Sunday, March 2, 2008

Captin Abo Raed


I was thrilled when my father told me that we are going to the movies to see ‘’captin abo raed’’ since I never went to the movies with dad, even though I go to the cinema frequently, yet this was one of my special times, because of several reasons, first of all, it was my first time to go with dad, secondly I was going to watch the first Jordanian movie and finally we were accompanied by my father’s aunt.. 3amto Salwa :)

The movie was good, I had some thoughts before watching it based on the name of the director and the talk I heard about the movie itself, but when I watched it, I liked it, it turned out to be an acceptable movie with some pros and cons. For example, I liked the music; it was warm- hearted and affectionate. On the other hand, the acting was varying from ‘’outstanding’’ to ‘’armature ‘’.


The funny thing that my aunt fell asleep during the movie, not because it was boring or something, but because she was heavy-eyed in the dark!! Anyway we enjoyed our time and saw our beloved neighborhoods of old Amman in the eyes of an elder wise man and the eyes of dreamy kids..

Sunday, January 6, 2008

pshina




During last summer, I wanted to invest my time in something I’ve found interesting since I was a child, which is pshina* playing! So I started by searching for a pshina in order to learn, and I was lucky to find an adiga pshina in a very good condition! I tried to play certain tunes but it was difficult but rather amusingly challenging .

Yesterday I attended my first class for learning how to play the pshina, and as I inspected it was charming and practical. Our instructor is very talented and I like the fact that he plays the pshina with passion and amusement yet it in a very humble attitude, and I wish I would reach such stage, where I can amuse the audience and enjoy the music myself with a sense of pride!
On the other hand, I discovered that I want to learn the Apapshina (mandolin-like instrument) too! It’s like a sweet mellow version of the pshina, its sound is feminine, delicate and shy but at a certain moment its sound becomes masculine with epic feelings. I don’t know if I’m able to describe the music to the level I enjoy it but I’m sure I’m willing to learn the pshina and the apapshina!


* pshina: cicassian accordion