David Parfitt - 10-26-2005 at 09:39 AM
Does anyone know where I can buy the CD "Ghofran" by Samer Totah online? I'd also like to know if anyone has heard the CD.
Thanks
David
Ronny Andersson - 10-26-2005 at 10:22 AM
Yes here Ghofran
David Parfitt - 10-26-2005 at 10:59 AM
Thanks Ronny, but there's no way I can send a cheque to Palestine. Do you know if any online stores stock it?
David
palestine48 - 10-26-2005 at 11:26 AM
I have a copy, Samer had my grandmother bring me back a copy.
I can send you a burned cd or upload it to the forum. I have been meaning to do it but unfortuantley have not find the time.
It is a good CD, very mellow. He uses a jubran oud and a custom furuk turnz arabic oud.
If anyone can help me compress and upload tracks I would appreciate it.
Rami
TruePharaoh21 - 10-26-2005 at 11:30 AM
Palestine,
I'd be more than glad to! Send me a u2u and I'll get you my e-mail address.
TP21
David Parfitt - 10-26-2005 at 11:35 AM
Thanks guys, this is great!!
David
oudman - 10-26-2005 at 06:05 PM
If you guys upload the album, let me know, id love to hear it
(theoudman@aol.com)
palestine48 - 10-26-2005 at 06:11 PM
I know, I know, No politics but I found a good article about a music school recently founded in Ramallah; Samer Totah's and my hometown.
Hope you guys find it as inspirational as I did.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/637773.html
John Erlich - 10-26-2005 at 08:20 PM
Ahalan Rami,
I visited Ramallah in 2000, but don't expect to be going again for a while. How would you feel about burning me a copy and making a trade? I have a
pretty good CD collection and could copy you something that is unavailable or nearly impossible to find, in order to keep our consciences clear! I
have a CD of solo Iraqi qanoun that I went through way too much trouble to get from an asinine European distributor...
Also, if you have any contact with Mr. Totah, maybe you could suggest to him that he could sell in North America through Maqam.com or Rashid Sales.
Even if that forces him to sell at "wholesale" prices, he would get good publicity from the sales.
All the best,
Udi John
palestine48 - 10-26-2005 at 08:26 PM
I think the esiest thing for samer to do is to have Isa boulos work on dsitribution cince they are very close and isa lives in chicago. I will email
him and tell him a few americans and europeans are interested in his album if he coud work on it.
Im gonna upload the album, I recommend u do the same for everyone to enjoy John if thats cool with you. I hope if people like samer's album and its
available state side that they purchase it to show him support.
John Erlich - 10-26-2005 at 08:33 PM
Rami,
I'm a bit behind on the technology...
-J
palestine48 - 10-26-2005 at 08:49 PM
u2u me and ill see how I can accomadate you.
John Erlich - 11-6-2005 at 11:09 AM
Ahalan Rami,
I have been in contact with Samer. I have question regarding mailing to Ramallah. In terms of my package actually getting to him, does it make
difference whether I address it to "Ramallah, Palestine" or "Ramallah, West Bank"? (I don't mind of course using "Palestine," I just want to make
sure it gets to him.
Shukran,
John
palestine48 - 11-6-2005 at 06:50 PM
I beleive its west bank but I will double check. Unfortunantly I dont mail much to there.
P.S. sorry for the delay of uploading I will work on it soon inshallah, if time permits.
palestine48 - 11-7-2005 at 06:07 PM
Isa forwarded my request for CD's to samer, I think samer will respond so I will keep everyone posted.
palestine48 - 11-13-2005 at 10:00 PM
{Here is the latest about ordering the Samer Totah CD. From an email I just received. Basically what it says is you guys can send money, preferably
wiring the money, and they can process the order
or if someone is willing to buy multiple copies and sell them off to willing customers they can arrange for that also}
Dera Mr. Rami Balat,
Thank you very much for your email.
We can send the CD to any person interested to order it this is one option
the second option if u believe there is person can have few copies and send
them from USA also it can be possible.
For payment they can send to Samer money back transfer or check. We have no
problem, but better in bank transfer as we make sure we don¹t lost it by
mail.
Please let me know what do you suggest and would be more than happy to hear
form you soon.
__________________________________
Sincerely,
Zahran Y. Jaghab
General Manager
SAMA Productions Co. Ltd.
Tel: + 972 2 2050724
Fax: + 972 2 2950724
Mobile: + 972 59 9778296
E-mail: zahranj@samaproduction.com
: info@samaproduction.com
P.O.Box 1847
37 Jaffa St. Ramallah Palestine
http://www.samaproduction.com
Anyone with feed back please let me know so I can forward it on.
David Parfitt - 11-14-2005 at 12:20 AM
Rami,
It might be worth forwarding this info to Basil Samara at Maqam.com, as he is always on the lookout for new oud CDs to distribute.
All the best
David
John Erlich - 11-14-2005 at 10:56 AM
Hi David,
In the course of my e-mails with Mr. Totah, I forwarded info about the CD to Maqam.com, but it certainly can't hurt if others repeat my suggestion!
All the best,
John
John Erlich - 11-26-2005 at 09:06 PM
Hi Rami & David,
I received the CD yesterday. It's quite good. I think we should bug Basil at Maqam.com just a bit to carry the CD.
Best,
John
John Erlich - 12-21-2005 at 10:37 AM
All,
Last Friday, I mailed a burned copy (made with Samer's permission!) of Samer's CD "Ghofran" to Maqam.com.
Please consider sending Maqam.com an e-mail to let them know you would like to see them carry the CD: info@maqam.com
Best,
Udi John