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| Name: | It's me, Fakhr. |
| E-mail address: | fineanyway@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://youtu.be/Vd6zYQPCgsc |
| Comments: |
http://youtu.be/Vd6zYQPCgsc |
| Name: | Laila Awar Shouhayib |
| E-mail address: | Lawar41@aol.com |
| Name: | abulgab |
| E-mail address: | abulgab1111@gmail.com |
| Comments: | missed you man |
| Name: | Jumpin' jack |
| E-mail address: | jack.gregg@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://jackgregg.net |
| Comments: | Hey Munir! I'm still standing (and jumping)Bless you Bro. The Past is prologue and the Best is yet To come. Resume normal activities.
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| Name: | Feel |
| E-mail address: | omar-fil@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://feelnotes.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/artist-analysis-munir-khauli/ |
| Comments: | Sir, you are a legend. I dedicated a post to you on my blog. Bravo! |
| Name: | Alex Hakim |
| E-mail address: | alex@hakim.dk |
| Comments: | Eich?
Nice website. In Beirut from the 15th to the 19th of October. Hope to see you then. Alex |
| Name: | Hala Richa |
| E-mail address: | loula_13@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hello!
we met at snatch, I was with my brother Elie, you told us to write to you here so we can keep in touch. I haven't looked at your site yet but it looks great from the start, I like dragons. Hoping to keep in touch, and definitely to know about ur musical plans! Hala |
| Name: | Rodge |
| Homepage URL: | http://fakhrlebnan.go |
| Comments: | Present!
I' m here. Glad you're back, netted or dot dot. I like this more that your space web site. Ye know, ye can have dot net, dot org, dot tv, dot web, dot comma (com in Italian), etc. |
| Name: | Rodge |
| Homepage URL: | http://fakhrlebnan.go |
| Comments: | Present!
I' m here. Glad you're back, netted or dot dot. I like this more that your space web site. Ye know, ye can have dot net, dot org, dot tv, dot web, dot comma (com in Italian), etc. |
| Name: | abulgab |
| E-mail address: | gabyeidi@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | missed you man |
| Name: | Nader el Chabab |
| E-mail address: | Naderch@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Keep Walking ya Munir ya Johny Ya walker |
| Name: | Cordelion |
| E-mail address: | Cordelion@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Munir Khauli for president! |
| Name: | Louis Jordan's designee |
| E-mail address: | cordelion@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Hey. I'm one who is very grateful when there are updates on your web site.
Keep it up. Please!? Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens One night farmer Brown, Was takin' the air, Locked up the barnyard With the greatest of care Down in the henhouse Somethin' stirred When he shouted "Who's there?" This is what he heard: There ain't nobody here but us chickens There ain't nobody here at all So calm yourself, And stop your fuss There ain't nobody here but us We chickens tryin' to sleep, And you butt in And hobble, hobble hobble hobble With your chin There ain't nobody here but us chickens There ain't nobody here at all You're stompin' around And shakin' the ground, You're kickin' up an awful dust We chicken's tryin' to sleep And you butt in And hobble, hobble hobble hobble It's a sin Tomorrow Is a busy day We got things to do We got eggs to lay We got ground to dig And worms to scratch It takes a lot of settin' Gettin' chicks to hatch There ain't nobody here but us chickens There ain't nobody here at all So quiet yourself, And stop your fuss There ain't nobody here but us Kindly point that gun, The other way And hobble, hobble hobble off and Hit the hay Tomorrow Is a busy day We got things to do We got eggs to lay We got ground to dig And worms to scratch It takes a lot of settin' Gettin' chicks to hatch There ain't nobody here but us chickens There ain't nobody here at all So quiet yourself, And stop your fuss There ain't nobody here but us Kindly point that gun, The other way And hobble, hobble hobble of and Hit the hay "Hey boss man What do ya say?" It's easy pickens, Ain't nobody here but us chickens Source: http://www.louisjordan.com/lyrics/AintNobodyHereButUsChickens.aspx?l=1 |
| Name: | Farhan Fahed Abu-Hamdan |
| E-mail address: | farhanfah@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi,i met you through my sister Dina Abu-Hamdan long time ago; she used to work with the graet Ziad Rahbani, i met you at beiteddin festivals during feiruz's trials,my sister asked you to give me guitar lessons,yet,you thought that i dont need any lessons after you let me play on your guitar..
