Tuning Your Ear:

Learning to Listen to Arab Music

Learning to Listen. Photo: Courtesy of Dale Langden Learning to Listen. Photo: Courtesy of Dale Langden

Thursday, March 6
Safe-T-Gallery
6:30-8:30

Tuning Your Ear: Learning to Listen to Arab Music
Karim Nagi, percussionist and widely regarded workshop teacher, lead a session on Arab music basics including how a listening audience responds.

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.

Download and read the program

Tuning_Your_Ear.pdf

Michel Merhej Baklouk, Karim Nagi, Gamal Shafik and Mohamed Yhya perform Arab percussion. Video: Amy Staub

Karim Nagi leads workshop on Arab music basics. Video: Amy Staub

Karim Nagi leads workshop on Arab music basics. Video: Amy Staub