Munir Khauli - Titi Titi from his 1991 album Bil 3arabi el Mshabra7. MP3 with photos

I put together this video clip by adding a bunch of photos that I got from his official website at http://www.munirkhauli.net/ to an audio file of his song Titi Titi which was on his third release "Bil 3arabi el Mshabra7" album from 1991. Munir and I have been friends and musical partners since we were both 18 years old many decades ago :-) He was a major contributor to my CD "Where I Wanna Be" which was released in 2009. His 2003 album is all available for downloading on the web but if you are not familiar with much of his earlier work and would like to hear more on youtube and facebook, please let me know. I will certainly make the effort if there is enough of an interest.

Munir Khauli is an example of the true artist. An artist who has gone practically unnoticed over a 25 year career as a composer and musician because of his refusal to compromise his work in favor of the detestable commercialism that dominates the local music industry. A true innovator, he was the first Lebanese composer to incorporate Arabic lyrics into rock, blues and R&B music with his first album "Heik 7a Nishtighil?"in 1986. Titi is one of a few exceptions where he was inspired to try his hand traditional Arabic music. Way before Ghassan Rahbani, Soap Kills and Mashrou3 Leila, he was writing and recording Rock and Blues influenced songs with Arabic lyrics. Imagine how he must have felt everytime a tv interviewer would assume that he was inspired by Ghassan Rahbani. Ziad Rahbani is the only artist before him who was fusing elements of Arabic music with Western influences. Unlike Ziad, who was more into jazz and Latin music, Munir grew up with Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton to name just a few. His last CD was released in 2003 under the title "Tannin el-Tarab". Apart from recording his own music, Munir has worked both as a session musician and in live concerts with Ziad Rahbani, Fairuz, Tania Saleh, Ghazi Abdel Baki, my CD "Where I Wanna Be" and many others. He has also composed dozens of TV and Radio jingles for commercials and TV series. For more on Munir Khauli, click on the following links:

http://www.munirkhauli.net/
http://www.myspace.com/mkhauli
http://www.youtube.com/user/munirkhauli

At these sites, you will have access to a biography, a photo gallery, a diary (blog), downloadable mp3's and many video clips. Munir deserves much more recognition for his achievements.

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