Marcel Khalife - Discography

Quotations

"Every serious and sincere musical work reflects revolution, the artist is by nature a rebel ; one must be rebellious with his writing and creative projects."

"Freedom, democracy and bread are the things we lack in our region"

It is difficult to think of another musician in the Arab world other than Marcel Khalifé who has so powerfully and successfully fused the aesthetics of his art with the cultural and political concerns of the age. His ability to free the oud as an instrument from its traditional bonds clearly mirrors his struggle to highlight the injustices of political and everyday life in the Arab world. When he was studying at the Beirut conservatoire, Khalifé used to pass by the Palestinian refugee camps. Wondering why these people were living in houses made of zinc, and what the circumstances were which led to them living in such poverty, he decided to learn more about the Palestinians, how they lost their homes, lands and rights. He became a supporter and now does not hesitate to show his support for their cause. During Lebanon's civil war, he risked his life performing in bombed-out concert halls, bringing his music and the great poetry of the Arab world to his war-ravished country. He was named UNESCO Artist for Peace in June 2005. Khalifé's song compositions are deeply rooted in lyrical texts. Through his association with great contemporary Arab poets, notably the Palestinian Mahmoud Darwish, he has sought to renew the character of Arab song, breaking its stereotypes and advancing the culture of the society that surrounds it. Although he has always avoided explicit lyrical responses to political events, he is nonetheless hugely articulate as a campaigning figure. In fact, though, his music has attracted controversy. In the song "Oh Father, I Am Yusuf," based on the poem by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, Khalifé quotes passages from the Koran. The song created uproar among some who insisted that it was blasphemous. The charges against him were eventually dropped and the judge wrote in her decision "that the defendant has chanted the poem in gravity and composure that reveal a deep perception of the humanism expressed in the poem ornamented with the holy phrase." These events have further fueled Khalifé's advocacy of the freedom of the artist. He has also written music for the Caracalla Dance Troupe and soundtracks for documentaries and films directed by Sophi Sayhf Eddin, Maroun Baghdadi and Sami Zikra. Since 1982, Khalifé has written books on music that reflect his avant-garde compositions and musical scholarship, and his compositions have been performed by several orchestras, notably the Kiev Symphony Orchestra, the Academy of Boulogne Billancourt Orchestra and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. Some of his albums include Promises of the Storm, Ahmad Al Arabi, Weddings, Peace Be With You, Ode to a Homeland, Arabic Coffeepot, The Children and Body and Magic Carpet, a suite of 12 instrumental pieces written for the Caracalla Dance Troupe's theater shows Alisar the Queen of Carthage and Andalusia: The Lost Glory. —Tom Jackson

