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Once again, it is a great honor for me to work with Artist & Musician Maneli Jamal on a very special track called Javun.

Javun is a Persian word that means, To be young. It is a beautiful song of youth, innocence, hope and tranquility. I hope you enjoy Javun as much as I have.

Peace!
Stewart Brennan

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BIO: Maneli Jamal

Its hard enough to convey your thoughts and emotions lyrically, and its a trying task to remain compelling as an instrumental band. Maneli Jamal is both a solo act as well as an instrumental guitar player, yet he manages to play with conviction that transcends words and obvious melodies.

Its very hard to talk about Maneli Jamal the guitarist without first elaborating on Maneli Jamal the person. The man has had an interesting past to say the least, and though hes only in his early 20s, his experiences could fill up a number of notebooks with song lyrics.

Born in Iran and raised in Germany, Jamal moved to the States in his adolescence, immigrating to Minnesota before relocating to Austin, Texas until his late teens. At this time, his family was issued a deportation letter by the immigration office, and they were forced to claim refuge in Canada within thirty days of receiving the notice.

Taking literally only what they could fit in their hands, Jamal and his family arrived in Toronto after establishing their lives in Austin. It was at this time that Maneli got an acoustic guitar from his father, which has scarcely left his hands since.

I carried it on the plane, and everywhere I went, I had it, Jamal recalls. For half a year, we only had what we had in our hands, and I had that cheap acoustic guitar in my hands with no case. Going through something like that, as a teenager especially, you need an outlet that can take you away from life and zone you out. That's what the acoustic guitar did for me.

Jamal had played in punk and metal bands throughout his teens, so he was no stranger to the six-string. However, the acoustic guitar held new secrets for him to discover, and thus began his exploration of the virtuosic style hes since mastered. Utilizing a mix of classical, flamenco and percussive playing, Jamal composes unique movements which are far outside the realm of traditional songwriting.

I'm more into letting the music flow as opposed to having a songwriters structure, like a traditional pop song would have, he explains. I'm trying to gear it more towards how a classical player would create music, which rarely has a structure like that.

When I came [to Toronto], I was very into classical playing, but after a while I got tired of practicing and trying to master a technique. I got out of that whole thing and tried to master melody and rhythm as opposed to trying to master the technicality of things. I'm not a fluid player, but that's what I think makes music art, that imperfect playing.

He admits that his style is hard to explain to listeners who haven't seen or heard him before, but instead of only listening to his songs, he insists that those interested go see him perform live to get the full effect of the music.

You may think its not that accessible, and its kind of not, but when you see it, it becomes more of a visual experience as opposed to a listening experience, Jamal concludes. I usually describe it as percussive, melodic, and rhythmic. Thats very vague. I don't really know how to say it. Just watch me play a song, and maybe you can figure out what to call it.

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  • This is to honor Stewart Brennan and Maneli Jamal.

    From Munich with Gratitude,

    Lisa

  • @Sundrumify - Thanks for the stopping by Lisa. 8O)

    This tune by Maneli Jamal is one of my personal favorites.

  • Maneli is king. I love this song :) and I must say this video is brilliantly made to capture the essence of the song :) well done

  • Thanks for the compliment on the video.

    Maneli is truly a gifted artist. :o) Thanks for stopping by.

    Hope you have a great week!

  • what a mesmerizing piece. Thank you so much for the upload.

  • Glad you enjoyed the music David. I have to agree with you, this is a great piece by Maneli.

    Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a great week!.

    Peace!

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  • Very good Video Stewart!..Your daughter is so cute..is that a real tat there on her arm

    Great..Thank you 4the wonderful share:>

    Music is very relaxing!!

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  • AWESOME Vibes, WONDERFUL Images....er.....now who could that cute li'l blonde princess be?!! hehehe.....thumbs up to ya Stewart ol' buddy and thankin' ya for another GREAT Share!! = )

  • genuine talent. you listen to it with the video off and is immediately apparent this is really good. best of luck from the UK

  •  lovely tune and vid my new fav...it got a lil irishy half way tru...u must come to ireland maneli

  • Great

    Thank you very much for posting

  • serene, diverse, Autumn flavours, life and journeys.....love this!

    Gary :--)

  • @2minstral

    Do know. Time goes by and I still remember when we started out corresponding.

    Good Night from Munich and all the best to you and your dearest.

    Lisa

  • If you like music like this, please check out my video! Good music!

  • ay fuckin awesome !!!!!!

    great video too

    love that seagull :)

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