Exploring connections between music from Spanish and Arabic traditions, from the Cantigas de Santa Maria to the Algerian Flamenco
Tuesday September 24th, 2019
8:00pm - Julia Patinella and Brian Prunka
9:00pm - Open Jam Session
Admission: $10
Doors at 7:30pm
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Featuring:
Julia Patinella - vocals
Brian Prunka - oud
Andreas Arnold - guitar
Eylem Basaldi - violin
Jeremy Smith - percussion
Brooklyn Maqam Hang & The Turk's Inn are proud to present Eden Zane!
You're invited to a night of ambient tarab that delivers a collection of Eden's favorite Arabic songs, with stellar musicians and a surprise guest. Eden Zane is a Syrian singer and actor. His passion, innate musicality, and velvety-disarming vocals placed him on prime stages like Lincoln Center, GlobalFEST and Joe’s Pub, and featured his voice on Hulu's RAMY.
8:30pm - Eden Zane
10pm - music from DJ Roshni Samlal!
Admission: $15 Advance / $20 Door
Doors: 8pm
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Featuring:
Eden Zane (vocals)
Zafer Tawil (oud)
Sami Abu Shumays (violin)
John Murchison (qanun)
Marouan Allam (electric bass)
Brian Lawlor (keyboard / synth)
Gilbert Mansour (percussion)
Nezih Antakli (percussion)
ROSHNI SAMLAL
Roshni Samlal is a New York–based tabla player originating from Trinidad, WI, where she was initiated into the tradition of Indian classical music at the age of 5, into the academic community of “Bharatiya Vidya Sansthan”, taught by the Hindusthani classical theorist and composer, Professor H.S.Adesh, both in vocal performance and tabla. Since 1998 he has continued her tutelage in the Benares style of tabla playing under Shri Tapan Modak and is currently a student of the epic Farukhbad exponent Pt. Anindo Chatterjee and the masterful Punjab/Benares . While her passion is Indian classical tabla, Roshni has performed in many collaborative settings in creating scores for films and playing for kirtan singers such as Snatam Kaur and Nina Rao. Roshni has had the opportunity to accompany maestros in the Hindustani classical world, such as Pt. Subrata Roy Chaudhuri, Steve Gorn. Roshni is an actively performing member of the innovative collective, the Brooklyn Raga Massive and teaches in the NY area.
An evening exploring the beauty of the Oud as a singular musical expression and the poetry of Arabic music through treasured songs of Abdel Wahab, Nagat, Warda, Abdel Halim, and Om Kolthoum. Performed on a 1910 Hanna Nahat Oud, with accompaniment from percussionist Philip Mayer.
Tuesday September 10th, 2019
8:00pm - George Abud
9:00pm - Open Jam Session
Admission: $10
Doors at 7:30pm
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George Abud is a Lebanese-American actor and multi-instrumentalist who was brought up in a family of Arabic musicians and has studied Classical Arabic music for over 20 years. He has originated roles on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and received a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on the NBC Today show with the Broadway production of The Band’s Visit. He has helped bridge the world of the Oud with that of the contemporary musical theatre, and he was the first artist to play solo Oud live for the composer Stephen Sondheim. Coming from four generations of Lebanese Oud players, it is his great pleasure to share the instrument and its voice with others.
Featuring:
George Abud - oud, vocals
Philip Mayer - percussion
Kane began playing the Oud in 1998 under the instruction of Mutlu Torun, the head of the Oud, strings, and composition department at Istabul's I.T.U. conservatory. Mutlu Torun is also the author of the renowned Oud method book Ud Metodu. Kane then continued his study with one of Turkey's top Oud soloists Münir Nurettin Beken engaging in 5 and a half years of intense study that then culminated in Kane taking over the Seattle Turkish Music Student Ensemble. He has held residencies at the University of Washington, Oberlin, and Lawrence University. For the last 10 years Kane has maintained an international presence as an accompanist and soloist and is often commissioned to compose new works for media, dance, and theater. Other accolades include the world premier of his suite for solo Oud “5 Windows” in Lebanon, and a 2012 Earshot Jazz “Album of the year” award in the U.S.
This program will feature original compositions in traditional and Neo-traditional forms and Makams.
Tuesday August 27, 2019
8:00pm - Kane Mathis
9:00pm - Open Jam Session
Admission: $10
Doors at 7:30pm
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Featuring:
Kane Mathis - Oud
Phil Mayer - Percussion
John Murchison - Bass
We are so happy to be welcoming violinist/vocalist Layth Sidiq to perform at the Maqam Hang! It is sure to be a special night!
Layth Sidiq is a international award-winning violinist, composer and educator. Born in Iraq and raised in Jordan, Layth’s music is described as a ‘glimpse of the past through a futuristic lens’ and his album ‘Son of Tigris’ is a clear example of the unity between Arabic music and Jazz, which led to it earning a performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2016. Layth, a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music (BA,MM) has toured the world with various acclaimed ensembles and has performed in prestigious venues with award-winning artists like Simon Shaheen, Javier Limon, Danilo Perez, Jack Dejohnette, Tigran Hamasyan, Shreya Ghoshal and Gary Burton to name a few. He is a member of Simon Shaheen’s Qantara Ensemble, Javier Limón’s OQ band and Danilo Perez's Global Messengers sextet. Layth is now based in Boston where he currently directs the Arab Music Ensemble at Tufts University as well as the Center for Arabic Culture's Orchestra Program and is a faculty member at Simon Shaheen's annual Arabic Music Retreat. Layth’s music has been featured at the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival and WOMEX and the Zbigniew Seifert International Violin Competition.
