Cinema Beyrouth - CD

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0 ...The instruments <span data-scayt_word="mee" data-scaytid="1">mee</span> <span data-scayt_word="tfor" data-scaytid="2">tfor</span> the first bars, dialogs are preparing, a sound is established... a demonstration of fine energy and the overture to a wide horizon which leads us to a space between <span data-scayt_word="dreamtime" data-scaytid="3">dreamtime</span> and reality...<br /> <br /> Lebanese composer <span data-scayt_word="Toufic" data-scaytid="4">Toufic</span> who has been residing in Paris for many years now is a master in the art to set up his melodies in scenic way. He fascinates his audience with the way how he constructs each piece as he would construct a film scene.<br /> <br /> <span data-scayt_word="Cinéma" data-scaytid="6">Cinéma</span> <span data-scayt_word="Beyrouth" data-scaytid="7">Beyrouth</span> is of course a homage to the Beirut that still exists in our memory. "My main concern is that the compositions have a "soul". My artistic aim is to create intellectual and physical emotions but I do not dictate to the audience what they should feel. Everybody should keep his very own sensibility which is always influenced by the day, the surroundings, the atmosphere of the <span data-scayt_word="location.”" data-scaytid="5">location."</span> His charming concept to present his Arabic tinged music with Western jazz musicians and their instruments is a very individual approach to fusion East and West.<br /> <br /> When in the <span data-scayt_word="70ties" data-scaytid="11">70ties</span> <span data-scayt_word="Lebaonon" data-scaytid="12">Lebaonon</span> was to torn into pieces by the civil war <span data-scayt_word="Toufic" data-scaytid="9">Toufic</span> <span data-scayt_word="Farroukh" data-scaytid="14">Farroukh</span> went into exile like many of his compatriots. Shortly before he had discovered jazz, the concept of jazz improvisation, Stan <span data-scayt_word="Getz" data-scaytid="15">Getz</span> and a Dexter Gordon concert convinced him to dedicate his life to music. He went o France and studied music for several years. The doors of the jazz clubs didn't open easily:" They put highest importance on virtuosity but I think that music shouldn't be considered they way sports is. I think the main thing is to find your own self and develop your own <span data-scayt_word="language.”" data-scaytid="10">language."</span> He worked mainly with Lebanese ensembles, was awarded several grants and soon he could present his first album Ali on Broadway. It was a fine, surprising success. His contacts to the film world grew and soon he got his first commissions to compose sound track music ' his music to <span data-scayt_word="Fallafel" data-scaytid="17">Fallafel</span> received an important French award.<br />