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[[The Nomads]] were the first band [[Stewart Copeland]] performed with.  
 
[[The Nomads]] were the first band [[Stewart Copeland]] performed with.  
  
For the [[1965-07-04]] concert at the [[American Embassy Beach Club]] (in Beirut, Lebanon) he replaced drummer Ahmad Mamlouk, who had to attend his father's funeral in Damascus, Syria.  
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For the [[1965-07-04]] concert at the [[American Embassy Beach Club]] (in Beirut, Lebanon) he replaced drummer Ahmad Mamlouk, who went to visit his dying father in a prison in Damascus, Syria.  
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(Apparently Farzat Mamlouk survived and was later imprisoned in Palmyra, before eventually being placed under house arrest in Duma, where he spent the last fifteen years to write his memoirs)
  
 
[[Ian Copeland]] was friends with the band and suggested that his kid brother could replace him.
 
[[Ian Copeland]] was friends with the band and suggested that his kid brother could replace him.
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=References=
 
=References=
sources: [[Wild Thing]] pp.51ff, Chris Khayat  
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sources: [[Wild Thing]] pp.51ff, Chris Khayat, The War For Palestine
  
 
[[Category:Related artists (Stewart Copeland)]]
 
[[Category:Related artists (Stewart Copeland)]]
 
[[Category:Bands & Ensembles (Stewart Copeland)]]
 
[[Category:Bands & Ensembles (Stewart Copeland)]]

Latest revision as of 01:40, 28 November 2021

The Nomads
The Nomads in 1964 - provided by Chris Khayat
Background information
Origin: Beirut, Lebanon
Years active: 1964 - 1966
Label(s): RECORD LABELS
Associated acts: ASSOCIATED ACTS
Website: URL
Members
Ahmad Mamlouk
Pieter Wybro
Pete Karneef
Richard Spratt
Chris Khayat

Band history

The Nomads were the first band Stewart Copeland performed with.

For the 1965-07-04 concert at the American Embassy Beach Club (in Beirut, Lebanon) he replaced drummer Ahmad Mamlouk, who went to visit his dying father in a prison in Damascus, Syria.

(Apparently Farzat Mamlouk survived and was later imprisoned in Palmyra, before eventually being placed under house arrest in Duma, where he spent the last fifteen years to write his memoirs)

Ian Copeland was friends with the band and suggested that his kid brother could replace him.

Band members

  • Chris Khayat - vocals
  • Pete Karneef - lead guitar
  • Pieter Wybro - bass guitar
  • Richard Spratt - rhythm guitar
  • Ahmad Mamlouk (Blondie) - drums

Discography

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Studio albums

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Awards & Honors

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Quotations and Trivia

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See also

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External links

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References

sources: Wild Thing pp.51ff, Chris Khayat, The War For Palestine