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Geronimo
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 Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:52 pm Post subject: An Opera House in Muscat |
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Has anyone heard any news about plans for the region's first opera house?
I've been told that it is going to be opened next year in Muscat! 
Meanwhile, plans are already falling into place in Sohar
for the 5th Sohar Music Festival.
Provisional dates for your diary are as follows:-
The opening event of this 'not-for-profit' festival
is probably going to be held on 20th October at the Al Batinah International School.
The following weekend - on 28th Oct. -there'll be a 'World Music' event at the Sohar Beach Hotel.
And, the climax of this year's festival - the International Jazz Evening -
will be held at the Sohar Crowne Plaza Hotel on 4th Nov. 2010. There will also be a charity event -a Gala Evening - at the same venue on the preceding evening.
No doubt details of performers will be appearing on the festival's revamped website -
www.soharmusicfestival.com in the next few months.
Currently, Jan Dumee and Magda Mendes are expected to be joined by Peter Getz, (son of Stan),
along with Wieke Garcia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDtguFk1QFE - and Double Espresso.
Geronimo
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Here is some more exciting news about this year's Sohar Music Festival....
The legendary Thijs van Leer will be performing alongside of
Jan Dumee and Magda Mendes at the International Jazz Evening
on 4th November 2010 at the Sohar Crowne Plaza Hotel! 
Here is a clip of Thijs Van Leer in action as lead yodeler
and keyboard player for Focus
I think that the young TV presenter is Oprah Winfrey....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFDW9b_ejfI
IMHO it's even better than Mamma Mia!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAaSpiaRKsg
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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This year's Sohar Music Festival is drawing near!
An article in the current edition of "theweek"... http://www.theweek.co.om/disCon.aspx?Cval=4186
expresses the ethos of this festival well.
The festival opens on Wednesday, 20th October at the Al Batinah International School, ( http://abisoman.com/ ).
It will feature young dancers and musicians from the school and from the Indian Music Institute.
The World Music Night will be held at the Sohar Beach Hotel ( www.soharbeach.com ) on Thursday, 28th October.
It will have Drummers from ABA School with a Cuban element,
So Sing � Sohar Ladies Choir, Sohar Salsa Group � performance by Sohar salsa dancers,
Mark Gresty and the Emotikons � multi cultural band, and returning once more,
the ABA band from the ABA school Muscat featuring rock/pop performances.
Unfortunately, Thijs Van Leer has withdrawn  from the International Jazz Evening to be hosted
at the Sohar Crowne Plaza Hotel
( http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/925/en/hpt/SORCP )
on Thursday, 4th November.
However, a replacement act is being sought for a line-up already packed full of talented musicians.... including
Magda Mendes- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-K28K7vXzI
with Jan Dumee - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uXwU9G8Hqg&feature=related
Double Espresso - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voC1exHckDY&feature=related with
Wieke Garcia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDtguFk1QFE&feature=related
plus Terence Samson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUdBVlxTtdQ on percussion;
and, the
Peter Getz Band - http://www.youtube.com/user/mediablom#p/u and http://www.getz.se/
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:43 pm Post subject: First International Salsa Festival in Muscat |
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Evidently, salsa music and salsa dancing are growing in popularity in Oman.
The first ever International Salsa and Dance Festival to be held in Muscat
is now on its way! 
Details of this weekend event, set for the end of March 2011,
are available at:-
http://www.omansalsafestival.com/home.html
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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The riots and unrest in Sohar earlier in the year have affected adversely
the plans for the next Sohar Music Festival.
Currently, it looks unlikely that there will be an SMF2011.
However,it is possible that a music festival will be organised
in Sohar at some point next year...
and maybe even a Mamma Mia evening, too!
At present, the SMF website is down; however,
videos of the SMFs are still available on youtube.com via the SMF�s own channel :-
http://www.youtube.com/user/soharmusicfestival
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bookworm2
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:25 am Post subject: |
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| Geronimo, Is anything happening? |
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Good grief! Someone else has contributed to this thread 
How dare you, sir?!
The website for the SMF - www.soharmusicfestival.com
has been updated recently.
Bands and sponsors for the next festival are being sought.
My best guess now is that there will be more live music arriving
in Sohar in the spring of 2012...
I'll post again when I have some more concrete information,
bookworm2
Earlier in this thread I made mention of the new Royal Opera House -the first in the region -
would be opening in Muscat.