I got your 3 DVD's from a friend of mine her name is Eman dasouki, i like your music and i think you should be on the FM ;) great work man, wish you all the luck. |
| Name: | Coeur de Lion |
| E-mail address: | Cordelion@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.yalibnan.com (for example) |
| Comments: | Mi-you-Neer
Weyn 'l July entry b' Diary? Qu'est-ce-que tu atton, chomp? |
| Name: | lionheart |
| E-mail address: | Cordelion@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.munirkhauli.com |
| Comments: | Well, since it's been kind of quiet, I thought I'd volunteer some news.
First off, I am so glad to learn that I don't have to enter "www-dot" before the name of any web site. Second, "first off" makes me wonder what "www" translates to around the world. Third ... You're ready? Here goes: Akh! Some things make the blood boil. When boiling, it rises to the head which colors red on the outside. This is really out of heat. If you watch closely, steam may be coming out of the ears and nose. The more it goes, the more I think of my travels, the people I met, the things I've seen, the more my beliefs change not one iota. Give the lands back to the indigenous peoples. They treat Mother Earth better than we do. They do not feel the need to automate everything, mechanize everything, autochrotize, electronicize, synchronize, etc'terize anything, or fight for absolute control. No they don't. They enjoy taking the half-day trip to the natural well, talking to the donkey carrying the jars, listening to what the birds and the winds utter. Because of the simplicity that lies in nature, they experience prophets, burning bushes, voices of the spirits, the obvious skies. By the way, now that they have plundered Mother Earth, they're going after Father Sky and then Space: the final frontier. Pfft. Sorry, I'm on a roll. Wattaday, Wattaday ... |
| Name: | Joumana Naja |
| E-mail address: | joumana.naja@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi Mounir,
what can i say? i accidently bumped into ur music productions. i must say they are indeed moving . unfortunately, i previously did not know Mounir Al-Kaouly existed nor his greatly reflective music. i am currently in sydney finishing up some studies and in one of the modules called World Englishes, i need to write an assigment on English varieties around this world. so being profusely in love with my beloved LIBAN i chose to write about sub-culture and music produced by Lebanese artists and Hence i came across ur music. THANK U THANK U THANK U , u have really contributed to this potential research. God bless u and LIBAN Joumana |
| Name: | Jawaria Tareen |
| E-mail address: | jawariatareen@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Dear Munir,
You are the best guitarist I ever met...I wish I could understand Arabic but your music compensates!!! Am trying my best to be good in something other then science;)wish me luck and keep encouraging me...you never know it might work someday!!! Take care Jawaria |
| Name: | Max Headroom |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.maxheadroom.com/ |
| Comments: | Also, Google Max Headroom for great entertainment. |
| Name: | Tariq Shadid |
| E-mail address: | docjazz@docjazz.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.docjazz.com |
| Comments: | Dear Munir,
I have become a real fan of yours now! I really hope and wish that your music reaches the top, it would be the place it most certainly deserves. I really hope that someday I will be able to see you play live. In the meantime, keep on shining, you are a star! Lots of wishes of succes from Doc Jazz |
| Name: | Firass Bouz |
| E-mail address: | fire_vai@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace,com/firevai |
| Comments: | Man, i have already sent a message on myspace, but i will also like to sign the guestbook here, i really liked your music, but i want to ask u something, do you have and instrumental tracks ? cuz i heard ur guitar and i liekd it so much, i would love it if u have any instrumental trakcs .
good luck, and best of wishes, ur one of the few true artists in lebanon, not like the other pop singers, who do nothing but get teh song ready and the music, and most sing it with "cliché" meanings . anyway , that s lebanom, no value for the real artist, unless ur super extra one .. again best of luck Firass |
| Name: | Randa H.C. |
| E-mail address: | amerikun_idiot@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hey Mounir.
What can I say..Amazing!! Ill be checking up later for more :) Take care. -Randa |
| Name: | Lara |
| E-mail address: | larissa_vip@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/poiseandperfect |
| Comments: | i enjoyed my visit to your website from the beginning till the end . i was impressed by the "goal oriented " introduction...sometimes funny , but it's so you ! and i checked ur photo gallery , it'a a very rich archive and full of sense of humor , talent and surprises .
i 'll check the songs later on ...and leave u comments ! MUCH MUCH MUCH LOVE , RESPECT AND SUPPORT !!!! ( where that long hair disappeared ? just kidding... i think u look hot in bold look ..) |
| Name: | Redman |
| E-mail address: | redmantogo@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://HOWEVER ... |
| Comments: | Waylun li ummatan by Gibran and nothing else drives me today.
