Zade's Notes - Zaina the chill mix - CD Album

It is about 9 pm. The temperature is reading 87 degrees. A gentle breeze is coming from the West carrying the scent of white Jasmine that my mother and father planted in the patio of our home located in the Western hills above Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. I am writing these notes while sitting on the swing beneath an olive tree, which was planted here three centuries ago, my lungs filling with the fresh air of the hills. I love these starry warm nights. This is the highest hill in town where from the upper terrace you can watch a view of never-ending lands and skies. Nothing interrupts the picture. This is where I grew up; where I wrote my first piano piece; where my father gave me my first drawing lesson, and where my mother and I spent countless times laughing to the point of crying over some terrible cliché joke that we repeated continually. All of these memories infused my musical writing and I've tried to have them breathe life into the musical selections on this recording. The most rewarding thing about putting the music together is that it really reflects who I am today in a very honest way. It represents my hopes, dreams and aspirations.

With much gratitude I welcome you to my music and hope you will receive it as it was written: From the heart.

Zade