Showcase
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: Sunday, March 2, 2 - 5pm
WHERE: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC), Whitman Theater
2900 Campus Rd. and Hillel Pl. (near intersection Flatbush/Nostrand Aves.)
Flatbush • 718-951-4600
WHAT: Brooklyn Maqam Begins: Dance and music from the Arab world
Dance and music from the Arab world: Simon Shaheen, world renowned, Brooklyn-based violinist and oudist. Folk Feet Arab Traditional Dance Showcase: Egyptian zeffa, saidi and tannoura, Levantine debkah, Yemeni bara’a, Moroccan gnawa, and more.
Throughout March 2008, BAC will present the Brooklyn Maqam Arab Music Festival, a groundbreaking celebration of Arab musical traditions in Brooklyn. In a series of concerts, symposia and workshops throughout the month, Brooklyn Maqam will feature nearly 100 New York-based musicians and groups representing musical traditions from Egypt, Yemen, Palestine, Iraq, Israel, Morocco, Syria and Lebanon in venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn, such as Alwan for the Arts, BAM Café, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC), Joe’s Pub, and more.
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Brooklyn Maqam Begins: Dance and Music from the Arab World
03/02/08
2:00PM - 5:00PM
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