And Mounir's version is on my iPod. |
| Name: | Boo the Galoo 69 |
| E-mail address: | shakhtasatr@zaatar.flop.nets |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.yy.notcomeyet.htmwl.jlogg.com,yeah,dot.com and Amen |
| Comments: | My dad used to say that the events that took place in Lebanon were only a precursor to what would happen on a global, if not universal and even cosmic basis.
I started realizing he was right when Lebanon became a verb--sense of action--like "Lebanonizing" countries here and there. Etc. Today, as I look around, every possible location on the planet, when people are gathered in large numbers, is Lebanonized. In contemporary History, "Lebanonized," at one point, meant day meant things like: There are gangs of all sorts, everywhere; ethnic, religious, ganged-up in groups that are convinced that their way is the right way and their spirit is "the" Great Spirit. Ah! Where are the natives when you need them? So what's my point? Obviously. My dad ws right. Look around: it's gotten to the global, universal and cosmic point where some, who have the power (via money) to do it, are trying to shove stuff down others' throats. Look around: "Democracy in the Middle East." "Gang power in urban environments" "Elected representatives, by, from and for the people" into government in "countries" with "established" borders" "Protection against invasion" "Where is someone like Saddam when we need him?" So, some think "Democracy" (whatever that means) Others think, "Maybe we need a dictator like Saddam" to keep everyone in line and the place safe and clean. Imagine. The multitude of positions, convictions, ideas, ways of doing things. Couldn't we all just be "nice" and accept that there are plenty of us; that none of us has an answer except that here we are, in the environment we are in, on a global, universal and cosmic level, and that we're just passing by? Akh! Money money money. Making it, making it, making it. Making what? I bet no one can answer that one. There is nothing but the Great Spirit. Did you give hug someone today? Wassalam. |
| Name: | jaime farahez |
| E-mail address: | jlnfarah@destination.com.lb |
| Comments: | Just checked your new intro at the top of the main page. You misspelled 'chile relleno'...and after consuming so many of them at Trevino's and Mario's La Fiesta in Berzerkley...what can I say??? |
| Name: | Raed el-Khazen |
| E-mail address: | raed@raedkhazen.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.raedkhazen.com |
| Comments: | Munir,
loved ur site. hope to see you soon and hope that we can get to play. take care, Raed |
| Name: | R |
| Comments: | I can't wait either.
I hope you're well. I'm just afraid you got caught up in the Lebanese shitty way of doing things. Shitty because nothing ever gets done. Yalla. Love you man. Be well. Say "hi". Say hel"low." Wassalam. |
| Name: | L. |
| Comments: | Dear Munir,
I can't wait for your new album to come out. And thank you for providing english translations of your songs--you are helping me learn Lebanese. I hope when I'm in Lebanon this summer my man and I can see you play live. :) L. |
| Name: | My Name is Pfft! |
| E-mail address: | Datee mail is mine @ booh.come |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.www.... |
| Comments: | As Floyd says: wywh
(which meant:) "Wish You Were Here". He had the salamatt! He did this and said that with the salamatt! Can you bayleaffit? They stopped him at the roadblock too. No one knows who they were. And we know he was asked the following question: DO YOO "Still play da blooz?" or "Still play de blooz?" You know which he answered: his traditional pick between "da" and "de" for the blooz. And you will never guess what happened when he answered! 't was guud ... :) I was there. Rrgnyiha3! Rrgnyiha3! Rrgnyiha3! :) HAppy happy joy joy :) :) :) :) |
| Name: | Haramoun Hamieh |
| E-mail address: | haramoun_8@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://kriza.ziad-rahbany.net |
| Comments: | ta7iyya fawdawiyya ila Tannin el Tarab!
thank you for making REAL music. that's all i can say |
| Name: | Muns |
| E-mail address: | mansour_salameh@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi Munir.
I suggest that u start a chatting facility in your website. In this way you can attract people who r interested in ur music, become popular and then generate money out of website advertising. Think of it. Muns |
| Name: | Yaacoob Khayyat |
| Comments: | Glad to see you're back in business. When you get frustrated, just remember that all of us are "hearing ya" but no change will come as long as the bully-tick'al circus is in town.
Be gool. |
| Name: | Joy |
| E-mail address: | zalen609@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hey cousin,
Good work, you're the sound of every lebanese citizen. |
| Name: | bob |
| E-mail address: | rab_raby13@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.superbob.jeeran.com |
| Comments: | hii i like your stile and your web love your song very mutch w betmaneelak keel 2el najee7 mwafa2........
