All Time Low Manila Concert 2011 | Ticket Prices, Venue and Schedule

All Time Low, an American pop punk band, will be holding a one-night concert in Manila, Philippines this year!

All Time Low Manila Concert 2011

The All Time Low Live in Manila Concert 2011 is scheduled on September 22 and will take place at the Araneta Coliseum.

Tickets are now available at all Ticketnet outlets nationwide and are priced as follows:

Seat Location	Price
VIP (PT101 & 103 A-J) (Reserved Seating)	4755
PATRON A (PT103 & 101 K-Z) (Reserved Seating)	4225
PATRON B (Reserved Seating)	3700
LOWER BOX VIP (LB200 & LB201) (Reserved Seating)	3700
LOWER BOX REG (LB202 - 215) (Reserved Seating)	3170
UPPER BOX A (Reserved Seating)	2640
Upper Box B	1060
General Admission	530

For ticket inquiries and reservations please call 911-5555 or visit Ticketnet.com.ph

Here's the music video of one of All Time Low's hit singles "I Feel Like Dancing"

American Idol Manila Concert 2011 | Ticket Prices, Venue and Schedule

My oh my! The American Idol Season 10 Top 11 finalists will be having a concert in Manila, Philippines this September 20, 2011!

American Idol set to do a concert in Manila this September 20, 2011 at the Araneta Coliseum. The said American Idol Manila Concert 2011 is titled "American Idol Live Tour 2011"

Yes! Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Thia Megia, Casey Abrams, Jacob Lusk, Stefano Langone, Haley Reinhart, Pia Toscano, Paul McDonald, Naima Adedapo and James Durbin will all be coming here to perform live for their Noypi fans!!! Isn't that amazing?

Produced by the Ovation productions, the 'American Idol Live Tour 2011' Manila concert will be held at the Araneta Coliseum.

The tickets of this concert are priced as follows:

VIP - P12000
Patron A - P11500
Patron B - P10000
Lower Box VIP - P7500
Lower Box Regular - P5500
Upper Box A - P3500
Upper Box B - P1500
General Admission - P700
**Plus TicketNet Service charge.

You can avail 10% early bird promo discount if you buy your tickets on July 20-27, 2011 (for Upper Box A and B sections only). For more information about ticket reservations and other inquiries, please call TicketNet at 911-5555.

Check out the TV plug below:

American Idol Live Tour 2011 Manila Concert TV Plug | Video courtesy of the Ovation Productions

This is a first! Waaaaaaah! Excited much? Hehe.

"Fired Up" Akko Band Lights Up The Night

The city of Ramallah is not for fighters, it's for lovers, party goers and bankers. And in the summer the songs of this universally known city come home to have a great time. So it's not weird to see a number of music festivals.

One of those events is Ween 3a Ramallah, in honor of the most famous song written for this city. This time the night was owned by the Akko based band Wala3at....it caught fire...and that what they did they fired up the fans to those very Palestinian and eastern tunes.

We have a news coverage of this concert and a quick overview of the evening.

فرقة ولعت العكاوية حفل وين عرام الله - هارون عمايرة

Sherine Abdel Wahab Rare School Concert

I do not believe this, this video is at least 25 years old and does Sherine still sound the same as she did then? She is the leading voice of Egypt now, int terms of voice quality and sales. She is the hottest voice in the young voices. And she throws the best live concerts becasue she can actually sing and engage the audience.

Now check out this video of hers, when she was at school in Egypt leading the choir and dazzling with her young voice. The song is a tribute song for mothers, a very famous song indeed. And Sherine owned it, she has no fear this little girl and her skills on stage were second to none. It takes a lot of guts to do this, and she did not think about it, she knew she will be a star and she become one.

This video tells me with Sherine is this, what you see is what you get, her voice is really awesome, she needs no computers or sound engineers to coach her. She just had a strange phase in the early 2000 when she wanted to do pop. Glad to see she is back to doing Tarab songs and respectable pop songs.
المطربة شيرين و هى تلميذه

A Successful Palestine International Festival 2011

A Successful Palestine International Festival 2011 means that there were no or little troubles with this festival for this year. Latifa, the Tunisian singer said yes, she will perform, then she said no becasue she does not want an Israeli stamp on her passport. Guess what? The organizers of the music and dance festival did away with that. The festival has chosen the "Youth" as the theme for the festival.

