I have spent the last two years writing and recording and have just released a new 13 song CD and started to use MySpace.
In The Empire’s New Cothes CD released in mid 2008 I have put together a series of related songs that reflect my identity and my concerns for the struggles of ordinary people. I am using this CD to practically assist solidarity work locally with fund raising concerts and a % of my CD sales is also donated to an Australian Trade Union solidarity organisation that has projects in the Middle East. In a time of spin and silence “The Empires New Clothes” is a little cry for justice and peace. For history and more information go to http://www.philmonsour.com/
Below is the introductory text of the The Empire's New Clothes CD booklet that explains this project.
What do you do when it hurts beyond reason, when you’re drowning without hope? You can listen to stories of survival. You can scribe and sing. You can bring to life in music, a lost humanity.
In The Empire’s New Clothes Phil Monsour creates a breathing space [nafas]…inside a specific sense of ‘Arabness’ in Australia. It’s about our experience. It’s about our memory. It's about our identity and all the contradictions in between. It’s about the politics of love.
After generations we forget what it is to sing our songs - whether they’re traditional, contemporary or lullaby. But, there is a certain kind of something, about singing in your own ‘voice’. It unlocks memory. It expresses personal worlds of meaning. The social. The political. The historical. The cultural. Song as it is here, bridges these worlds - striking a chord, a deeper ‘resonance’ – physically, politically and spiritually. This is a language never lost.
For many generations in Australia, stories / histories / herstories of Lebanon, of Palestine, of Iraq, have always been insistently part of our conscious and subconscious lives. Al Nakba [The Catastrophe] continues in Palestine today, as do catastrophes in Lebanon and Iraq. And meanwhile, despite apologies, the White Colonial Project continues in Australia.
For Phil, this album is the product of many wars. The birthed child of invasions and occupations. The imprint of many a colonial ‘adventure’. It is a journey of families and identities, growing up when Lebanon was not just ‘the old country’ - it was on the news each night.
Here are the prophecies born from loss and pain. Here are the anthems of hope for justice. Here is where we meet with Eastern hearts and minds, in Western streets and suburbs. In the face of our cynicism and anger, we welcome you to ‘Popular’ music - [shaa3bi] - more like how we want the word ‘popular’ to feel – for you, for your mother, for your brother, for your soul. For us.
This is Phil's hand, his voice, his guitar. Here is Phil Monsour's hope. ("intro from The empire's new clothes CD" by Alissar Chidiac March 2008)
have you been to www. ozradio. com. au lately? It's all new and with more features than ever before. Swing past OZRadio. com. au and check out exclusive tracks from your favourite local Aussie Musicians. Featuring some of the best established and up and coming acts this side of the globe. We allow all Australian Artists of any genre to sign up and create an online music account to present their music, music videos, photos, post gig information, sell their CDs, and much more and it's all for free for Australian Music Artists! Our goal is to help give the Australian Music Scene a chance to spread their talent to anyone in Australia who really loves local music.
Nace un nuevo portal musical
www. musicaydecibelios. com
Nuevas ideas, muchas ganas, necesidad de convertir los portales musicales en algo activo y generar espacios para la información creativa.
Su inauguración esta prevista para el 1 de Marzo, nos gustaría que fuerais entrando, poniendo vuestros datos, habrá muchas novedades…. también la posibilidad de que nos aviséis de errores, fallos, sugerencias.
El portal musical tendrá su propia revista digital, gratuita y plural. Aquí tenéis la portada, con una periodicidad mensual (en un principio)
Otras cosas que contendrá:
1.- Una emisora de radio integrada con emisiones en directo desde festivales.
2.- Una selección de 10 canciones que podréis escuchar aleatoriamente cada vez que entréis
3.- Una sección de conciertos, donde podréis localizar el lugar del evento vía satélite.
4.- Vuestra propia ficha o pagina personal
Y un largísimo etc.
Os pasamos los emails para que podáis contactar
General: info@musicaydecibelios.com
Redacción Revista: redaccion@musicaydecibelios.com
Conciertos: conciertos@musicaydecibelios.com
Publicidad: publicidad@musicaydecibelios.com
Noticias: noticias@musicaydecibelios.com
Los 10 Elegidos: 10elegidos@musicaydecibelios.com
Ya disponible el nuevo CD de la banda punkcore por excelencia del Madrid de los noventa, herederos de la sacudida del RRV, criados en las okupas del sur de Madrid; vuelven los incombustibles SPIDIKFLOTES, disco nuevo, lleno de sonidos rabiosos.
PUNK + CORE = SPIDIKFLOTES
www. wcdiscos. com/tien
TRADES are WELCOME. Nos gusta intercambiar y colaborar con otros grupos, sellos, fanzines…, si estas interesado, escribenos: info@wcdiscos.com
SPIDIKFLOTES en el local de ensayo, tocando el tema :PUTOS NAZIS
http://es. youtube. com/watch?v=G46zNFNgQkM
Si quieres contratar a los SPIDIKFLOTES ponte en contacto con nosotros
Por fin disponible uno de los discos mas esperados de este año; de las cenizas de KAOS URBANO y con miembros de AGRESION, GUITAR MAFIA, BAJO KLERO y SUBLEVADOS sale esta banda de auténtico punk rock. Herederos de Cicatriz, con ramalazos barriobajeros a lo BANDA TRAPERA, refrescan el continuo apalancamiento de los grupos a un mismo sonido. Es difícil deshacerse de la banda que será la vuelta a la originalidad en el punk.
www. wcdiscos. com/tien
TRADES are WELCOME. Nos gusta intercambiar y colaborar con otros grupos, sellos, fanzines…, si estas interesado, escribenos: info@wcdiscos.com
Hi and thanks for accepting our friend request! We've added some new tracks so please stop by again and take a listen to our work. Cheers and best of luck in the New Year - Sally
Suerte con vuestros proyectos,
Aquí os dejamos información de las nuevas ediciones de la Working Class Records
Pasaros por la tienda
www. wcdiscos. com/tien
Sunday 24th August, Sharif’s new mix set for ADream brings together originals, trip-hop, world music, funk, downbeat electronica, disco and of course some soul . Enjoy love Sharif (click link below). www. adream-music. com
ey phil, thanks for listening and for your friendness, we really appreciate the support! if ya want, you can hear more songs at jameskatz. com have a thrilling thursday.
Hi Phil, have you heard we're a finalist for a MySpace impact award? We're in the running to win a $10,000 donation :) Please vote for us because a donation of this size would be so helpful to ANTaR - the pic below is a link to the page where you can vote ...
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