Celebration of Arabic and Jewish Music, London, UK, Sep 9
A Celebration of Arabic and Jewish Music from North Africa and Andalusia
!! MUWASHSHAHAAT !!
(pronounced moo - wa - sha - haat)
A FREE CONCERT AT SOAS
SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER AT 7.30 pm
You are cordially invited to join us for a CONCERT of Arab, Jewish and Romance songs from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The concert is open to the general public. Admission is FREE.
Tickets MUST be booked IN ADVANCE by e-mail.
To reserve a ticket(s) write to ee11@soas.ac.uk
Venue: Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh
Street,
London WC1 [tube: Russell Square]. Doors open at 7.15pm.
The MUWASHSHAH song form began its life in al-Andalus [Arab Spain] over a thousand years ago, and is now a highly respected form of classical music all over North Africa and the Arab World. In its early history the MUWASHSHAH (and its related form, the ZAJAL) also inspired the Jewish poets of the golden age of Hebrew poetry in Andalus. And they are said to have influenced all kinds of music in the "Western" world, from the Cantigas de Santa Maria to English Christmas carols.
The concert will feature BELINDA SYKES and the singers and musicians of
JOGLARESA
Together with
NAJIB COUTYA [Lebanon], oud and vocals
CAHIT BAVLAV [Turkey], violin
HOURIAH [Algeria], vocals
MIGUEL MORENO [Spain], Spanish guitar
There will also be a performance of SHADOW THEATRE FROM MEDIEVAL CAIRO by JASON & ALEXANDROS MELISSINOS