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  • I Don’t Mind If You Forget Me

    I’ve just heard (and watched) all 24 songs up for the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2011 selection; you can see them all below. It’s good to see decent studio video clips for each song for a change. It would seems that things are indeed getting better now that PBS has taken over the production of Malta’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.

    Since I’m not a judge on the official panel this year (as I was last year) I see no reason not to publicly share my thoughts on each of the songs after this first listen. These are just first reactions and my opinion of some songs may change in the coming weeks; still, keep in mind that many of the people voting at the Eurovision Song Contest itself in May will only have heard those songs once.

    Please take these comments with a pinch of salt and if you disagree with me just forget what I think. You can also leave your own comments below, of course.

    01. Amber – Catch 22 (Ray Agius, Godwin Sant)
    Very nice. Could be the winner!

    02. Jessica Muscat – Down Down Down (Philip Vella, Jessica Muscat)
    Good laid back club vibe…but about 5 years too late.

    03. Wayne Micallef – Everybody Sing (Wayne Micallef, Wayne Micallef)
    Fresh and catchy pop. Wayne is a force to be reckoned with.

    04. Richard Edwards – Finally (Jan Van Dijck, Richard Micallef)
    A decent song by a solid performer, but perhaps a little to formulaic.

    05. Cherise Grixti – Heart of Glass (Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg)
    This singer deserves a better song!

    06. Marilena Gauci – He’s a Demon (Michael Henry, Anthony Grech)
    He may be a lot of things…but certainly not a demon.

    07. Eleanor Cassar – Hypnotized (Paul Giordimania , Fleur Balzan)
    Classy but probably slightly out of step with the new generation.

    08. Raquela – If I Could Do It All Again (Marc Paelnick, Mathias Strasser)
    Classy but probably slightly out of step with the older generation.

    09. Domenique – I’ll Follow the Sunshine (Ralph Siegel, Dr. Bernd Meinunger)
    Lena is not a better performer than Domenique but she has a far superior team behind her.

    10. Jamie Tonna – Lost Without You (Marco Debono, Aidan O’Connor)
    Not sure what to make of this one, but it didn’t grab me on a first listen.

    11. Kelly Schembri – Love Me Like Your Money (Sven Lundhol, Gerard James Borg)
    This has all the ingredients to be a great pop hit.

    12. Sophie – Love to Love You (Elton Zarb, Sophie Debattista)
    Poppy, catchy, and all that…fluffy but good, just like whipped cream.

    13. Baklava – Moon Dance (Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg)
    Best song from Borg and Vella since Vertigo. Actually quite good.

    14. Claudia Faniello – Movie in my Mind (Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg)
    It’s great to see Claudia enjoying herself instead of trying to win. Bring on the wind machine!

    15. Fabrizio Faniello – No Surrender (Johan Stentorp , Johan Bederholm)
    How is this one better than I Do?

    16. Ally – Numb (Ally, Ally)
    A heart-felt song…but I can’t see it touching the audience or judges.

    17. Glen Vella – One Life (Paul Giordimaina, Fleur Balzan)
    Not half as good as last year’s attempt by Glen and his team.

    18. Kurt Calleja – Over and Over (Johan J’amtberg, Kurt Calleja)
    Wow! This is a really good rock ballad. How did this make it through the preliminary selections?

    19. Klinsmann Coleiro / Benjamin Darmanin – This Love (Klinsmann Coleiro, Jonathan Spiteri)
    Could it be that Klinsmann is finally growing up? Altogether not a bad song at all.

    20. J.Anvil – Topsy Turvy (Jonas Gladnikoff / Niall Mooney / Andrew Zahra, Deo Grech / Natasha Turner)
    J.Anvil doing what he does best. With the right stage act this song could make a big impact.

    21. Amber – Touch Wood (Ray Agius, Alfred Sant)
    Good thing Amber has a better song than this one for this contest.

    22. Anna Azzopardi – Unfaithful (Renato Briffa, Keith Zammit)
    Good singer for unintentionally retro Euro-Pop toe tapper.

    23. Petra Zammit – Unintentional (Elton Zarb, Rita Pace)
    I love this singer. One day soon everyone in Malta will know her name, if they don’t already.

    24. Rosman Pace – You’ll Never Know (Steven D. Cook, Jordan Milnes)
    Twenty four pop songs is a little too much to choose from at this stage.

