Music Among Ruins

02019-04-06 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

His pipe was broken too, with a piece of tape holding it together. He lit it, cranked up the gramophone and out came the voice of an Arab singer from the 1940s, the same one that my grandfather used to listen to in Lebanon. For a moment I was no longer a photographer shooting ruined Aleppo. I was a boy in my mountain village, my grandfather sitting on the sofa in the afternoon listening to the “belle epoque” songs of Arab music.

That image is amazing. How powerful music is, emerging from that quiet little gramophone. No, I think it’s exactly because it comes from a quiet little gramophone…
Read the article here: AFP Correspondent

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  1. Banafsheh

    This photo ! The emotion I felt the day I ran into this photo in 2017 is something I can’t describe. It is one of those photos that makes me think why didn’t I become a ” War Photographer “! Something I could never do…This photo is forever on my mind! One of those photos like the one by Nick Ut of Napalm girl, 1972. Thank you for the article , a reminder of the famous quote by one of my top and beloved photographers , James Nachtwey : ” I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated. For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity.” And in this photo, Joseph Eid nailed it…Exquisite in its sadness , nostalgia and indeed how music can give us hope ..Hope to continue.. Have a good day making bread .B

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  2. Shin

    This unforgettable photo so powerfully captured resilience of an untethered SPIRIT! Thank you for sharing.

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