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Roundtable at Brooklyn Historical Society. Photo: by Kay Turner
Roundtable: Arab Music Traditions and Their History in Brooklyn
03/09/08
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Roundtable at Brooklyn Historical Society. Photo: by Kay Turner
Sunday, March 9
Brooklyn Historical Society
2:00-4:00pm
Brooklyn Historical Society
2:00-4:00pm
A panel of music scholars and local community representatives discussed the history and relevance of Brooklyn’s evolving Arab music traditions. Panelists: Dr. Anne Rasmussen,
ethnomusicologist, Samuel R. Thomas, ethnomusicologist; Ray Rashid, owner, Rashid’s Music; Dr. Ahmad Jaber, President, Arab American Association; Ahmad Hisry, local historian of Atlantic Ave.; Phaedra (Dr. Phyllis Saretta), scholar and former soloist with Ibrahim Farrah’s Near East Dance Group; and Samiha Koura D’Aiuto, owner of the former Ibis nightclub, famous for dance and live music from the mid 1970s-90s.
ethnomusicologist, Samuel R. Thomas, ethnomusicologist; Ray Rashid, owner, Rashid’s Music; Dr. Ahmad Jaber, President, Arab American Association; Ahmad Hisry, local historian of Atlantic Ave.; Phaedra (Dr. Phyllis Saretta), scholar and former soloist with Ibrahim Farrah’s Near East Dance Group; and Samiha Koura D’Aiuto, owner of the former Ibis nightclub, famous for dance and live music from the mid 1970s-90s.
Download and read the program
> BHS_Arab_Music_History-1.pdf (215.71 kb)
> BHS_Arab_Music_History-1.pdf (215.71 kb)
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