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MIKE COOPER // 1st Ruptured Session // 21 May 2010

May 28, 2010June 12, 2024Live On Air2 Comments

British guitar player MIKE COOPER has established himself in the past decade or so as an international musical explorer, performing and recording, solo and in a number of inspired groupings and a variety of genres. His roots and inspiration range freely through traditional country blues, folk, original songs, free improvisation, pop songs, exotica, electronic music, electro-acoustic music, and ‘sonic gestural’ playing. Mike Cooper was the guest of RUPTURES to talk about his two concerts in Beirut, on May 24 at EM Chill (along with Scrambled Eggs, Beirut’s punk/experimental rock musical activists), and on May 26 at Beirut Art Center. Cooper was accompanied in this interview by Lebanese musician Sharif Sehnaoui.

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Mike Cooper 21 May part 1
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Mike Cooper 21 May part 2

Track listing:
Mike Cooper
Steffan Basho-Junghans
Son House
Charley Patton
Jack Rose

RAYMOND & BASTIEN BONI with SHARIF SEHNAOUI // Ruptured Session // 08 March 2010

March 10, 2010June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

Lebanese musician Sharif Sehnaoui, co-founder of Irtijal Festival, was the guest of Ruptures to present ‘Prelude to Irtijal’, a 2-day celebration consisting of various performances and concerts, and heralding the 10th edition of Irtijal Festival, to be held in April 2010. Accompanying him that night were French musicians Raymond and Bastien Boni, two important figures in today’s international free improv scene.

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Bonnaoui 1
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Bonnaoui 2

Track listing:
Raymond Boni & Joe McPhee
Raymond Boni, Bastien Boni & Sharif Sehnaoui LIVE
Next To You
Raymond Boni & Joe McPhee
Raymond Boni, Bastien Boni & Sharif Sehnaoui LIVE
Dj Sniff
Raymond Boni, Bastien Boni & Sharif Sehnaoui LIVE

_DSC2902wtmk — Photos by Tanya Traboulsi

Press Review // The Ruptured Sessions Vol. 2

January 12, 2010November 16, 2023Press Archive1 Comment

The Ruptured Sessions Volume 2

[By Ziad Nawfal]

A CD compilation gathering some of the most notorious protagonists of Beirut’s experimental music scene, captured live in the studios of Radio Lebanon. “The Ruptured Sessions” is a series of live recordings that take place in the studios of Radio Lebanon 96.2FM, during Ziad Nawfal’s weekly Ruptures program. These recordings focus on musicians from Lebanon’s alternative music scenes (alternative folk & rock, electronica, improvisation, etc.), as well as visiting foreign musicians.

Thomas Millroth is a Swedish writer and art critic. Nowadays he runs the Olof Bright label, alongside Swedish reeds player and improviser Mats Gustafsson. Thomas reviewed volume 2 of CD series The Ruptured Sessions for the very fabulous music blog Soundofmusic, on December 1st, 2010. Unfortunately for readers from this part of the world, Thomas’s review is in Swedish. It’s never too late for a trip to Scandinavia, is what we are thinking.

SHARIF SEHNAOUI // 1st Ruptured Session // 19 October 2009

October 30, 2009June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

Interview and live performance by Lebanese guitarist-improviser Sharif Sehnaoui, founder and organiser of experimental music festival Irtijal and Al Maslakh music label.

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Sharif 1
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Sharif 2

Track listing:
Sharif Sehnaoui LIVE
Aaly Trio feat. Ken Vandermark
Scrambled Eggs feat. Joseph Ghosn & Abdallah Ko
Sharif Sehnaoui LIVE

BAO // Ruptured Session // 30 March 2009

April 7, 2009June 12, 2024Live On AirLeave a Comment

Improvised music trio BAO – Sharif Sehnaoui and Mazen Kerbaj (founders of Al Maslakh label and Irtijal Festival) and Charbel Haber (leader of indie rock band Scrambled Eggs) in interview and in concert in the studios of Radio Liban 96.2FM.

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BAO 1
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BAO 2