Invited performers and guests were invited by the Palestinians Authority and their entry was handled by the Authority, as far as the performers care, they did not have to deal with the Israels or see them at the entrance point from Jordan. Still the Israelis had to approve the guests, but the guests did not to see those officers.

Egyptian singer Iman Al Baher Darwish was the key guest of the festival and he did not disappoint as he defended the festival and asked for more entertainers to visit Palestine. He also held a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas. I understand the difficulty to plan such an event under occupation. There is always issues with should we be doing this now? But this is about life and about showing the world that against all odds the people of Palestine will live.

Click on the links to watch the performances:

Performers form Egypt (Wust El Balad Band, and Iman AlBaher Darwish), Algeria (Soad Masi), Spain (Los Mulero), Jordan (Macade Nahas), Chile "Bavochi" entertained the city of Ramallah for the duration of five days. There was also the Palestine National folklore Dance troupe performance.

رام الله ترقص على انغام وسط البلد

Abdallah Rowaished: Palestine Hearts Kuwait

The honor of the first singer from Kuwait and from the Arab gulf to have a live concert in Palestine goes to the Kuwait singer with a hear of gold and a million dollar smile Abdallah Rowaished. Kuwait composer and singer accepted an invitation from President Mahmoud Abbas and went to the Weest Bank city of Nablus accompanied by his band and a media delegation.

I have always been a fan of this seasoned Arab singer that has a reputation in the entertainment circles of being both kind and inventive. His style of romantic songs is hard to capture by words, his gift with the oud is hard to find nowadays. And he took all that to Palestine and lit up the night.

This is a very kind gesture from this very proud singer from Kuwaiti singer, to visit Palestine and perform in Al Najjah University where thousands of Palestinians who appreciate his music and his style turned out for the concert. For the first time in more than 20 years, the flags of Kuwait were carried in pride in the heart of a Palestinian city with passion.

While Abdallah Rowaished entertained the masses, he toured around and got to know Palestine, he of course met with the officials in charge of tour and visited with President Abbas whom he sang for during the concert. Politics aside, this is one of those rare moments where a star that gains little from a concert goes, performs and benefits the place he visits. I hope that such visits continue and both parties feel warm toward each other.

Local artist Nasir Al Asmar opened for Mr. Rowaished by performing local favorites form the folklore.

حفل عبد الله الرويشد في نابلس

Fairouz in The Amsterdam Experience

In October 2010, she had two sold out comeback concerts in Lebanon where the tickets were sold and in minutes once they were made available. Her album is top of the charts and still the biggest album sold till this moment. An album Arabs buy in their country and in their homes away form home. Millions sold becasue this is a collectible item, not just a CD you can download.

Then this year she had a concert in Amsterdam, tickets were sold in under an hour. Arabs living all over Europe snagged the tickets as well as those wealthy Arab tourists traveled to Amsterdam to see this concert of a lifetime. But non Arabs were also in the front row, enjoying the music and raveling the mysteries of this diva and her charming music. Her live orchestra makes the show worth it, all her band had to travel along with her and give their best.

now we have a report on that concert where Fairouz performed, she has the affection and the respect of the fans. some she has gotten old, but you know what her music seems to never lose its magic and the lady still can sing and bring it all back to where it started in the 60s baby.

Fairouz in Amsterdam 2011 - Rotana Report

Ammar Hassan Concerts in Amman Jordan

The second home for most Palestinians in the West Bank is Jordan, and that's also true for Palestinian entertainers in the West Bank, they perform in Jordan and feel they have finally made it. So when you are a big name in Palestine pop and romance, and you almost won the title for Super Star, then you go on Tour in Jordan.

That's what Ammar Hassan did. Except that he did not sing pop, he went for the oldies that he has mastered with his manly voice. Music Boss, the production company Ammar Hassan singed with organized those concerts. Of course the young singer sang Palestinians song as part of the show like Rozana.

A number of TV network aired the concert live, we have a clip of his concert.

عمار حسن_ يما مويل الهوا

Kylie Minogue invades Manila (Concert Videos)

Kylie Minogue successfully held her first ever concert in the Philippines last night which took place at the Araneta Coliseum. A star-studded one, the concert received great reviews from the people who were there.

