Brooklyn Maqam is proud to be partnering with Robert Browning Associates to present the great Iraqi Maqam master, Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir.  Hamid Al-Saadi performed for part of a Maqam Hang in 2018 and we were honored as well as blown away by his warm voice and presence.  Not to be missed! 

Saturday November 23rd, 2019 
8pm - Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir: Iraqi Maqam 
Admission: $30 
Roulette (509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11217) 
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The Iraqi maqam (melodic mode), one of Iraq’s richest cultural offerings, features sophisticated melodies, infectious rhythms, and eloquent poetry. Hamid Al-Saadi, Iraq’s foremost purveyor of this centuries-old tradition, is renowned for his powerful voice and highly ornamented style, as well as his comprehensive knowledge of the intricate details of the music and poetry of Iraq. He studied with the legendary Yusuf Omar, who named Al-Saadi as his successor. Muhammed Al-Gubbenchi, who taught Omar and was probably the most influential maqam reciter in history, said that he considered Al-Saadi to be the “ideal link to pass on the maqam to future generations.” Al-Saadi is the only person from his generation to have memorized and mastered all 56 maqamat from the Baghdad repertoire, and is one of the few vocalists to keep this maqam alive today. He is joined by Safaafir,  the only US-based ensemble dedicated to performing the Iraqi maqam in it traditional format. The group is led by Amir ElSaffar (santur-zither) and Dena El Saffar (joza-bowed stringed instrument, violin) of Iraqi descent and features Tim Moore on percussion.

Jennifer and her "takht" ensemble will be performing a variety of Tarab music within the repertoire of classical female Egyptian vocalists, including Oum Kalthoum, Asmahan, Souad Mohammed, and more. 
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Tuesday November 12, 2019
8:00pm - Jennifer Grout 
9:00pm - Open Jam Session 
Admission: $10 
Doors at 7:30pm 
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Featuring: 
Jennifer Grout - Vocals 
Sami Abu Shumays - Violin 
John Murchison - Qanun 
Brian Prunka - Oud 
Johnny Farraj - Riq
Gilbert Mansour - Darbuka

Jennifer, the American singer and luthist from Arab's Got Talent, grew up in a family of musicians and began her artistic career as a classical singer. A native of Boston, MA, she studied at Longy School of Music and Walnut Hill School for the Arts. Later, she attended McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in classical voice. While living in Montreal, she developed a great interest in Arabic music; she learned to play the "oud" (Arabic lute) and began listening to well-known Arab singers such as Fairuz and Umm Kalthoum. She quickly became involved in the community of Arabic music in Montreal where she studied with several teachers, including Aziz Daouni, Zied Benamor and Mohamed Masmoudi, and picked up a side job of performing Arabic music regularly at a local Syrian restaurant called "Kaza Maza." Jennifer began an ongoing study of Tarab singing with Mr. Mohsen Soua, the administrator of an exclusive classical Arab vocal music forum called "Zaman Al Wasl." Throughout her studies, she also performed with the Michigan Arab Orchestra under Michael Ibrahim, and attended renowned Simon Shaheen's Arabic Music Retreat in Massachusetts, where she took voice lessons with Rima Khcheich and had her first solo debut. 
In 2013, she had the chance to appear on MBC's Arab's Got Talent, singing pieces by Oum Kalthoum and Asmahan, and managed to come in second place. She went on to participate in several festivals in Morocco, such as Timitar, and other concerts abroad in Lebanon, Dubai, Kuwait, Tunisia, Canada, Qatar, and the USA. She has spent a large portion of her career in Morocco and has also been influenced by it's various musical styles.

The Amal Waqar Quartet, featuring Panagiotis Aivazidis (kanun), Manos Stratis (bass), and Kan Yanabe (percussion), presents original music and arrangements of classics from the Sultanate of Oman. 

Tuesday October 29, 2019
8:00pm - The Amal Waqar Quartet 
9:00pm - Open Jam Session 
Admission: $10 
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Amal Waqar is a dynamic young Omani/American oud player and composer. Born and raised in Muscat, Oman, she began developing her passion for music at age three, and clandestinely listened to it throughout her childhood. During her late teens, Amal’s tireless pursuit of music materialized in an oud. During her brief six-year career, she has established herself as an internationally performing artist, participating in music festivals like the Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival in Lebanon, and Katara’s Festival for Oud Instrument in Qatar. In addition to managing her career, Amal was recently awarded a Bachelor’s of Music in Oud Performance from Berklee College of Music, where she worked closely with oud master Simon Shaheen. 

Featuring: 
Amal Waqar - oud, voice, composition 
Panagiotis Aivazidis - kanun 
Manos Stratis - upright bass 
Kan Yanabe - percussion

With a musical vision that is at once ethereal and grounded, Dolunay flirts with the soundscape of the ancient Ottomans, tracing its migration through Balkan villages, coaxing it across seas and oceans, and grafting it onto a Brooklyn-based backdrop. The trio infuses classic and contemporary traditions with an urban grit that can only be found in New York City’s confluence of musical and cultural forces. With an array of original compositions offered alongside renditions of Turkish and Rumeli standards, the music of Dolunay (Turkish for “full moon”) offers listeners an escape from the press of city life. 

8:00pm - Dolunay 
9:00pm - Open Jam Session 
Admission: $10 
Doors at 7:30pm
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Featuring: 
Jenny Luna - voice, percussion 
Adam Good - ud 
Eylem Basaldi - violin 

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Brooklyn Maqam is excited to present an intimate concert with Syrian vocalist Nano Raies at the Brooklyn Lutherie. 

Nano Raies is a singer and songwriter originally from Homs, Syria. She fled the war in Syria and came to pursue her passion in music, becoming the first Syrian female to attend and graduate from Berklee College of Music. Nano sings in English, Arabic, spanish, Portuguese, and French, and her style is a fusion of Middle Eastern Arabic music, classical, pop, gypsy jazz, Latin, bossa nova, and Choro. www.nanoraies.com 

Nano Raies at Brooklyn Lutherie 
October 11th, 2019 
8:00pm (Doors at 7:30pm) 
Admission: $20 Advance / 25 Door 

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Wajde Ayub, born in Aleppo, is a classically trained Syrian mutrib (principal vocalist) who has been acclaimed for his exquisite and commanding renderings of wasla, an Arab musical suite that incorporates composed and improvised forms.  

His performances are reminiscent of those of his mentor, the great Sabah Fakhri, and resonate with the musical ecstasy known as tarab, a heightened state of emotion similar to duende in flamenco. For over 25 years he performed with many of the major musical figures of Aleppo, and today is a leading proponent of the Syrian wasla in the US. His ensemble features a chorus and instrumentalists on ‘ud (lute), qanun (zither), nay (flute), violin, bass, cello and percussion.  

Saturday September 28th, 2019
8pm - Wajde Ayub
Doors 7pm
Roulette

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Presented by Robert Browning Associates and Lotus Music & Dance in partnership with Brooklyn Maqam

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 
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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