    I’ll hold off until the Friday 11 February semi-final to pick my 16 for the final and a possible top 3, so please check back on this blog, via my Facebook page, or through EurovisionMalta.com for an update ahead of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2011 final. I’m also planning to release a special issue of my Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast just before that week, with more general comments about the whole shindig.

  • Mużika Mod Ieħor – 774

    Mużika Mod Ieħor – 774

    Is-sensiela Mużika Mod Ieħor ma’ Toni Sant tkompli bis-774 edizzjoni li huwa l-ħdax-il programm fit-tmien staġun għar-radju.

    PARTI 1: Diski ġodda li ħarġu dan l-aħħar.

    • Ghoolie – Xemxi
    • Jodi u Ian – Nerġa’ Ngħix
    • Lara Zammit – Fid-Dlam Hemm Ġenna [minn Qamar il-Għasel Pt.1]
    • Rossann – Irrid Ninsiek [minn Grif]
    • Manwel T – Unidentified Flying Cymbals

    > Id-dettalji tad-diski u recordings oħra kollha li ħarġu matul l-2026 issibhom permezz tal-Wikipedija.

     

    PARTI 2: X’sibt fl-arkivji tal-Yahoo Mail dil-ġimgħa? L-idea li ntroduċejt 6 ġimgħat ilu tkompli llum ukoll, u wara l-edizzjoni li jmiss se nieqaf minnha, anke jekk taf terġa’ tiġi lura das-sajf. Inkomplu naraw x’sib fl-inbox tal-Yahoo Mail tiegħi, meta kont qed nħassar kwantità kbira ta’ emails b’attachments kbar li huma diversi tracks li rċivejt mingħand mużiċisti u kantanti li jitolbuni nikkunsidra xi ħaġa ġdida tagħhom għal waqt xi edizzjoni ta’ MMI.  Dawn huma wħud mis-siltiet li sibt jien u nħassar ħafna emails qodma li m’għandix bżonn aktar.  Is-siltiet mużikali qed inżommhom sintendi, flimkien m’uħud mill-aktar emails pertinenti li rċivejt matul is-snin.

    • Dimal ft Maddee – Shake It, Skake It 
    • Planet Seed – Want You To Know
    • FellowFish – Ordinary Madness
    • Banda Briganti – Is-Sindromu tal-Kelb tal-But
    • Andrew Cauchi, Jurgen Scicluna, Tizjana Grech u Leana Papgiorcopulo – Dija tad-Dinja
    • Antares Flare – Sandstones

    Ġiżimina - Id-Dlam Id-Dawl album cover art

    PARTI 3: L-album tal-lum huwa Id-Dlam Id-Dawl ta’ Ġiżimina. Dan l-album ħareġ fit-8 ta’ Mejju 2026. Ġiżimina hija Yasmin Kuymizakis li ilha attiva fix-xena lokali għal bosta snin.  Dan l-album iġib flimkien stili differenti mingħand din il-kantawtriċi Maltija. Partikolari tassew fih huwa l-użu ta’ samples ta’ kitarri Maltin minn recordings fil-kollezzjoni ta’ Magna Żmien. Minnu llum għażilt dawn is-siltiet:

    • Il-Qamar
    • Il-Baħħ
    • Il-Milja Tal-Ħajja (feat. Mario Pace)
    • Il-Mamà
    • Il-Wegħda

    > Isma’ jew niżżel l-album kollu Id-Dlam Id-Dawl ta’ Ġiżimina fuq Bandcamp.

    Mużika Mod Ieħor huwa produzzjoni tal-Fondazzjoni M3P u jixxandar fuq Campus 103.7 kull nhar ta’ Ħamis fis-6pm + fil-11pm.

     

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  • Mużika Mod Ieħor – 773

    Mużika Mod Ieħor – 773

    Is-sensiela Mużika Mod Ieħor ma’ Toni Sant tkompli bis-773 edizzjoni li huwa l-għaxar programm fit-tmien staġun għar-radju.

    PARTI 1: Diski ġodda li ħarġu dan l-aħħar.

    • Aidan – Man on the Moon
    • Bahjat – Haya Ħdejja
    • Shaun Farrugia – Heading Home
    • K.A.R.R. feat. JJ Mist – Runaway Heart
    • Kaya u Franklin – Id-Dawl ta’ Għajnejja

    > Id-dettalji tad-diski u recordings oħra kollha li ħarġu matul l-2026 issibhom permezz tal-Wikipedija.

