Suha Deeb in the News!

[Mark Balahadia]

April 3rd and 4th 2008, the audience of the Masrah Al Madina in Hamra, Beirut were pleasantly surprised by the performance of Suha Deeb at the Musica 3 Festival hosted by Irab. She was accompanied by Sohbi Abdo and his band. Suha was also filmed by Orbit TV and CNN! She was also featured on Al-Akbar and Now Lebanon. More coming soon!

Now Lebanon:
Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon :: If not now, when -Oriental dance back to its roots

Al-Akhbar (in Arabic):
«عÙ�رَب» تØ*يي مواعيد الهوى | جريدة الأخبار

Suha Deeb's website:
suhadeeb.com oriental dance, belly dance, bellydance, bellydancer, oriental dancer, golden era, raqs sharqi, raks sharki

Irab's website:
http://www.irabmusic.org

Plus, there are some great photos of Suha rehearsing with Sohbi Abdo and his band on her facebook fan page.

[phillyraqs]

I love this quote -

As the older crowd enthusiastically sang along and stood clapping for the majority of the performance, the younger and foreign attendees may have been a bit disappointed if they were not able to appreciate the performance for its pure and technical quality. For those expecting an oriental/latin/modern fusion remix with a few extra neon lights and back flips added to the mix then they best look beyond Masrah al Madinah.

It sounds like a wonderful event, and I'm so happy for Suha, who has been working so hard for years to restore belly dancing's reputation in Lebanon!

[Lauren_]

What a fantastic article! Thanks for sharing it, Mark.

It reminds me of reading similar things in news from Cairo, and I suspect Turkish artists may feel the same way about dance and music in Turkey.

I suppose most countries go through periods of artistic decline regularly, or the older generations often feel that the newer arts are overly exploitative/simplistic. I know it happened in the US in the 20s, 50s, 60s, 70s...

[jessedan]

The event was a great success. It was sponsored by Irab, a non profit organization which is dedicated to the preservation of authentic arabic arts. Suha recieved rave reviews from the arab press and performed before a full house both nights.
The picture in the article is from one of her rehearsals. For the show, she wore several fabulous costumes designed by Lebanese designer Roni Eid. (pictures!! pictures!! plz!)

Regards
Priscilla

[Mark Balahadia]

I spoke to Suha and she said she will be posting clips from Orbit TV soon! I'll keep everyone posted ..g.:

[shems]

clips woo! I wish I were there to see it live.

[jessedan]

I don't have clips yet, but here's some cool pics from the performance. Costumes by Roni Eid:


Suha performing to 3eyni Betref by Karem Mahmoud





Performing to Mata Ashoufac by Mohamad Roshdi

[jessedan]

How very odd, the third picture isn't showing up here.
So here's the Tribe link to it:

Another Performance Picture - tribe.net

[shems]

How very odd, the third picture isn't showing up here.
So here's the Tribe link to it:

Another Performance Picture - tribe.net

oooh, I love the blue dress.

[jessedan]

Here's a really good article in Egypt's Daily News:

Daily News Egypt - Full Article

Regards
Priscilla

[SuhaDeeb]

Hello Everyone,

I've been very busy, and meaning to post and upload more material. I will do that when I get back from Lithuania. Meanwhile here is another recent interview from 'Alssiyasi', Egypt. It's in Arabic.

Suha interview in Alssiyasi.


Regards,

Suha

[Mark Balahadia]

Smallah 3la badlet! These costumes are gorgeous, I'm so jealous!!! Roni must make me some costumes too...

I can't believe I missed the show, please post the video clips soon ..g.:

[heinakuu]

oh - please post the clips you promised, have been waiting to see them....

[SuhaDeeb]

Hi Heinakuu,

I'm also waiting to see clips! I promise that I will post something as soon as I get the concert footage off my organiser.

[shems]

Hi Heinakuu,

I'm also waiting to see clips! I promise that I will post something as soon as I get the concert footage off my organiser.

yay! I can't wait. I miss you Suha, when are you coming back to DC?