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Classical Arab Music & Poetry

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Classical Arab Music & Poetry

Time: October 13, 2015 from 6pm to 7pm
Location: Trinity Center for Urban Life
Street: 2212 Spruce Street
City/Town: Philadelphia
Website or Map: http://albustanseeds.org/digi…
Event Type: concert, &, poetry
Organized By: Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Latest Activity: Oct 14, 2015

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Event Description

A concert by Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble with poetry reading by Ahmad Almallah


An afternoon of music with poetry selected from the Andalusian muwashshah and Golden Age of Arab music.

 

Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble formed in 2009 as an initiative of Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, under the direction of Music Director Hanna Khoury. The Ensemble includes virtuoso musicians immersed in classical Arab music. All renowned musicians in their own right, three members of the ensemble are recipients of the prestigious Pew Fellowship for the Arts. Their individual experience crosses decades and continents, and includes touring and recording with prominent orchestras from both Western and Arab musical traditions; collaborating with iconic musicians from Marcel Khalife and Fairouz to Sting and Shakira. The Ensemble represents the finest practitioners and scholars of both Western and Arab musical tradition: Music Director Hanna Khoury (violin), Kinan Abou-Afach (cello/composer), Hicham Chami (qanun), Hafez Kotain (percussion).

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