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Brooklyn’s Maqam: Reinventing Arab Music in the Borough
03/07/08
9:00PM - 10:30PM
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: Friday, March 7, 9 - 10:30pm (doors open at 8pm)
WHERE: BAM Cafe at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
WHAT: Brooklyn’s Maqam: Reinventing Arab Music in the Borough
Featuring Fahim Dandan, the renowned popular singer whose presence at Arab weddings in Brooklyn and across the country is virtually required! And the experimental jazzy-Middle Eastern sound of Shusmo, led by Brooklyn’s multi-talented Tareq Abboushi.
This concert is part of the Elebash Concert Series: Tradition and Evolution in Arab Music made possible with major support from Baisley Powell Elebash Fund.
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.
Listen (Fahim Dandan)
Listen (Shushmo)
More Info
WHEN: Friday, March 7, 9 - 10:30pm (doors open at 8pm)
WHERE: BAM Cafe at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
WHAT: Brooklyn’s Maqam: Reinventing Arab Music in the Borough
Featuring Fahim Dandan, the renowned popular singer whose presence at Arab weddings in Brooklyn and across the country is virtually required! And the experimental jazzy-Middle Eastern sound of Shusmo, led by Brooklyn’s multi-talented Tareq Abboushi.
This concert is part of the Elebash Concert Series: Tradition and Evolution in Arab Music made possible with major support from Baisley Powell Elebash Fund.
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.
Listen (Fahim Dandan)
Listen (Shushmo)
More Info
Venue Information and Directions
BAM Cafe at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Peter Jay Sharp Building
30 Lafayette Ave. (corner Ashland Pl.)
Ft. Greene • 718-636-4100
Public Transportation Directions via HopStop
Directions via Google Maps
BAM Cafe at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Peter Jay Sharp Building
30 Lafayette Ave. (corner Ashland Pl.)
Ft. Greene • 718-636-4100
Public Transportation Directions via HopStop
Directions via Google Maps
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