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You might recognize the name of Tareq Al Nasser, or might have heard his great compositions in many Arab series starting from ‘Nihayat Rajul Shuja3′ in the 90’s, until ‘Muluk Al Tawaef’ and ‘Al Malek Farouq’ last year.
Rum is a unique Jordanian musical group lead by Arab composer Tareq Al Nasser. He is a true genius, he has a gift of composing brilliant music that overwhelms the listener, and sends shivers down any appreciative persons spine.
Lately, I became an addict to their music, I used one of the tracks “Urdon” as a ring tone on my mobile. I always wanted to attend a live concert for Rum – Tareq Al-Nasser group, but unfortunately they do concerts very rarely in Jordan.
A couple of days ago, I got an invitation on Facebook for an event that is hosted by the European Commission in Amman to celebrate the Europe Day, Finally it is a concert for Rum and here in Amman at “Al-Modaraj Al-Romani”. 8-7-2008 was the date of the event at 8:00PM. I thought “I will be an idiot if I’m going to miss it”
Talking to the people around about it, I found that there is no one that is very interested to go to the concert. I decided that I would go by myself if no one wants to go. Yesterday, 3 hours prior to the concert, I called a friend and asked him if he is interested to go. He didn’t sound very interested but at least he wanted to go. The main concern for my friends who were not very sure about attending was the security issue and the sort of people who will be there as it was a free concert.
7:45 PM, arrived to the downtown with my friend, vallet parking guys were there to serve the people who are coming to the concert, and it was a perfect service that we all would miss as it’s very hard for anyone to park his/her car at the downtown.
Walking towards the auditorium, unfortunately, rain showers started to fall down. It was my first time to visit “Al-Modaraj Al-Romani”. It has 3 doors, 2 of them were as entrances and the third was the way to behind the scene and the stage. I have never ever thought that the security guy would ask us to go to the other door as this is for “families and couples”. I always hate to hear this phrase as it became a tradition in Amman, but it sounded different for me this time, as it was a sign that the concert is organized in a way or another. Any way, I entered the same door when I told him that people are waiting for us inside. Do you know something? That auditorium is huge, it’s much bigger than the one at Jerash where the concerts of Jerash Festival were held. Rains are falling again, musicians, sound technicians and camera men are trying to take out there instrument or to cover them. Thank God I had the booklet of the concert to cover my shaved head.
Half an hour later, the rains stopped falling. The musicians went out as a sign that the concert is starting. Tareq Al-Nasser looked different than the last time I met him with the short hair.
An hour and a half of amazing music has been played, after the very short (Arabic) speech of the French ambassador in Amman, with good interaction from the audience that contained a lot of foreigners. They played Nuwara, Ya bin Al Alam, New Amman, Jerash, Urdon (my favorite), a part of Andalusia (the cold weather was the reason that let them not complete it) and finally, the one that I heard for the first time and which competes with Urdon from my perspective, Nar. I can say that it was one of the best concerts I have ever attended, and this is the only concert that I’m willing to attend hundred of times.
Good job Tareq Al-Nasser, good job Rum… you were extremely amazing.
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