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Striking a Diplomatic Note 18

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 […]

Maqamat Oxford

Special music night performed by the ” Oxford Maqam Band”. Hailing from various backgrounds, what brings Oxford Maqam together is a deep appreciation for music of the Arab world and Turkey of the 19th to mid 20th centuries. Oxford Maqam, the traditional takht (chamber ensemble) performs with an ear for the more cosmopolitan and improvisatory […]

March 21th 2018

Work came to a halt today as the entire DAI team gathered to honour Abdulkareem al-Ghadban for his service to the DAI and the State of Kuwait. Sheikha Hussa reminded those present, staff and members of the DAI board, of al-Ghadban’s many accomplishments during the 35 years before today’s retirement. From enthusiastic art instructor to […]

Striking a Diplomatic Note 17

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. […]

March 17th 2018

DAI Experience Science students, the You Think Kuwait Teen Council, Dr Bahareh Azizi, The Scientific Center team and all the other volunteers who made DAI Family Day at The Scientific Center this afternoon at great success. Organised as part of the DAI/MEPI STEAM project, more than 200 kids took part in half a dozen science […]

President of Turkmenistan, H E Mr. Ghorban Ghuli Berdy Mahmudov, and his accompanying delegation at the American Cultural Centre

H.E Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Defence, and Sheikha Hussa Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Director General of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, received this morning the President of Turkmenistan, H E Mr. Ghorban Ghuli Berdy Mahmudov, and his accompanying delegation at the American Cultural Centre. They toured the exhibition “Splendors of the […]

An evening of Iraqi Folklore

Music Night ” An evening of Iraqi Folklore” performed by Abdelhameed Albannay. Abdelhameed Albannay is specialized in the Iraqi Maqam for 45 years. Across the Arab world, maqam refers to specific melodic modes. When a musician performs maqam performances, the performer improvises, based on rules. There are a number of different maqams, each with its […]