     

    PARTI 2: X’sibt fl-arkivji tal-Yahoo Mail dil-ġimgħa? L-idea li ntroduċejt 5 ġimgħat ilu tkompli llum ukoll, u forsi anke fl-edizzjoni li jmiss. Inkomplu naraw x’sib fl-inbox tal-Yahoo Mail tiegħi, meta kont qed nħassar kwantità kbira ta’ emails b’attachments kbar li huma diversi tracks li rċivejt mingħand mużiċisti u kantanti li jitolbuni nikkunsidra xi ħaġa ġdida tagħhom għal waqt xi edizzjoni ta’ MMI.  Dawn huma wħud mis-siltiet li sibt jien u nħassar ħafna emails qodma li m’għandix bżonn aktar.  Is-siltiet mużikali qed inżommhom sintendi, flimkien m’uħud mill-aktar emails pertinenti li rċivejt matul is-snin.

    • Nina Wright – Waiting
    • Victoria Osbourne – Counting Butterflies
    • Saving Alexis – Ocean Deep
    • The Freuds – Out of Time
    • The Myth – Crazy
    • Reborn – Falling

    Cover of Bizzilla-Ġabra ta' kanzunetti folkloristiċi Maltin (A collection of Maltese folkloristic songs) by Christabelle Scerri

    PARTI 3: L-album tal-lum huwa Bizzilla ta’ Christabelle Scerri. Dan l-album orġinarjament ħareġ fl-2016 fuq CD.  Issa, eżattament fl-14 ta’ Mejju 2026, l-album inħareġ mill-ġdid fuq Spotify u pjattaformi diġitali oħra. Għalkemm l-album huwa ppreżentat bħala ġabra ta’ kanunetti folkloristiċi Maltin, fih jinkludi diversi kanzunetti li din il-kantanta nfisha pparteċipat bihom f’diversi konkorsi, bħal m’hu l-Għanja tal-Poplu. Oħrajn huma kanzunetti popolari Maltin tas-snin 70 u 80 b’arrangamenti sempliċi, u kultant tassew ħelwin, jew kollaborazzjonijiet ma’ Frank O’Neill, li ktieb 3 jew 4 mill-kanzunetti li nsibu f’dan l-album u anke jkanta ma’ Christabell f’xi tnejn minnhom. Minnu llum għażilt dawn is-siltiet:

    • Warda
    • Imħabba f’Kemmuna
    • Kif Ħaduli l-Menti
    • Maria ta’ Wied il-Għajn
    • Il-Bizzilla

    > Isma’ l-album kollu Bizzilla ta’ Christabelle Scerri fuq Spotify.

    Mużika Mod Ieħor huwa produzzjoni tal-Fondazzjoni M3P u jixxandar fuq Campus 103.7 kull nhar ta’ Ħamis fis-6pm + fil-11pm.

     

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  • Mużika Mod Ieħor – 772

    Mużika Mod Ieħor – 772

    Is-sensiela Mużika Mod Ieħor ma’ Toni Sant tkompli bis-772 edizzjoni li huwa d-disa’ programm fit-tmien staġun għar-radju.

    PARTI 1: Diski ġodda li ħarġu dan l-aħħar.

    • The Travellers – Futur Uliedi
    • Lara Zammit – Neżisti Anke fiċ-Ċpar
    • Kym Pepe – Settembru
    • Perseus Dream – Seventeen
    • Dylan De Bono – Will I Ever Feel Again

    > Id-dettalji tad-diski u recordings oħra kollha li ħarġu matul l-2026 issibhom permezz tal-Wikipedija.

     

    PARTI 2: X’sibt fl-arkivji tal-Yahoo Mail dil-ġimgħa? L-idea li ntroduċejt 4 ġimgħat ilu tkompli llum ukoll, u wisq probabbli anke fl-edizzjoni li jmiss. Inkomplu naraw x’sib fl-inbox tal-Yahoo Mail tiegħi, meta kont qed nħassar kwantità kbira ta’ emails b’attachments kbar li huma diversi tracks li rċivejt mingħand mużiċisti u kantanti li jitolbuni nikkunsidra xi ħaġa ġdida tagħhom għal waqt xi edizzjoni ta’ MMI.  Dawn huma wħud mis-siltiet li sibt jien u nħassar ħafna emails qodma li m’għandix bżonn aktar.  Is-siltiet mużikali qed inżommhom sintendi, flimkien m’uħud mill-aktar emails pertinenti li rċivejt matul is-snin.

