Charbel Rouhana blends political awareness, traditional Arabic music and
compositional experimentation

By Stefan Christoff
Special to The Daily Star
Friday, July 07, 2006

BEIRUT: Somehow Lebanon’s electric political climate always seems to provide
fertile ground for innovative artistic expression. Such expression may be
rooted in the country’s rich cultural history, but on occasion, it also offers
important insight into the present challenges facing Lebanon (and by extension
the region at large).

Over the past nine years, Charbel Rouhana has become a fixture on the local
music scene. A rising star and longtime “special guest” at the Blue Note Cafe
in Hamra, Rouhana uses song to present an inspiring voice for social change.
The celebrated oud player and contemporary composer has successfully harnessed
folkloric Lebanese traditions and combined them with present-day musical
innovation and insightful social commentary.

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Une Soirée Bénéfice Dansante pour la Délégation
2006 au Liban par Tadamon! Montréal.

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MERCREDI, 14 Juin.
Café Esperanza 5490, St-Laurent
[Coin de St. Viateur]
21h00 / Donation Suggérée 7$
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Figurant: 1 Speed Bike * DJ Dang * DJ Dexter X * DJ Kandis et d’autres….

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Tadamon! Montréal: Souper-bénéfice communautaire!
Pour la délégation montréalaise de Tadamon! Au LIBAN

Au menu: Présentations de Tadamon! * Cuisine du Moyen-Orient * Diaporama sur le
Liban * Musique par Stefan Christoff au piano….

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DIMANCHE 11 juin à 18 heures.
Maison de l’amitié
120, rue Duluth Est
[Métro St-Laurent et bus 55]
Don suggéré : 10 à 20 $
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Pour réserver des billets, contactez Tadamon!
514 690 8499 / tadamon@resist.ca
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Soirée Film avec Personne N’est Illégal et Tadamon!
Projection des films: Borderless et Souha Surviving Hell

En collaboration avec le Festival Suoni Per Il Popolo

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LUNDI 5 Juin:
Sur la Terasse de Casa Del Popolo
4873 St Laurent, blvd.
20h30
Donation suggérée 5$
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Joignez-vous à Tadamon et Personne N’est Illegal dans une soirée de films qui explorera la résistance et la lutte sociale, allant des centres de détentions et des rues du Canada, à la résistance armée et les cellules de prisons du
Liban….

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On 27 May 2006, CUPE Ontario passed an historic resolution in support of the global campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid. The full text and background to the resolution can be found at: www.ontario.cupe.ca/www/background_on_resolution_50.

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Entrée, Exclusion et Résistance:
l’Histoire de l’Immigration SYRO-LIBANAISE au Canada
[1880 à 1950]

Une Présentation par Brian Aboud.

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JEUDI 25 Mai
A l’École des Affaire Publiques et Communautaires
Université Concordia: 2149 rue MacKay
19h00 / Donation Suggérée 5$
[Métro Guy-Concordia]
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THURSDAY, May 11th
Virus Cafe, 3672 St. Laurent blvd.
Doors 7:30pm / Suggested Donation 5$.

West Beirut is a drama by Lebanese filmmaker Ziad Doueiry that paints a dramatic picture of children’s lives during the Lebanese civil-war. The film begins as the first events which sparked the Lebanese civil war begin in April, 1975. Doueiry represents the partitioned Beirut along sectarian lines through the lives of Tarek and his friend Omar. While Tarek makes Super 8 movies with his friend, the backdrop of war and division haunt the camera. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

West Beirut:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/west_beirut.shtml

During this year’s U.S. presidential election campaign, there was almost no mention made of Israel and the Palestinians by either of the major candidates. That is, until the waning days of the race, when John McCain made a last-ditch attempt to cast aspersions upon Barack Obama by highlighting a connection to respected Palestinian-American academic and Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi. “It was shameful for them to try and paint Professor Khalidi as anything but an esteemed scholar and academic,” says lawyer and Palestinian-American activist Noura Erakat. “It was reprehensible.”

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