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Striking a Diplomatic Note 12

DAI in association with the Embassy of the Republic of Austria, You’re invited to “Ramsch & Rosen Quartet” concert Programme: “Extensions”. In the fall of 2016, Ramsch & Rosen (English: Rummage & Roses) fulfilled their wish of expanding their instrumentationby a piano and a bass. This not only coined an “extended version” of Ramsch & […]

Ayman Tayseer

Tarab Music Night with Maestro Ayman Tayseer. Ayman Tayseer is a Jordanian artist, who was deeply fascinated with classical Arabic singing. Tayseer began his career as a singer and a composer at early age and made his first public performance in 1993.  

Firearms in the Middle East: Technology, status and ornament, 16th to 18th centuries

Tim Stanley Dr Tim Stanley is senior curator for the Middle Eastern collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He has been responsible for a number of projects, including the Jameel Gallery, which is the Museum’s main display for the Islamic Middle East. He has curated travelling exhibitions, including Palace and Mosque: Islamic […]

Brass Quintet

Music Night “Brass with a Twist” performed by the The United Brass Band The band was formed at the beginning of 2012 from the musicians of Uzbekistan and Egypt working in Kuwait. In the bases of the band four musicians from Uzbekistan, one from Great Britain, and one from Egypt. The repertoire of the band […]

Flutes

“Ney” with Maestro Faisal Altammimi The ney is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played continuously for 4,500–5,000 years, making it one of the oldest musical instruments still in use.  

Beauty Lies Within: The art of protein structures

Bahareh Azizi Dr Bahareh Azizi is a consultant at the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) and the creator/instructor of the DAI’s Experience Science programmes for children. Prior to joining KFAS, she was the head of Basic Science Research at the Dasman Diabetes Institute. She is the recipient of a five year Cruddas/Tseu […]

Striking a Diplomatic Note 11

A spectacular indian evening “Jugalbandi” performed by Maestro Dilshad Khan Maestro Anubrata Chatterjee and Pandit Anindo Chatterjee Dilshad Khan is a famous name in Bollywood music industry, he has played for more than 500 Bollywood movies. He has played sarangi in hit films like Devdas, Namaste London, Mohabbatein, Goal, Rockstar, Faltu, Mausam, Guzaarish, Jhoom Bara […]