Posted By
Najib
Jul 25, 2019 02:52
After what's been happening with Mashrou3 Leila, I first thought this news of censoring a Mohammad Iskandar song was made up by a satire website but it turned out to be true. Apparently, the song talks about bribes and hints at the Iskan Bank which upset the bank that filed a lawsuit forcing the singer to remove any mentions of the bank in the song and stop playing it on all channels until then. I…
Posted By
Fred
Jul 21, 2019 03:00
A Facebook page by the name of "جُنود الرَّب" has been unleashing since July 17 a series of posts to its 5.5K followers condemning Mashrou' Leila's sexual/religious ideologies, performances and lyrics. This comes around 2 weeks before they are expected to perform at the Byblos International Festival on August 9, marking the band's 10-year-anniversary. Mashrou' Leila is being criticized for the content of its lyrics, attacking religions, and for promoting homosexuality, by its openly-gay frontman…
Fun
5 years ago
I like the idea behind this video clip to include politicians and artists and it’s nicely shot (even though the majority of scenes are taken from past events) but can the lyrics get cheesier than ...
Baladi
5 years ago
Gibran Khalil Gibran’s masterpiece “Broken Wings”, a story laden with Gibran’s views on morality, love, marriage, children, pain and loss, has been turned into a musical that premiered at the Theater Royal Haymarket, London, in ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Acclaimed singer & composer Marcel Khalife refused to perform the Lebanese National Anthem, as is the tradition, on the opening night of the Baalbeck International Festival. Khalife said (quoting AlJaras) “I won’t be performing the ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
“Wish you were here” is one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. It was originally written for Syd Barrett, who founded the band but had to quit due to mental illness before achieving their huge ...
Baladi
5 years ago
I’m sure you all remember childhood songs such as “Tiri Tiri ya 3asfoura”, “3andi Bissi esma Sissi”, “3ammi Bou Massoud”, “Fi 3enna Shajra”, “Yalla N3ammir”, “3eedik ya Mama” and many more. Well the people behind ...
Middle East
5 years ago
After Beirut in 2003 and Dubai in 2013, MusicHall by Michel Eléftériadès is expanding to reach Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, with the launch set for June 15, as announced by its owner on social media ...
Art
5 years ago
Lebanese singer and actress Hiba Tawaji announced on Twitter that she is the voice of Jasmine in the French version of the new Aladdin film, which was released last Wednesday in Le Grand Rex theatre ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
C’était une aventure extraordinaire ! Merci pour tous vos encouragements Je vous aime ❤️ À très bientôt ! It was an unforgettable adventure ! Thank you for all your supports ! See you again soon ❤️ #Lavoixtva#Moryhatem ...