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| Name: | Riroo |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.geocities.com/stylish_rollito |
| Comments: | hey munir i'm glad and sad at once
first iam glad coz i enjoy ur songs and music second iam sad coz it got me too much to know you and hear about u i don't know why soo iam a new fan all over here.. Gooooooood luck and "mwaffa2" in such "great style" songs rima..... Leb |
| Name: | MUNS |
| E-mail address: | mansour_salameh@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hey Munir, it's boring here in Dubai without your Music. You should think of coming here for a concert. I really look forward to it. |
| Name: | zeina |
| E-mail address: | nahhul@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Munir~ I'd like to introduce myself as the new convert to your website. I'm far far away from Ras Beirut but i feel it's all over your website. Salamat! |
| Name: | Yaahooooooooo |
| Comments: | Mike! Welcome aboard! |
| Name: | Mike Hammerberg |
| E-mail address: | mhammerberg@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | Roge'r was right in the quality of your website. Thanks for the opportunity of see the world through an amazing lens. Best wishes.
Mike Hammerberg |
| Name: | adleeeen |
| Comments: | hi munzzz thinking of u from time to time. posting a message to prove it.
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| Name: | limlum |
| E-mail address: | brown_zucchini@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | ok ok i'll come back - as long as you promise to keep it away from me! |
| Name: | RawJay |
| Comments: | To the question, "keef 'l Sheghel?" [How's work?], if the answer is, "'l sheghel daebe7 7alo" [Work is slaughtering itself], how do I explain this to mean "there's too much work" and where it came from?
Please advise ;) LOL and :) Just trying to lighten it up here. |
| Name: | Jamil Ha |
| E-mail address: | veeva_00@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi Munir:
what can I say, 2005 will never be yet another year ahead. Your words and writing are quite refreshing and at times too real-istic (dark)! I wish you all the best! Jamil |
| Name: | N |
| Comments: | Hi Munir,
I wanted to ask you for some new pics, that would be great, plzz. And waiting for January essay, don't take long, wonderful work, and I wish you included the whole lebanese anthem's lyrics in your song, would have been great (it would have also reminded us of the words of those two last forgotten paragraphs :) ), well this is not really guestbook material, but I guess u'll bare with it. take care, N. |
| Name: | Rami Helou |
| E-mail address: | rami_helou@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hey Munir,
Rami here, i don't know if u recall who i am. I recently relocated to the states for college. Anyway, i have your most recent CD here and track2 seemes to be gaining most of the popularity over here. Nothing beats the screech of an electric guitar. The licks you play are great, my friends and i love playing those although most of them don't know any Arabic. It's good to hear a Lebanese artist who rocks on the electric. Well rock on, and enjoy the music!! Ram. |
| Name: | jack gregg |
| E-mail address: | jack.gregg@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http:/www.LebJAZZ.net |
| Comments: | Yo Mounir I just treated myself to an orgy of reading all your diary (an orgy at last!) and Bookmarked it. It is a National Treasure. Bless you and thank you for all the good times and music we have shared. This will be my last day in Lebanon and I’m leaving you in charge. If you come to Paris be sure to call. |
| Name: | Adleeen |
| E-mail address: | adlinev@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNZZZZZZ |
| Name: | Nicole Feied |
| E-mail address: | nicolfei@otenet.gr |
| Comments: | Darling Mounir! I love you and miss you. Last night I dreamed you and - was her name Fiona? came looking for me and I cried with joy to see you (except her hair was dyed a horrid shade of blonde and I kept calling her "Mary"). So I thought I'd try again to google your name and at last I've found you and your gorgeous son.
Write to me! |
| Name: | shaddy |
| Comments: | i think that u have a good music.
anyone knows where can i buy the CD from the net ? |
| Name: | Rana Gebara |
| E-mail address: | ranagebara@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Very nice website and very funny as well...nice to see the old pictures of AUB....
