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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 practices at the turn of the 20th century – a period of musical renaissance from Istanbul to Cairo.
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Arabic and English Course: Hanna Baroun, Illumination Day-1
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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. 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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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 own mood and characteristics. There are between fifty and seventy maqams, many of which have sub-styles.
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Representation of Power in Southern Arabia in the Early Centuries CE
Sabina Antonini Dr Sabina Antonini is the Director of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen for Monumenta Orientalia (Rome). From 1984 to 2013, she was the archaeologist and principal art historian for the mission’s excavations. Since 2012, she has contributed to CNRS (Paris) archaeological efforts in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia. She is the author of 9 monographs and over fifty articles on South Arabian Archaeology and Art History. Antonini received her PhD from the University of Naples L’Orientale. Representation of Power in Southern Arabia in the Early Centuries CE As part of the South Arabian figurative production in the early centuries CE, few statues that belong to the Greek-Roman iconographic…
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Course: Maria Shoukry, Speed Reading Day-1
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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
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The Revenge of Peter Rabbit.
A hero must be found to remove the rabbit-greedy and fur- loving McGregors from the farm, but who? All the animals live under the shadow of the ‘Witch and Monster’ except for fearless little Peter Rabbit and his mischievous friends. What happens when Tom Kitten almost becomes Mr Samuel Whiskers’ rolypoly pudding, or Squirrel Nutkin teases Mr Brown the owl, or Jemima Puddleduck meets Mr Todd, the Fox? And who can save the captured Flopsy Bunnies? This entertaining new production with a comical twist and 15 sparkling songs shows Beatrix Potters characters in their fight of Good against Evil.
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