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21st Annual Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle Passage
The 21st Annual Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle Passage is a traditional memorial and healing rite featuring drumming, dancing and singing that ends with a ceremony of remembrance at water’s ed... more
39th Annual International African Arts Festival (IAAF)
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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
About Black Brooklyn Renaissance
Are you planning a cultural event in Brooklyn that's open to the public and features Black artists? We would like to know about it. Please click here to fill out our calendar submission form. ... more
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
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
Alsarah is a singer, songwriter, and ethnomusicologist. Born in Sudan, she called many places home around the world before settling in Brooklyn, NY. She began studying music at the age of 12, and jo... more
Amateur Night at the Apollo: Brooklyn Night
Contestant Information Child Star of Tomorrow Contestants Ezell Frazier, Vocalist (Age 11) - Ezell, from Bedford Stuyvesant, has been singing since he was two years old and has performed in severa... more
One of few in the world who is an expert in the Iraqi maqam, ElSaffar, trumpeter, composer, singer, and santoor player, is garnering an international reputation for his work, both in the traditional I... more
Arab-Influenced Song Traditions in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Brooklyn Presented by BAC Folk Arts, Brooklyn Maqam Arab Music Festival is a rare opportunity to experience the remarkable variety ... more
Answering the Call to Prayer: Arab Song Traditions in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Brooklyn
Sunday, March 30 Brooklyn Public Library/Grand Army Plaza, Stevan A. Dweck Center 1:30-3:30pm
Arab-o-rama: New York Bellydance Music and Dance Review
Presented by BAC Folk Arts, Brooklyn Maqam Arab Music Festival is a rare opportunity to experience the remarkable variety of Arab music traditions that flourish throughout the metro area! WHERE: Fr... more
Arab-o-rama: New York Bellydance Music and Dance Review
Friday, March 14 Lafayette Grill and Bar (Manhattan) 7:30-10:30pm
Ashes to Oil Series 2010: Monday Night Soul Singers Series
A montage of legendary singers: Mahalia Jackson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Sam Cooke, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller, Pattie La Belle, Gladys Knight, Al Jarreau, Anita Baker, and Aretha Franklin, of past and pr... more
Ashes to Oil Series 2010: Ruth C. Jones Art Exhibit at Benefit Gala
Ruth C. Jones, extraordinaire, woman of color, poet, sculptor, writer, artist, and painter, will feature her works of art at Revelation Performing Arts Studio Benefit Gala with a well-known contempora... more
Touma grew up singing traditional Lebanese songs at parties, festivals and with his school choir in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. As a teenager, Touma enrolled in Tripoli’s music conservator... more
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FEBRUARY Sunday, February 28, 2-5pm African Dance/ Brooklyn Style Presented by BAC... more
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Performance with Hassan Hakmoun and Mohammed Bechar ... more
Check out the Maqam Events Archive Learn about Maqam Artists Learn about Brooklyn's Arab Music and Culture ... more
Brooklyn Maqam Begins: Dance and Music from the Arab World
Presented by BAC Folk Arts, Brooklyn Maqam Arab Music Festival is a rare opportunity to experience the remarkable variety of Arab music traditions that flourish throughout the metro area! WHEN: Su... more
Brooklyn’s Maqam: Reinventing Arab Music in the Borough
Presented by BAC Folk Arts, Brooklyn Maqam Arab Music Festival is a rare opportunity to experience the remarkable variety of Arab music traditions that flourish throughout the metro area! WHEN: Fri... more
Brooklyn’s Maqam: Reinventing Arab Music in the Borough
Friday, March 7 BAM Cafe at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 9:00-10:30pm
The legendary Brooklyn jazz composer Cal Massey is celebrated with performances by Fred Ho’s Afro-Asian Jazz Ensemble and the Brooklyn College Jazz Band with Salim Washington. Presented by the H. ... more
Yehezkel Zion, born in Jerusalem, is of Iraqi descent and comes from a very musically talented Baghdad family. His father was a singer and drummer and his siblings, all living in Israel, practice musi... more
Born in Lebanon, Fakhoury studied classical guitar at the Conservatoire of Lebanon. He later picked up electric guitar, inspired by Omar Khoshid, famous for integrating electric guitar into the stand... more
CASYM Steel Pan Orchestra performs the rhythms and sounds of the steel drum that are an integral part of the rich cultural heritage of the Caribbean Islands of Trinidad and Tobago. CASYM has performed... more