Good luck! |
| Name: | Mansour Salameh |
| E-mail address: | mansour_salameh@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Muneeer. This is the first time I browse your website. It is amazing. I like the 70's spirit in it. I am listening to your CD everyday. I hope you're still the tough guy who trains and hit the beach 400 days / year. Miss you som much and hope to see you soon. |
| Name: | Hana |
| E-mail address: | hana_darwazah@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi Munir,
You and Walid have done a great job with your site. We can feel we're out there with you guys. Seeing the photos was poignant/fun but the best part by far is the Diary. As I was reading, time was suspended for a little while in the best possible way. You're still as expressive as ever; your wit and eloquence shine through, don't take yourself too seriously though!!! Looking forward to the June installment. You now have yet another avid fan:) Warmly, Hana |
| Name: | arifa bseiso |
| E-mail address: | chasey2002@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | miss you
:) |
| Name: | Arno van Nieuwenhuize |
| E-mail address: | avannieuwenhuize@wanadoo.nl |
| Comments: | Dream on |
| Name: | Terry King |
| E-mail address: | terry@terryking.us |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.terryking.us |
| Comments: | Dear Tannin Al Tarab,
I have enjoyed looking over your website and especially listening to your music. I have been hoping to find, in the next couple of years, some friendly Arabic people. Finding one with a sense of humor is even more appreciated! My wife Mary Alice and I will be moving from Vermont USA to Carthage in Tunisia this Summer, for two years or more. She will be the High School Librarian and Gifted/Talented coordinator at the International School. I want to learn more about the variety of music scenes in Tunisia, and hope to do some live music recording. I will be bringing my portable 16-track 48KHz, 24 bit Audio Workstation, and also some microphones, etc. If you have any pointers or suggestions for music people or locations over across the Med in Tunisia I would appreciate it. I'm going to be Way Out Of Town for a while. I'm working on the French, and later some Arabic. But I hope music, as you've shown, is the universal language. As we get ready to make the move, I'll be putting more Magreb oriented stuff on my website. Would it be acceptable to put Arab Blues, or a pointer to your site/version up there? We all need to start out with a smile, and a laugh at ourselves. Now, my challenge is to find some US based song that somehow says "I'm an American, but I think the current administration is a bunch of idiots, and I'm not here to transplant some arrogant, ignorant view of how YOUR country ought to be over here!". I think I'll ask my friend Matthew Madan (Speaking of people influenced by Elmore James) to think about it (www.matthewmadan.terryking.us). Matthew has a phrase in one of his songs (Break Over Me) in which he refers to himself as "A Balladeer in a Mad King's Court.. playing for his life". I told him that I believed he had defined the "Music Business" in 2004. I have enjoyed your critiques of your local pop music scene. I wish I could say it was any better here. Sigh.... Well, I hope you're having fun with your music. I'll track down the latest CD, along with some other Magreb Pop etc. to start my music re-education. Best Regards, Terry King ...In The Woods In Vermont terry@terryking.us |
| Name: | rania kurdi |
| E-mail address: | rania@raniakurdi.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.raniakurdi.com |
| Comments: | Munir,
Your one hell of an artist with one hell of an entertaining website. Laughed out loud many a time and saved all the past diaries to catch up on any laughs or insights that i've missed. CD is unique and clever and i did as you said...listened to it with full concentration on my walkman, not whilst chatting with a girlfriend over coffee :) your new fan Rania :) |
| Name: | Nada B. |
| Comments: | I don't even remember how I stumbled on your blog. It is now bookmarked. You are a kindred spirit. You remind me of a friend of mine , Ramzi Sabra, who also went back to Lebanon and (I hope) survived. I will ask my parents to send me your CD. Hang in there! N. |
| Name: | pussycat |
| Comments: | Munir, you're wallowing in poverty because you're going about it all wrong.
Recipe for Becoming an International Pop Sensation. Form a group consisting of: One black male from the "'hood" (all black men are from the "'hood" even if raised on Lexington Avenue ya know what I'm sayin' G?) One White guy - the 'sensitive' one. The sensitive one is always brooding in poses that show off his muscular torso. He makes prolonged eye-contact with adolescent girls in the audience. One Hispanic bloke because latinos are in right now, esse. He must wear a bandanna very low on his forehead. Now all you need are lyrics. No problem. Consider the following combinations: 'Oooooh girl, i want you so bad' 'Oooh girl you are so bad I want you' 'bad girl, oooh i want you' etc. Your first hit single should be ready in one afternoon. It will cleverly be called 'Bad Girl' As for the name of your boy band it's a shame 'Backstreet boys' is already taken. Clearly, they are a very tough lot because they aren't just from any street - they're from the BACK street. Teenage girls quiver at their badness. I propose: Boyz (How macho is that 'z' at the end. Bet the Backstreet Boys wish they'd thought of that one. Ha.) You are now set for stardom and riches. |
| Name: | Munir Khauli |
| E-mail address: | This IS my E-mail address |
| Comments: | Hi, this is me, writing to congratulate myself and my webmaster on the construction of this fine, informative and entertaining website. I think we've done a terrific job and would like to encourage us to keep up the good work. I'll be sure to visit this site again.
