Tag Archives | 2012

Kitesurfing in Batroun


Looks pretty cool! It isn’t clear though if there’s some kind of a kitesurfing school there in Batroun or these were just a bunch of pro kitesurfers having fun.

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Fete De La Musique 2012 – Beirut

This year’s edition of Fete De La Musique is happening in a couple of days on June 21st  and will span over 9 locations across Beirut, featuring as usual both amateur and professional musicians.

Check below the festival schedule and start choosing which artists to watch!

Fete De La Musique 2012- Roman Baths

The Roman Baths venue will feature seven different artists, all performing varying genres.

  • 20:00-20:30 Marc Nader (Folk)
  • 20:40-21:10 Dida’s (Acoustic Music)
  • 21:20-21:50 Les Artistes (Folk, Acoustic Rock)
  • 22:00-23:00 Les Fils Du Calvaire (Electro-Rock)
  • 23:10-23:30 Segundo Bloco (Samba, Brazillian Percussions)
  • 23:40-00:10 Poly (Pop)
  • 00:20-00:50 The Passive Standouts (Rock)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Beirut Souks

The Beirut Souks venue will feature seventeen different artists, all performing varying genres on two different locations, the Platform and Ajami Square.

Beirut Souks Platform Venue:

  • 19:00-20:00 Chorale Tania Kassis (Choral, Chants)
  • 20:10-20:30 Nachaz (Rock, Blues)
  • 20:40-21:10 Silverage (Pop, Alternative Rock)
  • 21:20-21:50 Life Line (Rock)
  • 22:00-22:20 Beirut Blues Brothers (Blues, Rock)
  • 22:30-23:00 Soul Sister (Soul, Funk)
  • 23:10-23:40 Butterfly (Rock)
  • 23:50-00:20 The Locals (Rock, Blues)
  • 00:30-1:00 The Fan Dolls (Rock)

Beirut Souks Ajami Square Venue:

  • 20:00-20:20 Elie Sawaya (Variety)
  • 20:30-20:45 Tina Fish (Slam Poetry)
  • 20:50-21:20 Nour Yammouni (Pop)
  • 21:30-22:00 Blue Yeast (Blues Jazz)
  • 22:10-22:50 The Missing Pixels (Folk)
  • 23:00-23:20 Snowslash (Rock)
  • 23:30-23:50 Ashekman (Rap)
  • 23:55-00:15 Zeinedin (Rap)
  • 00:20-00:40 Banely (Rap)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Samir Kassir Square

The Samir Kassir Gardens venue will feature eight different artists, all performing varying genres.

  • 19:30-19:50 IQEWS (Alternative Rock)
  • 20:00-20:20 Point of View & Bob Arja (Rap)
  • 20:30-20:50 7ta2at (Rap)
  • 21:00-21:20 What’s Your Story (Rock, Pop)
  • 21:30-22:00 Homemade (Alt Rock, Pop)
  • 22:10-22:30 Srai (Rock)
  • 22:40-23:10 Jammit the Band (Reggae)
  • 23:30-23:50 Bandage Group (Pop, Rock)
  • 00:00-00:30 Wata El Lounge (Trip-rock, Dub)
  • 00:20-00:50 The Passive Standouts (Rock)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Martyrs’ Square

The Martyrs’ Square venue will feature eight different artists, all performing varying genres.

  • 19:00-20:00 Gabriel Abdel Nour (Arabic Pop)
  • 20:10-20:40 The Coolcumbers (Alternative Rock)
  • 20:50-21:30 Episode (Prog Rock)
  • 21:40-22:20 Lazzy Lung (Indie Rock)
  • 22:30-22:50 Anixa (Rock)
  • 23:00-23:40 Epic (Rock)
  • 23:50-00:10 The Rakans (Pop, Electro)
  • 00:20-01:20 DJ Andre Rizzo (Electro)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Zaitunay Bay

The Zaitunay Bay venue will feature eight different artists, all performing varying genres.

  • 20:00-20:20 Abdel Harb (Flamenco Guitar)
  • 20:30-21:00 Rojo Del Libano (Flamenco)
  • 21:10-21:40 Bruno Tabbal (Rock, Pop)
  • 21:50-22:10 Beirut Vocal Point (A capella)
  • 22:20-22:50 Band Audi (Rock, Blues)
  • 23:00-23:30 Blue Band LB (Rock, Reggae)
  • 23:40-00:05 Gilbert Simon and Jebebara (Pop, Arabic)
  • 00:15-00:35 Maher Salame (Electro Oriental, House)

Fete De La Musique 2012- Saint Louis Capuchin Church

The Saint Louis Capuchin Church venue will feature two performing groups.

  • 18:00-19:00 Chorale Du College Protestant
  • 19:00-20:00 Pastorale De L’USJ

Fete De La Musique 2012- National Evangelical Church of Beirut

The National Evangelical Church of Beirut venue will feature two performing groups.

  • 18:30-19:15 Chamber Music
  • 19:15-20:00 Classical Chants

Fete De La Musique 2012 – Beirut New Waterfront

The Beirut Waterfront Venue will feature performances by ten different DJs.

  • 8:00 pm- Alterra (Deep House)
  • 9:00 pm- Tavarish (Dubstep)
  • 10:00 pm- Ryan K (Deep House)
  • 11:00 pm- The Middle Beast (House)
  • 12:00 am- Jade (House)
  • 1:00 am- Dop [Paris] (Tech-House)
  • 2:00 am- Diamond Setter (Tech-House)
  • 3:00 am- Trix (Deep House)

Supported by Vanclode Jandam
VJ’s: Mosig / TM / Beirut Visuals

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Two Lebanese female athletes qualify for the olympics

Two Lebanese female athletes made the cut to the Olympic games in London this summer. The first is Andrea Paoli, a taekwondo player, who will be the first Lebanese ever to participate in the senior category of martial arts at the Olympics. And the second is Tvine Moumjohglian who will be representing Lebanon in table tennis for the first time in 16 years. All the luck to both of them!

You can read more about Andrea and Tvine in this article by Al-Arabiya, and about the participation of Lebanon at the Olympics throughout the history here on Wikipedia.

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Snow in Faraya covering the chairlifts

That’s how much snow there is Faraya righ now, the chairlifts are all covered!

I remember the people responsible for the pistes were struggling in the past couple of years to bring more snow into the tracks so people can actually ski, now they sure have to take lot of snow so that at least the chairlifts can operate! Anyway, one thing is for sure, the season is definitely going to last till early in May I believe!

Photos via Mzaar Ski Resorts FB page. Thanks to @peter_khayat.

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Happy New Year!

That’s how the new year’s eve looked like in downtown Beirut, if you’re curious about the rest of the world you can check this nice collection here.

Wishing you all the best of life in 2012!

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