Addressing the throng at West Hall, clad in my trademark 2-piece Sudanese outfit.
Walid on guitar, Monica Asli (a veritable songbird), the late Rama Varma, best friend and great fan of my music (wish you were here), and the dependable Nabil Dabbous.
Solid rythm section with Ghazi Abdel Baki on drums, Ramzi Abu Ezzedine on bass, and Ghassan Zein on keyboards.
I play much better when seated. The gut on my right belongs to a camera man from TL, the only television station at the time, which covered the event.
A section of the audience: neighbor and friend Afaf Hajj, my aunt Najwa, my aunt Leila, Ras Beirut mayor George Rubeiz, and Jacob Karaman, fine man and father of Samer, a talented singer/songwriter and close friend.