{"id":20882,"date":"2022-08-07T21:14:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T00:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=20882"},"modified":"2022-08-07T21:14:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T00:14:58","slug":"lebanon-lost-a-great-maestro-good-bye-and-thank-you-mr-ihsan-al-mounzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2022\/08\/07\/lebanon-lost-a-great-maestro-good-bye-and-thank-you-mr-ihsan-al-mounzer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon lost a GREAT Maestro: Good-bye and thank you, Mr. Ihsan Al Mounzer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Good-bye.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Good-bye.jpg 337w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Good-bye-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 85vw, 337px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It is with great sadness, through a Lebanese-American internet radio station, that Bambi learned about the recent death of Maestro Ihsan Al Mounzer. What a huge loss to the world of music!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-961\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PlfMfrJbX2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the961.com\/lebanese-ihsan-al-mounzer-passed-away\/\">Renowned Lebanese Maestro Ihsan Al Mounzer Just Passed Away<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Renowned Lebanese Maestro Ihsan Al Mounzer Just Passed Away&#8221; &#8212; 961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the961.com\/lebanese-ihsan-al-mounzer-passed-away\/embed\/#?secret=YXiirnewnM#?secret=PlfMfrJbX2\" data-secret=\"PlfMfrJbX2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi&#8217;s heart goes to Mr. Al Mounzer&#8217;s family as well as to to all his friends, colleagues, and fans around the world, including but not limited to Lebanon, Italy, Norway, and, Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>, Mr. Ihsan Al Mounzer pioneered the &#8220;<em>belly dance disco, a genre that fuses Western and Middle Eastern music<\/em>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2020\/11\/23\/ihsan-al-mounzer-the-godfather-of-belly-dance-disco\">https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2020\/11\/23\/ihsan-al-mounzer-the-godfather-of-belly-dance-disco<\/a>). If you wish, below you can find a compilation of some of his famous compositions, hoping you will enjoy discovering OR re-listening to them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May Mr. Al Mounzer&#8217;s memory be eternal&#8230; just like his inspiring musical legacy! ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ihsan Al Mounzer - Sarah [Official Video] (2020) | \u0627\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0630\u0631 - \u0633\u0627\u0631\u0647\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J5aBntux8yc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ihsan Al Mounzer - Sonatina for Maria | \u0625\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0630\u0631 - \u0633\u0648\u0646\u0627\u062a\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u064a \u0645\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0627\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdOMVM0_Kwo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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