you to Paradise.......1999-12-18