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Starry Night

May 3, 2026

Starry Night

An improvisation by Mazen Kerbaj and the Israeli Air Force recorded on the balcony of his flat in Beirut on the night of July 15 2006.

Image Mazen Kerbaj 2006

Inspiration Audio

Mazen Kerbaj recorded this improvisation of his trumpet with the sound of Israeli air strikes on the balcony of his flat in Beirut on the night of July 15th, 2006.

Hear a 6½ minute excerpt on SoundCloud: STARRY NIGHT (excerpt) and check out Mazen’s other recordings over at his Bandcamp.

The drawing above is Kerbaj’s illustration work from that period. “how can i show sound in a drawing?”