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5th Avenue Tour

Brooklyn Maqam Cultural Walking Tours are made possible by American Express®. Use the card to eat and shop along the way as you experience Brooklyn’s Arab neighborhoods and cultures.

Abdel Rahim Boutat

A Moroccan Beber from the town of Khenifra in the Middle Atlas Mountains, Boutat began playing the loutar as young boy in middle school. The loutar, a four stringed skin-faced lute, is among the diver... more

Ahlem

Ahlem was born in Tunis, Tunisia and began singing at age 13. She studied at the music conservatory of Tunis and then went on to perform at local parties and weddings, at national and international f... more

Ahmed Alrodini

Singer, percussionist (dumbek and frame drum) and oud player, Alrodini was born in Bakat Al Hoddeidah on the Red Sea coast of Yemen. Learning music informally from the time he was a small boy, Alrodin... more

Al Nujoom Troupe

Al Nujoom is a New Jersey-based Palestinian folkloric debkah troupe founded in 2005 and led by Ramzi Zdouq, who has called Paterson his home for nearly 3 years. Many of Nujoom’s members are originally... more

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Artist Conference Network-Are You Ready For A Creative Breakthrough?

ARTIST CONFERENCE NETWORK Artists and creative folks: Ready for a breakthrough? ONCE A YEAR OPPORTUNITY! You are cordially invited to join the New York City chapter of ARTIST CONFERENCE NET... more

CRS/Dharma Road is now accepting applications for their performance series

CRS/Dharma Road is now accepting applications for their performance series in winter/spring 2008. Artists in the fields of butoh and contemporary dance, clown & physical theatre, puppetry, video and t... more

Doll Neighborhood

Join us as we explore the idea of collaboration surrounding the creation, interaction and display of a collection of unique, handmade dolls. We welcome artists to be a part of this social as well as a... more

FIGMENT : a celebration of creative culture held on Governors Island

FIGMENT is a celebration of creative culture held on Governors Island in New York Harbor on June 27-29, 2008. It is a free, non-profit art project that is open to the public. Opportunities to particip... more

SlowArt Productions seeks submissions for a thematic exhibition

SlowArt Productions seeks submissions for a thematic exhibition open to all interpretations of the concept ” Strange Figurations”. Open to all figurative styles from the realist to the surreal and vis... more

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Abboushi, Tareq

Musician: composer, teacher, and performer (buzuq, piano, and percussion). My background is in jazz and classical piano as well as classical Arabic music.

Adjaloo, Lydell

Music producer for up and comingartist media relations Rick Posada elecktra entertainment in whichwhich houses such as Missy elliotBusta Rhymes. Outreach program The Northners which will begin to get ... more

Akyeampon, Okyerema

The KUSUM AGORO MULTICULTURAL ARTS PROJECTKAMAP serves the community by promoting an educational agenda that supports its commitment to reaching audience of all levels through value oriented African t... more

Akyeampong, Harold

I am a percussionist and performer extraordinaire from Ghana. I am available for all popular traditional dances from GhanaTogo Benin and Nigeria. Experience something diferrent.

Alafia, Joshua Bee

Writer Director Producer Editor and Director of Photography for documentaries music videos industrials and feature films. I write and direct my own narrative works and make my living as a DP and edit... more

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Young Dancers in Repertory, Inc.

Young Dancers in Repertory provides both professional training and creative educational arts programming and performances for children, youth, and the general public. YDR has developed a nurturing yet... more

Cynthia King Dance Studio Inc.

Cynthia King Dance Studio, Inc. is dedicated to providing a fertile training ground for dancers and a place for teachers/choreographers to present new and original works. Cynthia King's own innovative... more

AFRICUSSION-Percussion Discussion

AFRICUSSION is the multicultural music group of the Centre for World Folkloric Arts. With a name derived from “Africa, percussion, and discussion,” AFRICUSSION uses live performance and teaching progr... more

Creative Women's Network

Creative Women's Network (CWN) promotes healing, education, and empowerment through the arts—specifically by providing a range of creative and professional development services, such as book, magazine... more

Electrik Goddess Club Orquestra

A collaborative musical group led by singer-songwriter-lyricist-musician-composer Lisa Roma, Electrik Goddess Club Orquestra (EGCO) performs at various venues around the tri-state area. Lisa Roma sing... more