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: Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 - 8pm
WHERE: Brooklyn Arts Council ,55 Washington St, Suite 218
WHAT: Tuning Your Ear: Learning to Listen to Arab Music
Tareq Abousshi, buzuq specialist and teacher, leads a workshop on Arab music basics. If you’re new to the music, this is the way to get an “ear up.”
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, Morocco, Israel, 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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Tuning Your Ear: Learning to Listen to Arab Music
03/04/08
6:30PM - 8:00PM
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