Brooklyn Maqam Begins
Dance and music from the Arab world.
March 02, 2008
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
Dance and music from the Arab world: Simon Shaheen, world renowned, Brooklyn-based violinist and oudist. Folk Feet Arab Traditional Dance Showcase: Egyptian zeffa, saidi and tannoura, Levantine debkah, Yemeni bara'a, Moroccan gnawa, and more.
Participating Artists
Samer Tabari
Jawad Bohsina
Salaam Dabkah
Simon Shaheen
Al Nujoum Troupe
Mohamed Bechar
Ahmed Alrodini
Isaac Gutwilik
Mohamed Nabawy
Gamal Shafik
Said Fahmy
Mohamed Yhya
Nikolai Ruskin
Yasser Darwish
Azza Amon
Ranya Renee
Asfour
Mohsine Bechar
Abdel Rahim
Hakmoun Hassan
Hakmoun Yitzhak Levy-Awami
Joseph Ibrahem