"Kylie" is currently trending on Twitter and these are some of the tweets posted:

"OMG! Kylie's show ws da bomb, fr prod design, costumes & acrobatic stunts, d best! Can't w8 2 report abt it 2mro! Back2 work w/ NO voice :-S" -@gretchenfullido

"Tonight was an overload of glitter, onstage, offstage and even at the after concert gathering! Everyone is on a Kylie high! #allthelovers" -@iamtimyap

"Just woke up. Kylie last night was uber fun!" -@pinoygossipboy

" @kylieminogue I still have a hangover from last nights concert. I loved you before. Now I love you even more!!! Go kylie! Come back soon!" -@ICmendoza

The pop icon also did not disappoint her long-time Noypi fans by singing her older hits like "Locomotion" and "Especially For You" despite the fact that her concert last night was part of her world tour for her latest album, "Aphrodite."

Kylie Minogue performing "Locomotion" and "Especially For You" | Video courtesy of "mj88svi"

The songs were not part of Kylie's setlist at her "Aphrodite" concerts in Japan, Europe and North America. Especially for her Filipino fans, the pop singer performed the two songs.

According to eventologist and TV personality Tim Yap on Twitter, Kylie was even looking at a "a cheat sheet on the floor for the lyrics."

Check out below more videos of Kylie Minogue's Manila Concert below:

Kylie Minogue singing "All The Lovers" | Video courtesy of "mj88svi"

"On A Night Like This" - Kylie Minogue Live in Manila 2011 | Video courtesy of "jeffkyler08"

Kylie Minogue's "Wow" performance | Video courtesy of "jeffkyler08"

Black Theama Alexandria Concert

This concert took place at Lycee El Horreya Stadium 30-6-2011 in the captivating Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria. Cairo is too small now if you are a hip band singing about Egypt and for all its people. Now you can be bolder and louder with your concerts, for long you have not been able to say what you wanted to say, now is the time.

And for Black Theama the time is now and the place is Alexandria. Cannot wait for the new album, they must be working on something hot, all the other bands have been doing just that, but you are black theama you sang for the revolution before it started and you highlighted the cause for it in Zahma


Black Theama - في اسكندرية

Nicola Sa'ada Nakhla, Man Behind Many Hits

The guy whose poetry has celebrated women, their beauty and their brain. He goes for the emotional appeal and passion and every time he wins over new listeners. The way he sings for women, make us all envy the women of his life as he seems to never stop from showering them with praises, gratitude and affection.

some of his critics accuse him of advocating a more traditional role for women in his country like Lebanon. He maintains there is nothing with pampering women and not pressuring them to do something they they do not want to do. He also quotes the misery index for a lot of women living in western communities due to pressure.

As for the business side, he is a composer with a lot of popular melodies that goes mostly to the A list singers in Lebanon. And if they are not from Lebanon Nicola Sa'ada Nakhla makes sure they do. Like Gulf singers like Hussian Jassmy, And Ibrahim Al Hakmi. Aside form that he has dabbled into national/patriotic songs.

He seems like a nice guy even when talks about delicate subjects like politics ini his hanging by a thread county Lebanon.

Nicola Sa'ada Nakhla - Beta'ref - Live / نقولا سعادة نخلة - بتعرف - حفلة

Your Dinner Comes With a Serving of Myriam Faris

When not making another song in morocco and when you are done making the Gulf fall for you, you get a chance to go tour and bring your fans some entertainment, even if those fans are in Cyprus--the home of many Lebanese and Arabs. Cyprus is so close of most Arab countries so it's natural to go and visit or live there.

This is not the first time Myriam, Faris went there, she has been there few months ago, but this time it seems at a larger party or dinner. @ The Golden Tulip the fans were lining up for a sneak peak of Myriam and her dance moves. She is known to always keep it fresh when it comes to her outfit. She also is liked by the dudes. See the picture there is only one other girl in the concert surrounded by the guys.

This concert comes hours after Myriam Faris's appearance on the singing and dancing show you know as Star Academy. Which makes the point that Myriam is one unstoppable chick. This is her fourth time at this venue where Arabs and locals enjoyed a bit of Myriam.

Egypt's Hottest Venue El Sawy Culturewheel

If you are a star in post Mubarak Egypt era, you do not get to your status without having performed at El Sawy Culture wheel. This is the hottest concert venue in Egypt where all those indie bands, pop stars, and single artists have performed to sold out crowd. Since the owner Mohammad Sawy has been an icon in the cultural landscape in Egypt and since he was also tabbed for the position of minister of culture.

Not a single day went by without having read about an event there, a concert is a common thing, they have film festivals as well and debates and panel discussion there too. And what makes these guys hot is having their own radio show and their ow magazine.

