Pictures coming out from the event seem to show that the world Debke record has been broken. Here are some photos I jacked from Facebook:
Congratulations to everyone who took part!
Thanks to my cousin Mazen for the photos.
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The exact record now is 4475 people.
Thanks for the numbers, Serpico.
Breaking the Guinness World Record perhaps gives us some hope!? Bring 2 Lebanese in Lebanon together and you get an argument(Sorry for the stereotype). In Montreal 4475 broke a record. My hope is that one day this togetherness would be translated into a strong lobby. I’m not that naive, but still, this is my hope.
I blame it all on the media and constant bombardment of news and politics on the airwaves. The law that dictates that local television stations must allocate 60% to 70% of airtime to local productions is the cause. What is the cheapest form of locally produced show? All you need is a table, chair and a “journalist”. If 4000+ Lebanese were to get together in Lebanon for a debke, the only stomping there would be are of heads.