Mine truly, me. |
| Name: | You know who I am *g* |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.cedarseed.com |
| Comments: | Hello, this is Spicy's other occasional cushion, sent to your site by "Memoires". I think you also know who I work for. Can I interview you? ;^)
(in the odd chance you haven't unearthed my email address yet, it's mana-at-cedarseed.com) |
| Name: | Unsatisfied |
| Comments: | The Diary post for November states, "Thank you for surfing in our murky waters and do come back this way next month when our subject matter will be: as yet undecided."
I, for one, will. But I love the CD. Keep up the good work. |
| Name: | Solitude |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.silentreverie.net |
| Comments: | I am listening to your CD, which I won with a selection of others on a radio show just a few days ago, and I am glad it fell into my lap like that, it was an awesome surprise :)
You are quite a tantalizing character, and your music is wonderful... your diary just earned itself yet another avid reader :^P |
| Name: | philippe malouf |
| E-mail address: | pmalouf@bellsouth.net |
| Comments: | Munir, thanks for the CD you sent with Rifaat.....enjoyed it a lot I havent heard your work since heik hanishteghel which Najwa had given me back when.....
I am raking my brains to remember if we have ever met, but unfortunately I lost the files on a couple decades in my head. Thankfully I survived and live to create new files..... Thanks again and please keep creating |
| Name: | Raw Jay |
| Comments: | Well, yes. Most of us acquire a product, say a CD, put it in the machine, listen/taste, and then feel and comment. But few, really, have a clue. To make a parallel, Mounir's October diary entry confirms that Art is an art. Kudos and bravos for the release. It must have not been that simple, yes? Heck. Someone has to select the best meat and trim the fat; pick the tastiest tomatoes; slice the carefully selected basleh right; choose the mushrooms that'll make the picture grow; color it all with the most vibrant and tasty yellow, green and red bell peppers. Then, it's not over. Integrate this all in the design and building of skewers that are appealing, yet educational to the palate. Then the right coals have to be lit to the right intensity before the whole enchillada can melt into your soul. I'm not even addressing how tedious it is to make sure the side dishes belong, from the Saffron rice with raisins, through the hommous, and on to the fattoush. The pleasure of cooking for the soul. I cannot wait to take the messages in your CD in. I am sure it is great. And once you have the recipe, every production will only get easier and better. Well-aged wine. Red. I already wish for much more than the promoted next three CDs. Your work, ya Mounir, including the advertising and commercial work, makes a mark in history. A mark that we all relate to. Wassalam.
Now for the srious stuff: what's up with not having planed for us, fahr fahr away, to get this fast, like foreign distribution? Yeah, I know, ... |
| Name: | Jack Gregg |
| E-mail address: | jackgregg@terra.net,lb |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.lebjazz.net |
| Comments: | Since I am the one who wrote before to complain about the site I want to express now my joy that Walid and Mounir have made this into one of the most engaging and interesting sites I know. I hope Mounir gives us a lot more of his music and wisdom before he vanishes to that island. And Mounir as fashion model! Woo Woo |
| Name: | phusion |
| E-mail address: | sufferhead1@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.geocities.com/the_x_original |
| Comments: | I bought the CD last night from Virgin and I am extremely delighted by the work, it's groovy, funky, hilarious, committed, and really: "bi hezz el khasser wa bi sirr el feker!" I used to have an original cassette copy of "Bil Arabi Le Mshabrah" and I can say the re-masters are great too... Munir is a rare talemt! Looking forward for more stuff! Keep it grooving...
p.s. I am promoting the CD (legally) every way I can! Cheers, Issam Raad. |
| Name: | samer |
| E-mail address: | fragalz@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | i dunno how i ended up visiting this site, and i'm glad i did! great stuff dude! love ur progressive attitude and the music. is there any way i can get ur CDs here in USA? please let me know...
peace out Samer |
| Name: | J. Farah |
| E-mail address: | jlnfarah@destination.com.lb |
| Comments: | I finally got through the entire website...you and Walid did a great job. The photo gallery is a riot...brings back a lot of memories! I think I took a couple of those pictures myself...esp in the Metamorphasis section. |
| Name: | Roula |
| E-mail address: | roulabee@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Thanks for the music. Fine website, too! It was great to finally meet you after being a fan of your excellent song-writing for so long..and nice to get to know you and discover that you're a Sanford and Son junky, among other interesting things. Keep up the jam...You the man!
All the best, Roula Bordcosh |
| Name: | Flanger |
| Comments: | AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!
