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Alwan Arab Music Ensemble

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Alwan Arab Music Ensemble

Time: September 7, 2012 from 8pm to 10pm
Location: Alwan for the Arts
Street: 16 Beaver Street (between Broad and Broadway), 4th floor, New York, NY 10004
City/Town: New York
Website or Map: http://alwanforthearts.org
Phone: alwanmarketingteam@gmail.com
Event Discipline: music, other, performance
Organized By: Alwan for the Arts
Latest Activity: Aug 14, 2012

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Musical Performance: Alwan Arab Music Ensemble

Fri, September 7, 2012 8:00 pm at Alwan for the Arts

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Kicking off Alwan's fall season, the Alwan Arab Music Ensemblepresents a lively program weaving together folk, popular and art music of the Arab world, highlighting styles and repertoire from Iraq, Palestine, Syria and Egypt. The Alwan Ensemble will feature: 

George Ziadeh – voice and oud
Amir ElSaffar – santur, trumpet, and voice
Zafer Tawil – qanun
Sami Abu Shumays - violin
Johnny Farraj - riqq
Rami el-Aasser – percussion

The Alwan Arab Music Ensemble delivers a joyful and transporting feast of well-loved popular songs from the greater Arab World, built around mesmerizing textures of rhythmic and improvisational intensity. 

Six contemporary masters of a broad range of Arab musical idioms display their seasoned sensibilities and impressive technique across a diverse array of musical selections from regional folk songs to masterpieces of Egyptian cinema and Arab concert hall culture. Their performance evokes ambiances of Cairo, Baghdad, al-Quds and Aleppo, but more importantly that of contemporary New York with its own vibrant Arab American artistic and intellectual community.

Tickets: $20 General | $15 for Students, Members and Seniors available at the door or online. 

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