Tuesday August 13th, 2019
8:00pm - Layth Sidiq
9:00pm - Open Jam Session
Admission: $10
Doors at 7:30pm
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Featuring:
Layth Sidiq - Violin/Voice
Fadi Saba - Keyboard
John Murchison - Bass
Gilbert Mansour - Percussion
+ Special guests!!
Nabawy is the leading Egyptian accordion player on the east coast. Born in Cairo, Nabawy learned his craft on the storied Mohamed Ali street, where generations of master musicians and dancers used to live. After playing with some of the top ensembles in Egypt, Nabawy immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1980s. He was a regular at the Ibis club before it closed after 2001, and over the last several decades has played with nearly everyone in the Arabic music and dance scene in the tri-state area. Nabawy is both a virtuoso on the instrument, as well as a deeply soulful and tarab-inducing player. While he's frequently in demand at private parties and dance showcases, this will a rare opportunity to see him in a concert setting. The ensemble will be playing some of his favorite tunes - and Nabawy will be entrancing everybody.
Tuesday July 23rd, 2019
8:00pm - Nabawy And Friends
9:00pm - Open Jam Session
Admission: $10
Doors at 7:30pm
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Featuring:
Nabawy - Accordion
Sami Abu Shumays - Violin
Zafer Tawil - Oud
TBD - Percussion
The Marrow is led by Oud Player Gordon Grdina, the group brings together Arabic Maqam and Persian Dastgah with western improvised music.
The music is intricate and delicate with a deep connection to the past while looking forward. The group plays original compositions, and defies categorization while remaining comfortably engaging.
Tuesday July 9th, 2019
8:00pm - Gordon Grdina’s The Marrow
9:00pm - Open Jam Session
Admission: $10
Doors at 7:30pm
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Featuring:
Mat Maneri - Viola
Mark Helias - Bass
Gordon Grdina - Oud
Satoshi Takeishi - Percussion
Seyyah performs folk and classical music from Asia Minor. Commanding performances by each ensemble member, as well as the ensemble as a whole, blur the lines between folk and classical in lively sets that are equally at home in the recital hall or the meyhane. Over the past few years Seyyah has emerged as one of New York's best representations of Asia Minor chamber music. Seyyah's ensemble members are some of the most visible musicians on the middle eastern music scene in the Mid-Atlantic and together they generate an important contribution to the middle eastern music scene in America.
Tuesday June 25th
8:00pm - Seyyah
9:00pm - Open Jam Session
Admission: $10
Doors at 7:30pm
SISTERS
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Jenny Luna- voice
Eylem Basaldi- violin
Lefteris Bournias- clarinet
Kane Mathis- oud
John Murchison- bass
Shane Shanahan- darbuka
Philip Mayer- riq
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Sami will be putting down his violin, in order to sing a concert of mid-20th century Egyptian classics and lesser-known gems originally performed by Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Layla Murad, Aziz Uthman, and Horeya Hassan. After a few light appetizers, the main course will be a full performance of Umm Kulthum's 1958 masterpiece composed by Riyad al-Sunbati: "Aruh li meen."
Tuesday June 11th, 2019
8pm - Sami Abu Shumays
9pm - Open Jam Session
Admission: $10
Doors at 7:30pm
SISTERS
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Featuring:
Sami Abu Shumays - vocals
Brian Prunka - oud
Zafer Tawil - qanun
Johnny - riq
Nezih - tabla
Insia Malik - violin
John Murchison - bass
Sami Abu Shumays is an arab violinist & vocalist, and founder of the NYC-based group Zikrayat (www.zikrayatmusic.com). He developed the website www.maqamlessons.com and has taught Arabic music at workshops across the U.S. Along with Johnny Farraj, he is co-author of Inside Arabic Music, forthcoming from Oxford University Press. He is also an arts administrator, serving as deputy director of Flushing Town Hall (www.flushingtownhall.org), a multi-disciplinary cultural organization in Queens, NY.
Syrian-born singer and actor Eden Zane, a "baritone [who] conveyed romance, elegance and gusto” (The New York Times), will present an Arabic collection of all-time favorite songs from Melhem Barakat, Abd Elhalim Hafez & Fahd Ballan, as well as contemporary popular hits.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
8:30pm - Eden Zane
9:30pm - Open Jam Session
Admission: $10
Doors at 7:30pm
SISTERS
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Featuring:
Eden Zane (vocals)
Zafer Tawil (oud, percussion)
John Murchison (qanun)
Insia Malik (violin)
Marouan Allam (bass)
Johnny Farraj (percussion)
Growing up in a musical family, Eden found his talent for singing while witnessing music-making at band rehearsals and live performances from a very young age. His passion, innate musicality, and velvety-disarming vocals placed him on prime stages like Lincoln Center, GlobalFEST and Joe’s Pub.