Melemele is Kuwait’s first Karaoke house that opened up recently at The Palms. Not sure how karaoke works when you’re sober since I’ve only ever done it when plastered, but it seems it’s doable based on the videos in their highlights.
The whole place along with the karaoke rooms looks pretty cool and they have over 10,000 tracks to choose from. The price is 4KD per person on weekdays and 5KD per person on weekends but depending on the size of the room you want, there is a minimum number of people that have to sign up. Booking is done through their website in advance and they’ve got a bit more information there so make sure to check it out.
We don’t get a lot of new things to do in Kuwait so it’s good to see something fun like this pop up especially during the pandemic. They’re on Instagram @melemelekaraoke and their website is melemelekaraoke.com
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Thanks for the shout out!
We hope to see you at Melemele soon and experience Karaoke while sober. We bet you will have just as much fun 🎤🎶
Is it possible to bring my own whisky?
This activity seems especially irresponsible during a pandemic which is spread through droplets from the mouth.
+1
We are taking extensive health precautions by disinfecting all microphones and equipment with medical wipes before and after every sing.
You can take a look at our Instagram page for more info @melemelekaraoke.com
Isnt there supposed to be 40days of mourning for the late Amir?
No, in the Muslim religion mourning is limited to a maximum of 3 days whether it’s for an emir or a garbage man on the street
All “mourning” is not allowed in Islam with a few exceptions:
– 3 days for women when a relative dies such as a brother, sister, uncle, etc.
– 4 months and 10 days for the wife for the death of her husband.
and by mourning it means that they can stop doing the following nothing more:
– using makeup & perfume
– wearing jewelry (like gold and silver)
– leave home except for urgent matters
– wearing beautiful clothes regardless of the color (so they can wear any normal house clothes they usually do around the home – doesn’t have to be black)
In short, there is no mourning in Islam, whether for an Amir or a common man except for a wife or women relatives.
You’re probably talking about another Islamic sect but I know in Sunni Islam even men (not only women and widows) observe a three day mourning period when grieving for the loss of a relative is allowed. That’s why even men hold a 3-day “3aza” following the death of a relative, where they receive guests to offer condolences and mourn the loss of the relative for up to 3 days.
I am talking about Sunni Islam. If you know of a verse in the Quran or a Hadith (Saheeh) that allows the 3 days of mourning as I defined it above to all men and women alike please share it with me. I would really appreciate it.
As for 3aza, that is another story. There is no set time to be 3 days or more or less. So if I saw a man after a week of his relatives passing away I can go to him and say ta3zeyah.
If you can read Arabic, these two links have more information.
https://binbaz.org.sa/audios/2471/556-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7
https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/5676/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B5-%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A1
what’s wrong with a garbage man on the street? why specifically mention a “garbage man on the street”?
The pandemic is a concern no doubt … But I guess if you are responsible enough to sanitize the mike before you use it and wear a mask and sing it shouldn’t be a problem , Its not like you are gonna stick your tongue out and lick the mike
I have been there, its an amazing place filled with great service and atmosphere.
Gotta bring in those night club feels to Kuwait
slight error – there have been karaoke houses before, many of them. But they were (and are) all in FIlipino restaurants hidden well away from the prying eyes of law enforcement that make one set of rules for expats and another for locals. I have enjoyed live music and karaoke houses since the mid- 2000’s in Kuwait.
Yeah there are other places that have karaoke in kuwait but there is a difference between a restaurant having karaoke which there are many in kuwait, and a place that’s designed around karaoke.
Also just want to add there is no commercial law for expats and another for locals. All businesses anyways are owned by locals but a lot of low income expat places aren’t legal not because the law doesn’t favor them but because they’ve chosen not to get the correct licenses either because their facility/space isn’t set up correctly or the place isn’t even meant to be a restaurant. Those places might lack fire exits, sprinklers in the kitchen, etc