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a day in Israel

Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Sunday, 9th November 2008. Today is a day off for everyone. I am on my own, finishing some work on my computer and then off for a few meetings with friends. Unfortunately, my friend Itshak Frankenthal had to cancel our meeting...

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8 novembre 2008

continuing collaboration with Al Kamandjati, Ramallah

Our partner in Ramallah, the music school of Al Kamandjati, which was only founded three years ago, has developed rapidly with projects in Ramallah, Jenin a.o. cities of the Westbank. Ramzi Abu-Radwan, the school's artistic director, is very succesful...

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8 novembre 2008

A.M. Al-Qattan Foundation & Music Fund in Gaza

Ramallah, Saturday 8th November 2009. Meeting Ziad Khalaf, the head of the Ramallah office of the A.M. Al-Qattan Foundation, we evaluated our failure to enter Gaza this last week, and agreed upon a number of new initiatives which Music Fund will be developing...

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7 novembre 2008

repairing music instruments in Nablus

© string-instrument 'doctor' Baptiste Argouarc'h, oud-maker Ali Hassanen and student piano-tuning Sameh Assad in repair-workshop Nablus the Culture © a guitar in need of first aid at the music school of Nablus the Culture

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6 novembre 2008

Jerusalem - meetings

Jerusalem, Thursday 6th November 2008. While Pol De Winter (pianos) started a 3 day work-period in Ramallah, working on pianos of our partner-school Al Kamandjati and Baptiste Argouarc'h (string instruments) and Christian Bertram (guitars) continued to...

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5 novembre 2008

views of Nablus city

© Olivier Marie, myself and Pol De Winter visiting the old city of Nablus © a view of the garden of the instrument repair-workshop in Nablus © at the home of oud-maker Ali Hasanen © also at Ali's home, after eating a delicious Palestinian dish called...

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5 novembre 2008

permits to Gaza refused

Nablus, Wednesday 5th November 2008. We had 2 plans for this trip with our music instrument 'doctors': Plan A was to go work at the first ever music school of Gaza, created in September by our partner there, the A.M. Al-Qattan Foundation. Plan B was to...

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4 novembre 2008

Nablus and Ramallah

Tuesday 3rd November 2008: travelling with instrument ‘doctors’ Pol De Winter (piano), Baptiste Argouarc’h (string instruments), Christian Bertram (guitars) and Messaouda Zaouali (coordinator Music Fund) Today our team split in two: Christian and Baptiste...

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3 novembre 2008

arrival in Nablus

Monday 3rd November 2008: travelling with instrument ‘doctors’ Pol De Winter (piano), Baptiste Argouarc’h (string instruments), Christian Bertram (guitars) and Messaouda Zaouali (coordinator Music Fund) Our first stop in the Westbank is Nablus. We arrived...

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3 novembre 2008

shortly in Tel Aviv

Monday 3rd November 2008: travelling with instrument ‘doctors’ Pol De Winter (piano), Baptiste Argouarc’h (string instruments), Christian Bertram (guitars) and Messaouda Zaouali (coordinator Music Fund) This trip started with bad luck: After our flight...

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