Oud-Off I: Oud and Qahwa

03/05/08

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Najeeb's Place. Photo: by Kat Starcher

Wednesday, March 5
Najeeb�s Place
7:00-9:00pm

The �Oudman� Najeeb Shaheen and his featured guest oudist Dimitri Mikelis improvised on and explained the revered stringed instrument of Arab music, the oud. The audience sipped an Arabic coffee with cardamom (qahawa arbiyya) while listening.

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> Oud_Off_I.pdf (181.515 kb)

Recordings from "Oud-Off I: Oud and Qahwa"

Participating Artists (Click on a name to view the artist�s bio)
Najeeb Shaheen
Dimitri Mikelis

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BAC programs are made possible, in part, with public funds from the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and New York City Council and its Brooklyn Delegation.

Brooklyn Maqam is made possible with major support from American Express, Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, Con Edison, The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, New York State Music Fund established by the New York Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and National Endowment for the Arts.

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