ALBUMS @128 kbps with Covers (Front & Back) (1.5 GB) More Reviews @ http://marcelkhalife.calabashmusic.com/ Marcel Khalife - Anthologie [Best of] [01].Marcel Khalife - Caress TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Caress/ Mouda'aba [02]. Al hambra [03]. Granada [04]. Tents [05]. With All The Love [06]. Popular Cafe [07]. Samai Bayati [08]. Paspport/ Jawaz Assafar Download HERE [02].Marcel Khalife - Ghina'iyat Ahmad Al Arabi TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Hands of Thyme and Stone [02]. Let the Siege Come [03]. The Wedding [04]. Ahmad Emerges From the Ancient Wounds [05]. I am Arab Ahmad [06]. Let the Siege Come [07]. My Song [08]. Ahmad Counts His Limbs [09]. Ahmad Awaits [10]. Resist [11]. Among Small Details [12]. Haifa Started Here [13]. Rise to Your Dream [14]. Rise [15]. We Shall Remain [16]. Ahmad the Refugee Camp [17]. Ahmad the Wind [18]. Go Deep [19]. You Will Die Near My Blood [20]. Oh Arab Ahmad [21]. Curves of Autumn [22]. Ahmad My Brother Download Part One Download Part One [03].Marcel Khalife - Taqasim TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Taqasim One [02]. Taqasim Two [03]. Taqasim Three Download Part One Download Part One [04].Marcel Khalife - JADAL (Oud Duo) TRACK LISTINGS Disc: 1 [01]. 1st Movement [02]. 2nd Movement Disc: 2 [01]. 3rd Movement [02]. 4th Movement Download HERE [05].Marcel Khalife - Magic Carpet (Bissat el-Reeh) TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Tribute to Baalbak (Haneen Overture) [02]. Mare [03]. Diwan of the Harem (Dance of the Scarves) [04]. Coronation in a Phoenician Shrine [05]. Love Duet (Inspired by Delibes' Lakme) [06]. Alisar's Escape, Tyre to Carthage [07]. Diwan of Decadence (Al-Bahrah) [08]. Diwan of Andalusia (Muwashahaat) [09]. Departure from Granada [10]. Reconquista [11]. Horsemen (Dabke dance) [12]. Spirit of Dance - Finale Download HERE [06].Marcel Khalife - Arabic Coffeepot TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Arabic Coffeepot [02]. After All That Happened [03]. Sing a Little, oh Birds [04]. Young Beauty [05]. Oh My Father, I am Yusif [06]. Passing Beauty [07]. Oh What a Country [08]. Coffee Trees Download HERE [07].Marcel Khalife - At The Border TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Strike [02]. Children and the Wolf [03]. Mirror Moon [04]. At the Border [05]. The Boy and the Plane [06]. Sparrow [07]. On to Beirut [08]. Beirut [09]. Deema [10]. Sleep little One [11]. Screem Download HERE [08].Marcel Khalife - Concerto Al Andalus TRACK LISTINGS [01]. al-Zaghareed [02]. Flamenco [03]. Bint el-Chalabiyah [04]. Ya Banat Iskandariya [05]. Qaduk al-Mayas [06]. Sirto Nakriz [07]. Granada [08]. Waltz Zangeran [09]. Waltz Tarzanween [10]. Taqseen Hijaz Kar [11]. Longa Nahawand [12]. Finale Download HERE [09].Marcel Khalife - Dreamy Sunrise TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Enshrouded [02]. Roses for You [03]. Dreamy Sunrise [04]. Land of the South [05]. Call of the Rooster [06]. Walking Tall [07]. Bird of the South [08]. I Chose You, My Homeland [09]. Beirut - Pictures in Black and White Download HERE [10].Marcel Khalife - Happiness TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Dream [02]. Memories [03]. Spaek Up [04]. Newspaper [05]. Mount Barouk [06]. My land [07]. You and the song [08]. Your hands [09]. happiness Download HERE [11].Marcel Khalife - Ode to a Homeland TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Ode to a Homeland [02]. You Were on My Mind [03]. My Home [04]. Anthem of Bread & Roses [05]. Childhood [06]. Afraid of the Moon [07]. Dance of the Gypsies [08]. Praying for Him Download HERE [12].Marcel Khalife - Peace Be With You TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Dewdrop [02]. A Child [03]. Poems Grow [04]. Poem of the Earth [05]. Peace Be With You [06]. salute of a Traveller [07]. Homeland of the Martyrs [08]. I Love You More [09]. Pigeon's Coo [10]. The Anthem Download HERE [13].Marcel Khalife - Promises of the Storm TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Promises of the Storm [02]. Passport [03]. Mother [04]. Rita [05]. Birds of the Galilee Download HERE [14].Marcel Khalife - Stripped bare TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Sunrise [02]. Street Vendors [03]. Traffic Police [04]. Beirut [05]. Road Noise [06]. I will write [07]. Sa'da [08]. Chauffeurs [09]. Salesman [10]. Sons of the Sea [11]. Don Quixote [12]. I Shall Name You Download HERE [15].Marcel Khalife - Summer Night's Dream TRACK LISTINGS [01]. Overture [02]. Beautiful Girl [03]. Capricio Orientale [04]. The City's Sadness [05]. Where the Sun Rises [06]. Magic [07]. Tango for My Lover's Eyes [08]. Kohl [09]. Dance in the City Square [10]. The Queen's Processions [11]. The Vendors [12]. Twilight [13]. Dance of the Harem " I " [14]. Dance of the Harem " II " [15]. King of Times Past [16]. Madness [17]. Bridal Procession " I" [18]. Bridal Procession " II " [19]. Salutation Download HERE [16].Marcel Khalife - The Bridge TRACK LISTINGS [01]. The Bridge [02]. The Returnee [03]. Departure of the Venders [04]. The Violins [05]. Madonna [06]. The Kafiyyas [07]. Beirut Our Star [08]. Invade [09]. The Qanoun Player Download HERE [17].Marcel Khalife - Best of TRACK LISTINGS [01].Oh my father, i am yusif [02].Bel akhdar kaffannah [03].Wa Ana Amshi [04].Enni Ekhtartoka Ya Watani [05].Tosbihouna Ala Watan [06].Jawaz Safar [07].Ommi [08].Rita [09].Qumi Atlaai Al-bal Download HERE [18].Marcel Khalife - Sharq (Elegie d’Orient) Download Mp3 Download Video PW : WeLove-music

References in English

• Marcel Khalife Discusses the New and the Old in Arabic Music in a Leading Literary Supplement: The Rationalization of Arabic Music, Translated and edited by Elie Chalala, Al Jadid magazine, Vol. 1, no. 1 (November 1995), http://www.aljadid.com/music/0101khalife.html
• Trial of famous Lebanese singer to begin: Marcel Khalifa Faces Three Years in Prison, http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/8827/?PHPSESSID=fa0c483828b20a9149317109a275dc02
• Music as a Mission: Marcel Khalife strums the heartbeat of the Arab world, http://www.cafearabica.com/issue1/stories/people/khalife3.html
• Lebanese singer banned in Tunisia, http://www.freemuse.org/sw11829.asp
• Biography, http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=1855
• Interview with Marcel Khalife, http://www.middleeastinfo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=2238

References in French

• Marcel Khalifé : Voyageur..., Pierre Dupouey, mardi 10 février 2004, http://www.aloufok.net/article.php3?id_article=949
• Marcel Khalife poursuivi en justice : entre versets et sonnets, Taïeb Chadi, http://www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma/MHinternet/Archives388/HTML.388/Culture.html
• Visages, Dalia Chams, http://hebdo.ahram.org.eg/arab/ahram/2006/5/3/visa0.htm
• Biographie, http://www.libanvision.com/artiste.htm