The place accommodates 1500 people but it seems that 2000 people can enjoy performances and shows in this hip place. Established in 2003 by an engineer who likes hanging out with intellect and fun people who keep the place open and have built a great community.

Visit their website and book an event there via the internet.


اعلان حفل ساقية الصاوى

Hallani in Iraq Concert

I love Arab artists who go to Iraq to perform and entertain Iraqis in those tough times. Few months ago Lebanese singer Maryam Faris was there for a number of concerts, now Assi Hallani, the first dude of all things Lebanese was there for a number of sold out concerts. He was not indoors in some hotel for safety. Instead his concerts were public and in large spaces.

There is a risk every time an artist goes to Iraq to perform, but the people of Iraq could use some good times. The concert took place inside the Lebanese club of Baghdad, no other venue would have been more proper for Assi and his style. He performed for hours and sang his hits from his very successful career of 20 years.

I am sure the people of Iraq are taking notice of the Arab stars who travel all the way to bring them their show at home to remind them that Baghdad still a very hot Arab capital for entertainment music and people who love and appreciate life.

11 - باب عم يبكي بـ بغداد




12 - ندرا" عليا + بس أسمع مني بـ بغداد



14 - الهوارة + صوت الحدي بـ بغداد

Westlife Live in Manila 2011 Concert | Ticket Prices, Schedule and Venue

Westlife is once again coming to Manila, Philippines for a concert!

Westlife Live in Manila 2011 Concert

Westlife member Nicky Byrne himself confirmed the upcoming "Westlife Live in Manila 2011" concert by tweeting the following:

"Calling all our Filipino fans..If any of you know Manny PAC..Please invite him down to our show in sep ! Would love to meet him & Get a pic!" Byrne tweeted.

"I hear [Manny Pacquiao] is a good singer too ? Why doesn't he join us on stage for a song in Manila Forget Mariah I wanna sing wit pacman !!" Byrne added.

Yeah, Byrne was basically inviting Pacman on their show but a detail of the upcoming concert was divulged from the tweets - it's going to be in September 2011! :D

The September 2011 concert would be Westlife's third concert in the country (if my sources are right).Info about the ticket prices, ticket reservation, concert venue and schedule will be posted here once available.

Update: Tickets are now available at Ticketnet (Contact number: 911-5555) and are priced as follows:

Patron - 4,500 Php
Lower Box - 3,000 Php
Upper Box A - 2,500 Php
Upper Box B - 1,500 Php
General Admission - 600

Westlife "The Gravity Tour 2011" concert in Manila will be held at the Araneta Coliseum on September 29, 2011.

"Now composed of Shane Filan, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and Mark Feehily after Bryan McFadden quit the group two years ago to devote more time to his family and later pursue a solo career, Westlife grabbed the public’s attention with their first single "Swear It Again." Since then, Westlife has gone on to become a global phenomenon, thanks to its unbroken string of #1 hits which includes "If I Let You Go," "Flying Without Wings," "Queen Of My Heart," "Fool Again" and their remakes of "Seasons In The Sun" and "Uptown Girl." Their songs "Bop Bop Baby," "Unbreakable," "Tonight/Miss You Nights," "Mandy," "Obvious" and "Ain’t That A Kick In The Head" all reached the top spot in the Philippines, where they still enjoy a massive following to this day." - Manila Bulettin

Gaza's Biggest Wedding Singers

As you might have heard there is a siege on Gaza, high unemployment and lack of some medications. What they do not lack on in Gaza is talented musicians who usually sing at wedding parties and bachelor parties. While those singers rarely have their own songs, they sing sons from pretty much anyone and everyone in the Arab world.

The style of singing in Gaza at those parties borrows from the Syrian Sha'aby style and the Egyptian sha'aby style. Of course they also sing Palestinian songs for Dabka and group dances. They avoid political songs not to upset Hamas. They also do not do much pop songs becasue they are not supposed to dance to such songs as some might mistake you for a girl.

Khalid Al Maghary is one of those busy singers that are often booked months in advance-he is big in Gaza middle area. Ali Al Kilany and Mohammad Al Rashidy are the duo that often perform together. However Gaza based singer Samy Al Harazeen is the busiest of them all as his style and his upbeat style makes him a hot ticket. He is the Gaza city most popular performer. Samy Al Harazeen also has some of his own songs that are often big hits with the locals

Hamid Al Body another popular singer in the Northern Gaza Strip, I have seen him in action. An old school singer is Abdelshafi Al Dahnon who used to be huge in the early 90s, but not sure on his whereabouts. I have attached videos for all those singers. There are no female singers in Gaza, not the kind of party singers anyway. There might be some female musicians, but as far as singers, I cannot name one.

