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Music in the air
Filmography 101 Sir, Excellent coverage of the new Egyptian movies. Keep up the good work Safei-Eldin Hamed, Ph.D Musicology 202 Sir: I must say not only is the article (Dardasha'a "Looking beyond: Is that the way to go?") very well written, but it is also so right on with everything written in it. Do you know Diab's song, "Hikayat el ana a'ishtaha- koulaha tishbih le baa'daha" (All my adventures, they're all alike") -- What about the songs he wrote- they all seem to "ishbih li baa'deehom" too. However as far as keeping up to date with the society's modern trends, well that is what sells him. I feel that teens and even adults at times, are trying to become more and more westernized -- but if they can take a break from translating Brittney Spears and Backstreet Boys, but still be trendy with Amr in their own language -- well, they are going to choose that. The day "ana aktar wahid" came out -- I don't think there was a taxi, microbus, minibus, cta, car, bedroom, ahwa, or disco stereo that wasn't playing it. Amr is their hero, and he advertises for Pepsi. and Egyptians love Pepsi. Mohammed Mounir on the other hand is spectacular. El ragil abqari (The man's a genius)! His words are so soothing to the soul. One of the most beautiful songs I heard him sing was Nagat's "Ana baa'sha' El-bahr", so beautifully done. His new tape is fabulous, he pulls in the Spanish light, without being Ricky Martin or a Gypsy King -- he adapts beautiful saxophone solos without being Kenny G -- his culture and heritage exist within every one of his songs. I didn't really hear much of the Sting -- but then again i am not a big Sting fan (well I dig the police, but Sting in his 50's I don't know.) Oh- and I whole heartedly agree with Mounir's poor advertising. He needs to find a new manager. Then again his difference even in the style of his advertising is distinguished and unique. That's the end of my e-mail -- I am so happy I found this site, please respond with any feedback you may have! I look forward to your articles! Rwaida Gharib Sir: What poor media we have in the Arab world!! A copycat like Amr Diab releases stolen video after video, and the Arabic media and television hosts start yelling: "It's new, new, new, new"!! These bankrupt singers are only getting away with their nonsense, because no one is saying anything to them!! Ahmed Hegazy Our regular dose of general praise... Hi ya, The nice thing about Cairolive is that it has a personal touch. As for the other Egyptian sites in this genre they're so plastic -- that's what happens when content is created by businesspeople. Good luck, I'm sure you'll make it. Mats Palmgren What happened to Suad? HELLO... I have always been a big fan of the sweet Suad Hosny. Our hearts are still dejected because of her sad and sudden death . I was very curious about the results of the report on Suad's death... It was supposed to come out on the 15th of August. I looked through your pages but couldn't find anything about that subject. Would you be kind enough to let me know what happened? Thank you very much. Malloshi Dear Cairolive, I'm a big fan of the Cinderella and I would like to know what the London police said about the death. I have to rest my mind and soul... Thank you Mena Editor's note:The delay in Scotland Yard's investigation of Suad Hosny's death was covered in What's in the Mags. Coverage from Suad Hosny's funeral is here.
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