DAI in Association with the Embassy of the Republic of Argentina invites you to a Musical Evening with “Tango Desire & Tango Spleen”. TANGO DESIRE: Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tango Desire Companyhas a rising career since year 2002. Integrated by a staff of young experienced dancers, singers and musicians, performing traditional, modern and contemporary tango and nowadays also performing electronic Tango. Tango Spleen : Orchestra is a group specialised in Argentinian tango, based in Italy, founded and directed by the Argentinian singer and pianist Mariano Speranza, and integrated by the bandoneonist Francesco Bruno; the violinist Andrea Marras and bassist Daniele Bonacini.
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“Hijazi Musical Evening” performed by Muhammed Almutairi. Hijaz is an Arabic musical scale but also holds a clear referencesto Jazz. Maqam Hijaz explores differences and similarities in Mediterranean cultures in order to create harmony, warmth and musical beauty.
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DAI in corporation with the embassy of the Republic of South Africa invites you to “Pops Muhamed & Friends” Music Night. Pops Muhamed was Born in Benoni east of Johannesburg in South Africa, Pops Mohamed is said by many to be South Africa’s ‘unofficial minister of music’. In the 90s he began recording the music of the San from the Kalahari in Namibia and integrating it into various projects ranging from jazz and funk to drum .‘n’ bass and trance 1991 and in 1992 he produced for the South African market the solo albums Kalamazoo, and Sophiatown Society, both nominated for the Best Jazz Album Award ror the South African…
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The Zaid Nasser Jazz Quartet
DAI in association with The United States of America presents concert, “the Zaid Nasser Jazz Quartet”, which is from New York City. Their music is inspired by the great masters of Jazz – Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie – and the Quartet members learned to play under the guidance of the living legends of Jazz in New York. The Quartet performs songs from the Golden Age of Jazz (1930’s – 1950’s), and their own original compositions have been celebrated by the international jazz press. In addition to their performances in New York and busy touring schedule, they direct international Jazz programs bringing young musicians from around…
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DAI in association with Embassy of Spain in Kuwait presents, “A Flamenco Journey” . This concert will be performed by the group “Flamenco Art and Entertainment”, an ensemble with 10 years’ experience which started in Europe and is currently based in the Middle East. Directed by Amalia Megias, CEO and Founder of the company, who dedicated her life in promoting this art. Flamenco Art and Entertainment has been performing in different Spanish venues and private events across GCC region.
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DAI in association with Embassy of Turkey in Kuwait presents İSTANBUL – A WORLD CAPITAL by Tuluyhan Uğurlu. Tuluyhan Uğurlu narrates what İstanbul represents in his 2005 composition. The work begins with the words of Napoleon Bonaparte: “If the world was a single country, the capital would be İstanbul”. This work has been performed at 450 concerts so far. The parts of the work are as follows: • İstanbul, a World Capital • The City Where the Three Religions Live in Harmony • The World’s Oldest Shopping Center: The Grand Bazaar • İstanbul – Minarets and Towers: Sinan • A Love Story of İstanbul and the Tulip • Spiritual Sultans…
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A spectacular music night ” Intersection, an Audio Visual Ode to the Arab Streets and it’s poets” performed by Tania Saleh. Tania Saleh is a contemporary alternative Lebanese singer/songwriter/visual artist, one of the rare female singers/songwriters in the Arab world and one of the most respected independent artists in the region. Her lyrics mirror the reality of the Lebanese/Arab social and political turmoil. Since her early debut in 1990, she has experimented with various genres, always challenging herself to explore new styles (musically, lyrically and visually), which has resulted in a fresh and original mix of Lebanese contemporary art
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DAI in corporation with the Embassy of Greece invites you to a special concert performed by ” Al Tetrass Band”. The concert consists of a variety of Greek songs from the last 100 years. They are all arranged by Dimitris Lappas who plays acoustic, fretless and electric guitars as well as bouzouki. He will be accompanied by Giorgos Ntinakos with acoustic and classical guitars and by Alexandros Koustas and Nadia Patera on vocals. They will entertain and inspire you with the Greek music spirit.
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DAI in corporation with the Embassy of Algeria invites you to a special Music Night performed by Abdelkader Chaou. Abdelkader Chaou (born November 10, 1941, in the Casbah of Algiers) is an Algerian musician who is well known in Algeria for his own style of chaâbi music, both as a singer and a mondol vituoso. He is considered important enough as a musician that he was recognized nationally at a tribute concert in 2013, an event that was a “tribute from his peers for a rich career.” His musical repertoire contains both “light” cheerful songs as well as sad, borrowed from the Iberian or Andalusian music tradition. Abdelkader Chaou lives…
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Youth Talents
Yarmouk Cultural Centre In order to encourage and support young people through the cultural season programs, we invite you to an evening of “Youth Talents” which will be presented for the first time by a group of young people and artists. Different music (oriental and western) performed by Talal Khalid, Hussain Aljanna, Ahmad Alsanea, yaqoub Alkandari, Khalifa Alhajri, and Jussain Jaragh