2:48AM - Entertaining Kuwait since 2003Ibrahim Al-hulail is a Kuwaiti student who’s currently studying in Japan and I previously posted a video of his in which he had some Japanese students say a Kuwaiti phrase. Well this time he made a new video to share with my readers dedicated to Kuwait from his Japense friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Kuwait and the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait. In the video his Japanese friends sing the popular song Watani Habibi. [YouTube]
Thanks Ibrahim
As part of a series of events to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Kuwait’s independence and the 20th Anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait after the first Gulf War, the British Council brings the Arun Ghosh Quintet to Kuwait for two live music performances.
First Show
Date: Thursday, 17 February 2011
Time: 7:30pm
Location: The Performing Arts Centre, The English School
Second Show
Date: Friday, 18 February 2011
Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Location: The Avenues, Phase 2 outside Dean & Deluca
Admission is free to both events but for The English School performance it’s strictly on a first-come, first-served basis and you should arrive in good time in order to secure a seat. For more information visit this [Link]
Thanks Guy
This looks like it’s going to be one hell of a show. The Ahmadi Music Group & Orchestra will be presenting one of the most famous and exciting choral works ever performed in Kuwait with a large orchestra of 40 musicians… Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
Location: Boy Scout Association Theatre, Beirut Street, Hawalli, Opposite Centre Point.
Time: All shows start at 7pm
Dates & Prices:
Tuesday 18 January, 2011 – Preview night for students KD4
Wednesday 19 January, 2011 – Gala, Black Tie followed by buffet, KD10
Thursday 20 January, 2011 – Adults KD8, Students/Children KD4
Friday 21 January, 2011 – Adults KD8, Students/Children KD4
Secure your invitations in advance to avoid disappointment by calling 66184192 or sending an email to [email protected]
For more information visit the Ahmadi Music Group website [Here]
Thanks Ridwan
[YouTube]
They get an “F” straight away for their choice in music. Their dancing and wardrobe get a “C”. McDonalds are still winning this dance contest followed by Pizza Hut who sadly have removed their video. Here’s the current ranking so far:
Kuwait Dance Competition
1- McDonalds
2- Pizza Hut
3- Center Point
4- KFC
5- Caribou Coffee
Kuwait Chamber Philharmonia & Radisson Blu Hotel present:
Carmen – Georges Bizet
Date: Saturday December 11, 2010 at 8PM
Location: Al Hashemi II Grand Ballroom at the Radisson Blu Hotel
Performed by International Soloists:
Alicja Wegorzewska – Whiskerd – Carmen – Verica Grmusa – Micaela – Tomasz Kuk – Don Jose – Adam Szerszen – Escamillo
Tickets: KD16 (available at Radisson Blu tel 25673000 and Virgin)
For more information visit www.kuwaitcp.com
Next Thursday there is a rooftop BBQ at Al Manshar Rotana with a live blues band playing. The band is called Mojolators Blues Band and have been playing together now for around 3 years. I haven’t been to any of these rooftop events at the Al Manshar before but I’ve heard they usually kick ass.
Date: Thursday 28th October
Time: 8pm on wards
Where: Al Manshar Rotana – on the roof (very cool set up)
Price: KD12 per person + 15% service charge.
This includes live music and BBQ
You can contact Aziz from the band for booking
or more information on 97444318
Here is a link to the flier [Link]
So I’ve previously post about Kuwaiti rappers and a country musician and so here is a Kuwaiti metalhead called Yousef. He has 4 sounds online, below is the metal one but you can hear his other songs [Here]
It was very strange walking into this store since it was mostly made up of cassette tapes with few CDs laid out in the middle. It reminded me of the early 90s when the market was just starting to get introduced to CDs and so I suddenly felt the urge to pick up a Vanilla Ice cassette.
What helped with this early 90s flashback was the fact that the majority of the tapes were from that era, Color Me Bad, Culture Beat, Dr Alban, you name it and they were all “Thomsun Original” branded tapes similar to the one’s Bells and Swan Lake used to sell for those who still remember. At KD1 for 3 tapes that’s a lot cheaper than the KD1.750 we used to pay for a single tape. Ah, the good old days of The Video Club…
The store is located on the first floor of the parking lot building behind Johnny Rockets Salhiya.
Remember the trolololo song? Well the guy (now much older) made a live appearance recently and sung/lip synced his famous song again. It’s a very weird video with appearances by Darth Vader, what looks like the Village People and a Gorilla. [YouTube]
After posting the videos of the Kuwaiti rappers earlier in the month one of my readers contacted me to tell me about his cousin. He told me his cousin was an extremely talented piano player… and was blind. I thought that would be great to share on the blog so he recorded a short video of his cousin playing the piano which you can watch above. Naser was born blind and has been playing the piano since he was 4. [YouTube]
Ibrahim Al-Mazeedi is a Kuwaiti country musician whom I posted about early in the year. He just released another song which you can listen to above. This is what Ibrahim had to say about this song:
I have released a new single – a very touching and personal one. It can be related to anyone in the Arab region. But I wrote it about Kuwait. Tell me what you think… listen to the words carefully.
[YouTube]
One of the biggest events of the year is back with Kuwait Stock 2010. This year’s music line up includes a lot of great talent, here are the bands participating:
The Feeling
The Rebs
Revolution
The Juice
Dead Electrics
Jelly Shot
Location: British Embassy
Date: October 15th
Tickets/invitation inquiries: [email protected]
Website: www.kuwaitstock.info
Thanks Mahmood
Update: Just emailed asking about ticket prices and got the following
Thank you for your interest in KuwaitStock. The event is by invitation only. If you are known to a KuwaitStock sponsor and they invite you, they will let you know about what to do.
Please note that an invitation is not transferable.
Hope to see you soon
KuwaitStock Committee 2010
The video above is by Kuwaiti rapper A To The G and he actually mixes in English and Arabic. Video is well shot but skip the first minute. He’s an NES and ACK graduate and you can check out his YouTube channel [Here]. Oh he’s also a boxer.
The second Kuwaiti rapper is a guy going by the name BigMo. Below is one of his songs you can listen to and you can check out the following link for more songs. [Link] Pretty good stuff.
Booty. Drugs & Liquor final by BigMo
Here is his Facebook group. [Link]
Kuwaiti rapper Moe is back with a new song called “About Me”. According to Moe he wrote this track specifically for the readers of my blog due to the responses he got from his first release. He wrote this track and finished it under a week. You can leave your feedback below. [YouTube]
Update: Here is a link to another Kuwaiti rapper called BigMo. Below is one of his songs you can listen to and you can check out the following link for more songs. [Link] Pretty good stuff.
Booty. Drugs & Liquor final by BigMo
Here is his Facebook group. [Link]
