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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: Thursday, March 6, 6:30 – 8pm
WHERE: Safe-T-Gallery
WHAT: Tuning Your Ear: Learning to Listen to Arab Music
Karim Nagi, percussionist and widely regarded workshop teacher, leads a session in Arab music basics including how a listening audience responds. Followed by:
Jam in 3-D: Dumbek, Darbukah, Derbekki. Demo and jam session with the legendary Michel Merhej Baklouk and Middle Eastern Percussion Ensemble featuring Karim Nagi and Brooklyn’s own Egyptian tabla masters Gamal Shafik and Mohamed Yhya.
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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Safe-T-Gallery
111 Front Street, Suite 210
DUMBO 718-782-5920
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Tuning Your Ear: Learning to Listen to Arab Music
03/06/08
6:30PM - 8:00PM
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