We talk to him about the worst oil spill catastrophe ever to befall the Eastern Mediterranean, in July of 2006, which resulted from targeted Israeli air strikes on the giant Lebanese Fuel tanks of Jiyyeh. Later in the program, we bring you the first part of a two-part conversation with ethnomusicologist Dr Tim Abdellah Fuson about the genealogy of Gnawa music in Northwestern Africa.
This week, we’ll have a conversation about the significance of Iranian president Ahmadinejad’s visit to Lebanon for both countries and for the region in general. Later in the program, will have a conversation with Saeed Shanbehzadeh leader of the Shanbehzadeh Ensemble about the traditional music and dance of Bushehr, a city located in the South Western part of Iran in the Persian Gulf.
