I wouldn't know, but I'd doubt he's autistic... I'm pretty sure he was just nervous. He's definitely not albino by the way, his skin is darker than mine. He may be Vitamin D deficient however.
By the way for anyone that still wants to see what Cantor Zaher looks like here it is:
هللى وإفرحى يا كنيستنا
He (Cantor Zaher) is the very first solo. For those who do not know, the second solo is Cantor Ibrahim Ayad and the third solo is Ibrahim…
Mina, the fact of the matter quite simply is cantors only teach the actual hymn in its tune but do not teach the religion behind the hymn or why the tune is chanted in the manner it is in). And yeah, that's Egypt...but that KILLS all the people in t…
1. Nope...there really isn't one.
2. Pope comes from the Greek word [coptic]papa[/coptic] which means Father. Patriarch comes from the Greek word [coptic]patriar,yc[/coptic] which means pontiff. They mean the same thing. Pope though is more definiti…
I agree with jydeacon, cantors only teach the actual hymn. However, it would be better if these cantors started to include contemplations on the hymns, words, and tunes (something like that video Anba Rafael did a couple years ago when he brought in…
[quote author=jydeacon link=topic=9418.msg116156#msg116156 date=1278052876]
How is this so? You can be maritally unfaithful without committing adultery with the person. Don't you think its wrong that instead of running to your spouse about good/bad …
Well, it depends on the case still. If it's anything other than sexual immorality, then the couple cannot be divorced. However, if it is sexual immorality, I am sure that the couple wouldn't survive at all, therefore making divorce inevitable. The p…
As impossible of a task that this will probably sound, is there any way to make these Alexandrian recordings public? Or are the Alexandrians just going to be too selfish and want to keep it to themselves?
Yes, but now I'm eager to listen to the Alexandrian one and to learn it because I want to understand why only the known cantors of Alexandria recorded it.
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so this is basically the long tishori, like there is the long tai shori?
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Well, yes, but Tishouri is a little different. There are 3 different long Tishouris:
Tishour…
[quote author=abanoub2000 link=topic=9319.msg115095#msg115095 date=1275697228]
so are we aloud to sing that tune in church?
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Well, if your priest will let aside a few minutes from Good Friday to let you (and your Church's Deacon Choir if you…
[quote author=minagir link=topic=9316.msg115035#msg115035 date=1275618231]
sure....let's see it. and don't worry...i won't use it in any illegal way....am waiting for the Southern book :D
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Is the Sou…
[quote author=minagir link=topic=9316.msg115033#msg115033 date=1275617078]
most of them yes....even though i disagree with calling the Psalies for the Resurrection "Pentecostal Psalies said in the Fifties." they took most of those psalies from susco…
[quote author=minagir link=topic=9316.msg115022#msg115022 date=1275611637]
it's a coptic arabic book presented by Anba Mettaous and collected and edited by "Rabetit Moratelli al-kanisa" = The Association of the Church's Chanters. Latest edition was …
[quote author=minagir link=topic=9316.msg115018#msg115018 date=1275606989]
we try to put most of them online here on the text library and translate most of them. all (i think) are in the book of seasonal Psalies and Expositions-cop and ar and not en…
ophadece!
Hey buddy! Long time no talk! I was just going to ask what was your source because I have NEVER heard of this rite before! Thank you man!
In Christ,
aem581
Zoxasi,
To answer your concern, the word for "we" is [coptic]anon[/coptic]. However, grammatically, this would not necessarily make sense. If you want to mention more than one person, you would have to change up the words a little bit. The only obvi…