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Born in Tripoli, Lebanon, Beyruti has been singing and acting since the age of 12, when she began performing at local haflat (parties) and restaurants. Since immigrating to the U.S. in 1996, Beyruti h... more
El Tunsi was born in Tunis, where he began taking music and oud lessons at age 14 at the Salah El Mahdi Musical Club. El Mahdi, a legendary Tunisian music composer, recognized El Tunsi's talent and en... more
Roundtable: Arab Music Traditions and Their History in Brooklyn
Please RSVP by calling 718-625-0080 or sending an email to seminars@brooklynartscouncil.org Venue Information and Directions Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont St. (corner Clinton St.)... more
Roundtable: Arab Music Traditions and Their History in Brooklyn
Sunday, March 9 Brooklyn Historical Society 2:00-4:00pm
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Said has been playing percussion for more than thirty-five years. He has played with dancer Aida Nour and with such singers as Mohamed El Helwa, Ali Haggar, and Iman Darwish... more
Moroccan violinist Salah Rhani specializes in the popular musical genres of North Africa, sha’abi and Rai. At the age of 10 he began playing kamanja (Arab violin), which he learned from his brothers,... more
Ghacham hails from the village of Yaroun on the southern border of Lebanon, where families and friends dance debkah at every social gathering, from weddings to birthdays. Ghacham was particularly inf... more
Tabari is a Palestinian vocalist who comes from a family of musicians and singers. He began to learn and play keyboard at age 11 and by age 14 was performing at weddings and parties with many famous s... more
Shumays received a bachelor's degree in music composition from Harvard University before turning to Arab music. He first studied Arab violin under Simon Shaheen in New York (1998-2001), then traveled ... more
Samuel Thomas, performer and ethnomusicologist, holds two Bachelor of Music degrees from Berklee College of Music in Jazz Composition and Performance, a Masters of Music from CUNY-Brooklyn College, an... more
Sawt al-Mar'a: Voice of the Women
Sunday, March 16 Kingsborough Community College, Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center 3:00-5:00pm
Sawt al-Mar’a: Voice of the Woman
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: Sun... more
Wilson, the son of the famous Middle Eastern dancer “Serena” of New York City, grew up immersed in the music of Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Armenia and Israel, and played in the New York club scene during ... more
Shoshana “Sham’eh” Tubi, a long-time Brooklyn resident, was born in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen. At a young age she learned the wedding songs and dances of the Jewish women of Sana’a, in which she ev... more
Interview with NPR December 2001
Abboushi grew up in Palestine and moved to America at the age of 16. A graduate with honors from William Paterson University with a B.M. in Jazz Piano Performance, he became more involved in Arab musi... more
Tim Moore grew up in the Midwest, and began playing drums at the age of 12. A natural percussionist, he began performing with different groups early on, gaining experience in a variety of genres inclu... more
Timeless Traditions from Egypt and Iraq
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: Thu... more
Timeless Traditions from Egypt and Iraq
Thursday, March 20 Joe’s Pub (Manhattan) 9:00-10:30pm
Tuning Your Ear: Learning to Listen to Arab Music
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: Tue... more
Tuning Your Ear: Learning to Listen to Arab Music
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: Thu... more
Tuning Your Ear: Learning to Listen to Arab Music
Thursday, March 6 Safe-T-Gallery 6:30-8:30
Tuning Your Ear: Learning to Listen to Arab Music
Tareq Abboushi, buzuq specialist and teacher, lead a workshop on Arab music basics. If you’re new to the music, this was the way to get an “ear up”.
Jerusalem-born Tawil is an accomplished Palestinian musician whose areas of expertise include the oud, violin, qanun, and Arab percussion. Zafer performs across the US and in the Middle East and holds... more
