Concert
Our concert in the “Pierre Abou-Khater” auditorium was great. The day before the concert the hall was already sold out. Still many people from all parts of Lebanon tried to get tickets the night of the concert. Since they traveled so far the organiser offered some of them free entrance when they would sit on the stairs of the auditorium. The room was over packed. Around 600 people in total. It was a hot summer day and the air conditioning was shut off so Rima wouldn’t be bothered by it. The temperature in the hall must have risen to over 35 degrees celsius. We were all sweating on stage and so was the audience. But none of this withheld both the musicians and the audience to enjoy a 2 hour concert without a break. An unusual quiet and concentrated audience listened to a whole new set of music. All new arrangements, many new songs.
The reactions were heartwarming and although we could have played better we were very satisfied with the result. Unfortunately we only had one concert. A second or a third concert would have given us some more freedom and relaxation. Rima had worked hard for weeks, organising the concert, the video clip and all publicity. Luckily she has a great group of friends around her who support her in every possible way.
After the show I went for 2 days to Damascus to enjoy some free time with my girlfriend. Damascus is a wonderful city, the centre of the Arab culture. It was great to be back. And we spent hours wandering trought the old town and the Souk.
When we returned to Beirut we met up with Rima, she showed me the roughs of the video clip and we had a nice dinner at the sea side in Beirut. The video clip is great! It’s a very stylish and arty clip with great lighting and composition of image. I hope we will have it on our website soon. We will keep you updated.