Malta Visit Pictures (September - Decemeber 2003)

The three Cities -Birgu - Bormla - Isla

 

Raba u Bahar(fields and sea)

Girgenti - Sant Andrew - Zabbar

 

The old Hometown - Kalkara

 

Indri Brincat "il-Pupa"

(1) Indri Brincat u Manuel Casha - (2) Indri "il-Pupa", Karmnu 'ta Haz-zebbug" , Joe Bonello u Anglu Abela - (3) Indri "il-Pupa", Joe Bonella Karmnu 'ta Haz-zebbug" u l-awtur

Manuel Casha, Indri Brincat 'Il-Pupa" u Karmnu Debono

France Baldacchino "Il-Budaj"

(1) (from left) France Baldacchino 'il-Budaj", Salvu Tanti "Il-Kanadiz, Johnny Grima "Tal-Belt" u Manuel Casha playing at Mgarr.

France "Il-Budaj" and his guitarists playing at the Presidential Palace in Valletta. The night was organised by the Akkademja tal-Malti. The night was compered by Charles Coleiro who can been seen in the centre picture below (seated on the right)

 

Fredu Abela "Il-Bambocc" R.I.P.

(1) Il-funeral - (2) Fuq ir-radju Malti - (3) Ic-Cimterju ta Haz-Zabbar

 

(1) Ix-Xghira - (2) Zabbar - (3) Mina tas-Sultan - (4) Krispin (guitar maker)

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The above pictures were taken on my last trip to Malta between the 1st October and the 31st December 2003. While the Ghana pictures are relevant to this website I consider the Maltese landscape as part of the soul of the tradional Maltese music of Ghana and Prejjem.

 

Manuel Casha

January 2004