    • Bitterside – Left Alone
    • Bridget Bone – Monkey Rule
    • Checkmate – You and I
    • Dusk – The Big Blue (thinking of you)
    • Kultural – Irrappreżenta

     

    Andre Camilleri - Midnight on Brunswick Street album cover artPARTI 3: L-album tal-lum huwa Midnight On Brunswick Street ta’ Andre Camilleri. Album ieħor ta’ Andre Camilleri. M’hemmx wisq aktar x’tgħid, jew? U dalwaqt ġej ieħor, li diġà tħabbar. Minn dan l-album li ħareġ fil-5 ta’ April 2026 illum għażilt dawn is-siltiet:

    • Midnight On Brunswick Street
    • Trouble On My Mind
    • Bitter Sweet
    • Barflies & Boozehounds
    • Here’s to Hoping

    > Isma’ jew niżżel l-album kollu Midnight On Brunswick Street ta’ Andre Camilleri fuq Bandcamp

    Mużika Mod Ieħor huwa produzzjoni tal-Fondazzjoni M3P u jixxandar fuq Campus 103.7 kull nhar ta’ Ħamis fis-6pm + fil-11pm.

     

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  • Mużika Mod Ieħor – 771

    Mużika Mod Ieħor – 771

    Is-sensiela Mużika Mod Ieħor ma’ Toni Sant tkompli bis-771 edizzjoni li huwa t-tmien programm fit-tmien staġun għar-radju.

    PARTI 1: Diski ġodda li ħarġu dan l-aħħar.

    • Sean Borg – Sabiħ Ukoll
    • Tara Formosa – Sky’s the Limit
    • Motherknives – Otherside
    • Andre Camilleri – I Wish I Was Stoned Today
    • Megan May – Home

    > Id-dettalji tad-diski u recordings oħra kollha li ħarġu matul l-2026 issibhom permezz tal-Wikipedija.

     

    PARTI 2: X’sibt fl-arkivji tal-Yahoo Mail dil-ġimgħa? L-idea li ntroduċejt 3 ġimgħat ilu jidher li ntlaqgħet tajjeb. Allura inkomplu x’qed insib fl-inbox tal-Yahoo Mail tiegħi, hekk kif inkompli nħassar kwantità kbira ta’ emails b’attachments kbar li huma diversi tracks li rċivejt mingħand mużiċisti u kantanti li jitolbuni nikkunsidra xi ħaġa ġdida tagħhom għal waqt xi edizzjoni ta’ MMI.  Dawn huma wħud mis-siltiet li sibt jien u nħassar ħafna emails qodma li m’għandix bżonn aktar.  Is-siltiet mużikali qed inżommhom sintendi, flimkien m’uħud mill-aktar emails pertinenti li rċivejt matul is-snin.

    • Carlo Gerada feat. Kristina Casolani – Never Let Go (2013)
    • Funk Initiative – The Furthest From Home That I’ve Ever Been (2016)
    • Chris Tanti & Cheryl Balzan – Sweet Sister
    • Stefanos – Navigate (2012)
    • Mistura – Misraħ il-Ħelsien
    • Kantilena –X’ubidú?
    • Fredu Abela l-Bamboċċu – Tal-Life (1973)

     

    Carlo Muscat - Thats About ItPARTI 3: L-album tal-lum huwa That’s About It ta’ Carlo Muscat. Dan huwa t-tmien album ta’ dan is-sassofonista Malti. Din id-darba qed jaħdem esklussivament ma’ mużiċisti Ukreni fuq disa’ kompozizzjonijiet orġinali tiegħu. L-album kien irrekordjat f’Kyiv, l-Ukraina, f’Diċembru li għadda fil-qalba tat-taħbit tal-gwerra mar-Russja. It-taħbit għadu għaddej, sfortunatament, iżda l-album ħareġ xorta fit-8 ta’ Mejju 2026. Carlo Muscat ilu jgħix u jaħdem fl-Ukraina għal diversi snin issa, u kien prattikament emigra hemm qabel ma bdiet il-gwerra attwali. Minn dan l-album illum għażilt dawn is-siltiet:

    • Night Owl
    • Sparrow Song
    • The Green Expanse

    > Isma’ jew niżżel l-album kollu That’s About It ta’ Carlo Muscat fuq Bandcamp

    Mużika Mod Ieħor huwa produzzjoni tal-Fondazzjoni M3P u jixxandar fuq Campus 103.7 kull nhar ta’ Ħamis fis-6pm + fil-11pm.

     

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