ShowcaseBrooklyn’s Maqam: Reinventing Arab Music in the Borough
03/07/08
9:00PM - 10:30PM
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This dynamic, multigenerational ensemble of musicians and dancers presents Afro-Cuban folklore and Hispanic traditions through the tantalizing rhythms, choruses, and movements of the Rumba, the Mambo ... more
Malika Zarra was born in Morocco and raised in France, where she studied clarinet and voice. In 2004 she moved to New York City to develop her rich and eclectic style, drawing on gospel, funk and Sub... more
Dena El Saffar Dena El Saffar, of Iraqi and American heritage, was exposed to Arabic music in the suburbs of Chicago, where she grew up attending Iraqi gatherings with her family. She began learning ... more
To view images, sound, and video excerpts from Brooklyn Maqam programs click on an event title. Sunday, March 2 Brooklyn Maqam Begins Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College ... more
Arab Music and Dance Resources Iraqi Maqam Maqam World Music Website Najwa Adra The Oudman - Najeeb Shaheen Rashid's Music Sales Co., Inc Turath ... more
Maurice Chedid honed his oud playing at the Lebanese Conservatory of Middle Eastern Music, but comes from a family of musicians. His father was a highly esteemed cantor in the Maronite Church in Leba... more
Darrah Carr - Irish dance Tamara Chernyakhovska - Ukrainian folk dance Don Coy - American square dance Yasser Darwish - Egyptian folk dances Nadia Dieudonné - Haitian folklore Leonardo Ivan Domin... more
Baklouk, a Lebanese riqq player and teacher in the Lebanese Conservatory, has worked with numerous pioneers of Arab music over the course of his long and successful career. Among the notable musicians... more
Abdullah graduated from the Institute of Classical Music, with a specialization in both Western and Arab violin, from his native city of Aleppo, Syria. Known for its listening community with scrupulo... more
Born in Marrakesh, Morocco, Bechar moved to Brooklyn with his wife and children in 1997. He first learned Gnawa traditions as a young boy from his mother’s family; his cousin was ma’alem or master Gna... more
Nabawy grew up immersed in the Egyptian popular and classical music emanating from Mohamed Ali street, the Cairo neighborhood celebrated for its professional musicians, dancers and music stores. As t... more
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Yhya started playing the tabla at age 5. His uncle performed at local celebrations and would bring Yhya along, sit him on a chair, and prop a drum on his knees. Soon Yhya w... more
Multicultural Workshops: Greek Dance
Join dancer Chrisafo Madimenos at this free workshop presented by Young Dancers in Repertory, organized through BAC's Folk Feet Dance Workshops program. Salam Arabic Lutheran Church 345 Ovington A... more
Raised near Haifa, Najeeb Shaheen was trained on the oud by his father, the late Hikmat Shaheen. As a child, he and his brother Simon Shaheen were deeply influenced by the weekly regional broadcasts ... more
The Lebanese-American tenor Naji Youssef was born in the El-Shouf region of Lebanon and immigrated in 1988 to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, where he is cantor for the Catholic Melkite Church of the Virgin Mary... more
Nicole Macotsis, Folk Arts Associate
As Folk Arts Associate, Nicole primarily manages the expansion and development of Folk Feet, a fieldwork driven documentation and presentation project on traditional dance in Brooklyn. Project manager... more
Ruskin is a composer and multi-instrumentalist with expertise in Arab, Turkish, and Persian music. Specializing in percussion, oud, and nay, Ruskin also performs and records on qanun, violin, rababa, ... more
Nourredine grew up in Casablanca, Morocco and began playing percussion as a teenager. Surrounded by Moroccan music traditions that are integral to Moroccan social celebrations, and greatly influenced ... more
Ofrenda Altar and Chinese Buddhist Ancestral Altar Dedication
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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: Wed... more
Participating Artists (Click on a name to view the artist’s bio) Najeeb Shaheen Dimitri Mikelis... more
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: Thu... more
Thursday, March 27 Barbés 7:00-9:00pm
42nd Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival April 29 – May 9, 2008 More Info The BAC 41st International Film and Video Festival May 5 – 12, 2007 More Info ... more
Sunday, July 13 & 20, 2008 Folk Feet Workshops: Arab Social Dance Arab American Heritage Park Festival, at Prospect Park Join BAC for two Sundays of dance workshops that cap-off the Arab arts progr... more
An intersection of Jewish, Afro-Grenadian, Italian Catholic and Nepalese Buddhist practices. Prayers for the Dead is the fifth event in a series of public programs for BAC's Days of the Dead in Bro... more
Pratt Institute Higgins Hall Center Auditorium 61 St. James Place (corner of Lafayette Ave.) Brooklyn Don't miss BAC's special preview screening on April 1st of four of the award-winning films in... more
Nasser comes from the Egyptian city of Tantra, where he started playing classical piano in high school. He later graduated from the teacher’s college at the University with a degree in classical west... more
Born in Tripoli, Lebanon, Beyruti has been singing and acting since the age of 12, when she began performing at local haflat (parties) and restaurants. Since immigrating to the U.S. in 1996, Beyruti h... more
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