Where's the August entry? Aaarrgh! $@&#^!ż Can't breathe Hampf, hampf, hampf Please ... please ... gotta have an entry posted for August It's almost August 2nd [...] |
| Name: | Sima Itayim |
| E-mail address: | simaitayim@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | HI munir!
its SIMA!!!!!! I WILL BE SAD WHEN YOU STOP WALKING ON THE STREET. well i hav 2 go |
| Name: | Fiona Theodoredis |
| E-mail address: | fiotheo@sigecom.net |
| Comments: | Hey Munir,
this is the Babe of babes. Delighted to see how you've flourished despite the grind of Beirut. Your website brought the memories flooding back. I miss the late night jams: me painting, you and Roger making music with spoons and chairs, Nasr and Bhutta--heads buried in their feathers as if to say they'd heard it all before.... You're still making music, I'm still painting, Nasr and Butta are long buried (though I still hear them singing). Say, what's Hodger up to? Love, Fiona |
| Name: | Kwala® |
| E-mail address: | the_kwala@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Munir and Webmaster - Gr8 Job!!
The Photo Gallery is sooooo damn cool!! Luv the salbeh tone - browsing through I feel like I got to meet a long time friend or something.... Mounir, looks like you had quite the journey, you're gr8!! So the signature Jesus look is no more? Alas :(( Cheerz to salbeh and fine muzique. Luv the diary section - find it quite educational - hope you're not getting in trouble.... All the Best NB: What's the latest about the CD release date?! |
| Name: | AbulZolof |
| E-mail address: | webmaster@shoofimafi.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.shoofimafi.com |
| Comments: | Khayii Munir, all the guys and gals here at ShooFiMaFi.com loved the updates you've recently made to the site, especially the pictures. It was a pleasure to finally meet Nasrudin (the famous bird),... and the photos under the Metamorphosis heading are * * * * * *,... (can't find the words to express our opinion)!.... :o)
Good luck, and keep up the unique work,... looking forward to the new CD. AbulZolof |
| Name: | Fouad Shatila |
| E-mail address: | fouad84@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hello munir.I want to tell you that I will never forget our days in the A.U.B beach ,neither the time we spent in the gym.
Waiting for the release of your new work May God be with you ya ahla munir. |
| Name: | Fayn Anaway |
| Comments: | Ya Munir! (and ya webmaster)
Mang! I was starting to get worried. Here was the 5th, 6th, 7th day in May and no posting in the Diary section. Pfiuu! What a delight on this Satrunday evening: I click and the May entry is here! And it's great! Again! Muni, you da best, dawg! Informative, witty, funny!, and with this voice that has become so unique. Shta2nelak ya wateh! Hayda 'l "Dreambook" ma 7a yemche ya ekhwen. Lezem n' ghayyer 'l essem b'ta3 'l link. Ashnoo "Dreambook," y'akhi!? Also, ya "dreamguests" there should be some protocol stuff herein and I suggest starting with the on-going thang. Masalan: the "aain" in Arabic is typed with the letter 3 which looks closest to the aain on a western board of typekeys. Exombles: Wadi3 'l Safi; 3ala Dal3ouna; 3aseer jazar; 3a shoow, walaw!?; 3aou 3aou; etc. the "heh" like in "halib" (milk) is typed with the number 7 bicoz it looks very close to the top of the letter as drawn in the Arabic alphabet. Exombless: 7abibi or bti; roo7 ya wa7sh!; Amine Rou7ani; 7alib 3anzeh; fa7l; and farfa7a etc. The 2 is used for the hamzeh as in 7aba2; ma2too3; Ba22ousseh!; and mla2la2 (or mla3la3, depending). So, for example, using Munir's post: Omar Z’inni=3omar z3inni Sabah = Saba7 Rahbani = Ra7bani Ta’ammulat (el Kouz Fi Tammouz) = Ta2ammulat Sami Hawwat = Sami 7awwat Abboud Abdel Al = 3abbood 3abd 'l 3aal etc. Any feedback from someone? |
| Name: | Arthur Satyan |
| E-mail address: | arthur@arthursatyan.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.arthursatyan.com |
| Comments: | Hey, Munir!!!!!!!
