wandering through the corridors at the Dormitories of the University of Homs, with the company of Bashar el Assad, tones of shoes on the way, friends preparing coffee, snow outside, Amjad playing oud, Hamada waving, Radwan smiling, posters and portraits, plants and couches ... small island where you can find friendship in the middle of winter ....
Recorded in Beyoglu, Istanbul, this is the Trick I learnt in Vlora/Albania which made me famous all around the neighbourhood ...
Actually, this second version is a little bit longer because of performer's obvious difficulties.
Sound: Randy Brecker, Brecker Brothers
Camera: Pep Solà-Niubó
Performer: Serafí Campistrol
Salah and his 2 daughters, Ram, Murad (body builder), Said (Big Lion), Serafi Campistrol + the cab driver (Abu Ibrahim) altogether by the same table after having reached the place in the same car. Judge by yourself if that is possible ..
[December 2006]
Abu Waddah and Abu Jauma are dancing on the matresses in the room at the dormitories in Homs, Syria, during a Abu Waddah's pre-farewell party.
Music by Abu Khassim (oud), video by Radwan Deeb, other attendants include Abu Ali, Aassem and Eyub Dali .... in the middle of Winter, January 2007, soon after it was heavily snowing in Homs ...
I love you all, my friends ...
Simona and I, in Ain El-Addah, the mountains behind Beirut, just before X-mas ... and right after I arrived from Lattakia ...
(add some music of Feirouz PLEASE ... "Ya jabal al baeed" if possible!)
[23rd December 2006]
Salah is the barber, the customer invited us to join him at his place, Radwan -next to the teapots- is my Brother in Lattakia, Murat and Said are sitting and just watching The Berber Show ....