الفنان الكبير خالد المغاري اغنية انا مش انا

مواويل الفنان علي الكيلاني والفنان محمد الرشيدي

سامى الحرازين أغنية برشلونة والريال مهرجان ال العايدى

رشدي البدي افراح آل قحمان بقيادة الفنان حامد البدي

حفلة ممدوح الرضيع المطرب عبد الشافى الدحنون اغنية الجبهة الشعبية

You Say Jordan, I Say Omar Al-Abdallat

Jordan has many pop singers that are now coming to entertain the larger Arab listener. Jordan has not been know for great music--they make some good TV dramas, but not much music. I remember when we first got a glimpse of Jordanian music when in the early 90s we saw Omar Al-Aballat singing for Jordan.

He wears the red kaffya and only the red kaffya making him the native son of the land, thus he can be the number one singer in that country. While he has been making music for two decades, his fame is big in Jordan, but has not translated much beyond the borders of the kingdom.

Still Omar is the proud son of Jordan who is the all Jordan star who can do no wrong. While his style can also fit in Lebanon and Syria where the melodies and the beats are similar, it might be that he does not work hard to build his name outside Jordan. If he goes mainstream, he might have to give up that Jordanian flavor about him. So for now it seems he is happy with the private gigs he gets in Jordan.

عمر العبداللات - بالله تصبو هالقهوة - عل العين موليتي

Miley Cyrus arrives in Manila, set to guest Eat Bulaga!

Miley Cyrus has arrived in Manila, Philippines just moments ago! According to reports, she will be performing on Eat Bulaga later at around noontime and will be having a press-conference at 2pm.

Miley Cyrus "V-logging" before her trip to Manila | Video courtesy of "Futuretainmenticn"

The American teen star is here for a one-night concert at the SM Mall of AMiley cysia Concert Grounds on June 17, 2011. The said concert is part of Miley Cyrus' "Corazon Gitano Tour." The Philippines is said to be the only country in Asia that the pop singer is visiting. Whew!

The Miley Cyrus Manila Concert 2011 tickets are priced as follows:

VIP............................... P7,640
Gold A.......................... P4,670
Gold B.......................... P4,670
Silver............................ P3,500
Bronze......................... P1,844
General Admission.......P650

Destiny Hope Cyrus, Miley Cyrus' real name, became popular for her role in "Hannah Montana", a sitcom on Disney Channel. She recorded the soundtracks of the show which did great on sales and established her as a teen idol. She also top billed in movies like the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" and "The Last Song".

Sum 41 Live in Manila Concert 2011 | Ticket Prices, Venue and Schedule

Sum 41, the world-famous Canadian rock band, will have Manila, Phillipines as stop in their concert tour later this year. The band will be performing in a one-night concert at the A-Venue Concert Hall on October 16, 2011 (Sunday) at 8 p.m.

Sum 41, slated to do a concert in manila this October 2011 | Photo courtesy of swotti.com

The Sum 41 Live in Manila Concert 2011 tickets are priced as follows:

Seat Location	Price
VIP	2650
GENERAL ADMISSION	1590

For ticket reservations, please visit ticketnet.com.ph.

Sum 41 is composed Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Jason McCaslin (bass guitar, backing vocals), Steve Jocz (drums) and Tom Thacker (lead guitar, backing vocals). The band has been around since 1996.

They have released a total of 5 studio albums with "Screaming Bloody Murder" as the most recent - released last March, 2011.

Among their popular hits are "Makes No Difference", "Pieces" and Underclass Hero."

Watch Kathem Al Saher In Morocco (Fez)

Live with Kathem Al Saher in Morocco who makes his second visit for a concert in Morocco thing summer. Fez is the concert venue where the Czar of Arabic music entertained the tarab loving singers who came form all over Morocco and even France to enjoy a night of music and first class entertainment.

The night was dubbed as a night of spiritual music and poetry and Kazim Al saher is the go to guy for those songs, he can do it all accompanied by a world class orchestra that is nothing short of captivating.

تقرير عن حفل الساهر في فاس


كاظم الساهر في مهرجان فاس للموسيقى الروحية 2011