Video part of the art installation I did in the frame of a workshop organized by "98weeks" about Ruin in the city of Beirut. I worked with video, sound and photos, on an abandoned house and the wild garden separating it from the city.
Christophe Katrib
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I made this film using photography and sound recording, in the frame of Tripo 08 workshop in Tripoli in August 2008.
Abou Rakan is probably the last Oud (musical instrument) maker in Tripoli, he speaks of how he started and plays a song on the first Oud he ever made. In his playing one can sense a weight; he opens up and tells us why his "hands are tied". He speaks of life's problems, his sick wife, and the grace of God...
Christophe Katrib.

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Video I made in the frame of Tripo 08 workshop in Tripoli in August 2008.

Impressions from the natural choreography of a day ending on the Corniche of El Mina in the city of Tripoli (Lebanon)
Askalé is the old Turkish name of El Mina, both words mean "port", or "harbor".

Christophe Katrib.

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Six drummers participate in a well planned musical attack in the suburbs. As an elderly couple leave their apartment the drummers take over. On everyday objects they give a concert in four movements: kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and living room. The drummers perform on everything from dog dishes and slippers to toilet brush and microwave oven. The hidden music in the household objects is just waiting to be brought to life.

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With the band's permission I'd like to do a high resolution version of this and hopefully have it stand as the official video. This video is in no way in association with Band of Horses. I do not have permission to use this track. This video is just for fun. I used footage shot by my grandfather between the late 1930s through the 1970s.

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