Sultan Qaboos officially opened the venue...
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/qaboos-opens-royal-opera-house-1.891446
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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A source close to the SMF's organising committee
informs me that SMF 2012 is likely to be held
over the first three Thursday evenings in March 2012.
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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The lively new eNewsletter for expats in Sohar, "Sohar Calling"
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f621b2bb04138717847addecf&id=d59034d427&e=6fea4c2298
provides an update on the plans for the SMF2012...
Sohar Music Festival 2012 � Coming Soon!!!
The Sohar event of the year is coming soon!! Save these dates on your Ipads, smartphones or diaries!!
The Sohar Music Festival will be held during March and more details will follow in the next issue of Sohar Calling.
Just to tempt you, here is a quick taster of what has been planned �
The first event will be held on Thursday 1 March at the Entertainment Centre in Sohar (near the hospital)
and will feature 2 Omani singers: a female singer from Sohar - Layla Naseeb � very talented and very popular.
Layla�s backing band from Muscat will also perform.
The second artiste is one of the most popular male singers in Oman, Salah Al-Zadjali.... ( Sample his sound at:- http://www.salahalzadjali.com/ )
It promises to be a memorable night.
The second event will be held on Thursday 8 March at the Sohar Beach Hotel and the first half will feature
African drummers, salsa dancers, SoSing choir, dancers from the Al Batinah School and a Muscat based band 123orion.
That band's website is:- http://www.123orion.com/
Another band will perform for the second half and more details will be announced soon.
Then there is a rest week before � the third night on Thursday 22 March at the Sohar Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Confirmed so far are Saskia Laroo, who performed in 2009 to great acclaim, ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIoPfJ-h1bM&feature=related )
and a band from Holland - The Stirrrs.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtYmx0CKBWw&feature=related
Another act is awaiting confirmation and we will let you know soon.
Plenty to look forward to there!
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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The SMF Committee has just announced that
Yehya Khalil, the world class jazz percussionist,
and his band will be arriving from Egypt to perform
at the International Jazz Evening on Thursday,22nd March
at the Sohar Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Here is a link to the CNN's "Inside the Middle East" report
on Yehya Khalil and his band...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usG8BlAUJBM&feature=related
Another SMF announcement is that Salah Al-Zadjali,
contrary to the programme schedule as presented
in January's Sohar Calling, won't be appearing at this SMF.
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Latest news... the SMF 2012 now has its own special webpage...
http://soharmusicfestival.wordpress.com/
And, this month's Sohar Calling e-newsletter...
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f621b2bb04138717847addecf&id=d7d4d73dac&e=
features the official poster for the Sohar Music Festival 2012,
along with details of many other social events in the region.
[This newsletter's editor is looking for some new team members to
maintain production].
Also at the beginning of March,
the 2nd Oman International Salsa and Dance Festival
will take place in Muscat...
http://omansalsafestival.com/programme.html
"You can choose from Salsa, Bachata, Spins, Cha Cha,
Mens and Ladies Styling, Cuban Salsa, Zaire, Reggaeton,
Belly Dance, Hip Hop, Samba, Zouk and more!!!" 
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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More details of the performers in this year's Sohar Music Festival
are provided by today's "Oman Daily Observer"....
http://omanobserver.om/node/84511
The programme kicks off with the 'Omani Night' or, if you prefer,
Al Laila al Omaniya next Thursday, 1st March.
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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As some of you may know already, the SMF 2012 programme
didn't kick off last Thursday...
The Omani Night has now been postponed until
Thursday, 29th March.
The other dates remain the same...
www.soharmusicfestival.com
Saskia Laroo returns to the Sohar Crowne Plaza Hotel
on 21st and 22nd March. To sample her sound, visit
the Reverbnation website...
http://www.reverbnation.com/show/6638897
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Geronimo
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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Last Thursday (15th March) the SMF2012
'World Music Night' was a success
with several hundred in attendance at the Sohar Beach Hotel.
Here is a link to a video of
one of that evening's performances...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7BRa2wylU&list=FLUHHqLXMKJyNz7U4FFfOB1w&index=2&feature=plpp_video
This Wednesday evening there will be a 'Gala Evening'
at the Sohar Crowne Plaza Hotel, followed by
the 'International Jazz Evening' on Thursday, 22nd March
at the same venue.
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