Nice site, man...Keep it up!!! See you soon!!! |
| Name: | Louis Nahas |
| E-mail address: | lnahas@spidernet.com.cy |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.pendusoft.com/Music |
| Comments: | Hi Munir,
Great song "Arab Blues", very Zappa-esque and very much to the point these days. You got any more of this stuff in English? We need to sell it. Regards Louis |
| Name: | Jeremiah Duchine-Khauli |
| E-mail address: | Ebonyprince0692@wmconnect.com |
| Comments: | Nice website |
| Name: | Sahara |
| Comments: | Hey Munir,
I read your biography and your diary for April. I swear they are so interesting. What you talk about is very important. It's good to see someone telling the truth on what they believe- for once. By the way I liked the Arab Blues song. By From Sahara |
| Name: | hashem |
| E-mail address: | hneh@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.zone3.dk |
| Comments: | Hi munir i am a lebanese guy living in denmark in northern europe, your arab blues song is genius, i like it and i like the ironic way you express our feelings on the americans must hear this song!! |
| Name: | Rima Hitti |
| E-mail address: | rhitti@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://
Hi nirmu, Cool website!! Impressed! Love, Rima |
| Name: | huguette antoun |
| E-mail address: | huguettina@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | hi munir , well i won't lie coz i didnt see yet all ur web site but for sure i'll do &i liked what i saw , first comment it would b better to put a different picture to u in every box,but i know that u dont like pictures ,when i'll go through all ur web i'll give u more comments ,i'm bad on this but i'll b nice . a very very good luck in everything u do & most of all " ur dream CD ".
it's an honor to sisn in ur dreambook&may all ur dreams come true ur friend huguette |
| Name: | Dany Aouad |
| E-mail address: | dan_aouad@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.onerace.8m.com |
| Comments: | Hey Munir.. Long time no see. good site, why you didn't tell me about it? good luck munir .. see you soon |
| Name: | Fakhr Himself |
| E-mail address: | Lyom@aol.com |
| Comments: | Man, I'm cracking up again. Your diary is a breath of fresh air. Wish you were here, of course. Or I wish I was there? Dunno. Gotta do Me7n & Other Favourites 2005 by ... er... 2005 hopefully.
Looking forward to laughter, always. Wassalam. BRouje. |
| Name: | Kwala® |
| E-mail address: | kwala97@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | This is the best Birthday gift I could ask for!! Soooo glad to know that you are still writing muzique!! You Rock!! Looking forward to your new CD!
NB: The difeyeh song is hilarious - "min weyn bitjeebun" 3ala 2awlit Ziad :)) Listening to the ArabBlues track as am writing this... Brilliant!! Your Fan Min 1991 Cheerz® Kwala |
| Name: | AbulZolof |
| E-mail address: | admin@shoofimafi.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.shoofimafi.com |
| Comments: | Munir, your music is unique, and you're quite the talent,... best wishes with the new CD, and hope to see another concert like the one in B.U.C (1987)!!! |
| Name: | samer karaman |
| E-mail address: | skaraman@emirates.net.ae |
| Comments: | Nabzeh baseeta binnissbeh la Arab Blues:
Out here we arabs are professional camel jockeys. Out here we wish we were "st-ned immacculate" as one late rebellious poet-musician "Mr Mojo Risin" once said, and as u my friend must've been, when u wrote this masterpiece. Peace, love, and happiness 2 u my dear friend. Salbonically... |
| Name: | Charles Frangie |
| Comments: | I just heard Arab Blues, you are a genius! |
| Name: | Kamal |
| E-mail address: | kamal@lebrocks.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.LebJAZZ.com/ |
| Comments: | Greetings and support from the Home of Jazz in Lebanon: LebJAZZ.com. |
| Name: | phusion |
| E-mail address: | sufferhead1@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.geocities.com/the_x_original |
| Comments: | Much love and respect to Munir, I dig his vibes a lot. Wish you the best of luck because you deserve it.
Issam |
| Name: | Waleed Zaroubi aka Waldo Zulu |
| E-mail address: | wzaroubi@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hey Dude...this website is nifty...it's nice to see some of the clippings you have and the underconstruction stuff. In anycase I always enjoyed your music and company. You are a good buddy. Yalla waiting for your CD. |
| Name: | Jack |
| E-mail address: | jhack@lebrocks.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://lebrocks.com/jackgregg/ |
| Comments: | Always love and respect you as a man and as artist. I think if the Webmaster doesn't want to build this site he should give to someone who does. Your friend and partner in music, Jack |
| Name: | Hiba |
| E-mail address: | hibasworld@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ammmmmmm aaaaaaaaaaaaaa munir?????? what is this web site all about??????????????????? i did not understand any thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is it still under constructoin???? |
| Name: | Monica Asly |
| E-mail address: | musica@aei.ca |
| Comments: | Hi Munir,
I loved listening to the tapes you made me. I feel very privileged indeed!!! A great job well done!! All the best, Munir, in releasing your work as soon as possible. Love, Monica Asly |
| Name: | Walid Itayim |
| E-mail address: | stephan@logos.cy.net |
| Comments: | Hi Munir, Just testing your guestbook. |