[Please circulate to interested parties]
Dear Colleagues,
You are invited to join us for an amazing few days of maqamic music at the
School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS, University of London].
"We" are a group of musicians and musicologists from Egypt, Iran, Turkey,
Kurdistan and Greece, working in the context of the "Maqam Project @ SOAS".
We use the term "maqamic music" to encompass musics that we have been
collecting from Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Kurdistan and Greece.
We invite you (indeed we urge you, because this kind of opportunity comes
very rarely in life...) to join us at some or all of the following events.
[When booking, please specify clearly which events you are booking.]
With best regards,
Ed Emery
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WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER - COCKPIT THEATRE - 7.30pm:
:: A CONCERT IN MAQAM HIJAZKAR ::
Organised by "The Maqam Project @ SOAS" - A programme of music in a much
loved maqam - Hijazkar (related to Chahargah in Persian)
Performers from Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran and Kurdistan. Including a
traditional Fasil programme specially created for this evening. After-concert
discussion with the musicians.
Venue: Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street, Marylebone, London NW8 8EH.
Admission: £10 / £6 concessions
Booking: [log in to unmask]
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FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER - 6.00pm-7.15pm
:: THE SONGS OF SHEIH IMAM AND AHMED FOUAD NEGM ::
Rebel songs from Egypt.
This concert will include a special homage to the poet Ahmed Fouad Negm, who
died this week.
Performed by Najib Coutya [Lebanon]
and Mohammed Antar [Cairo].
Venue: SOAS Main Building
Admission: Free
For details and to reserve places, write to: [log in to unmask]
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FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER - 8.00pm
:: LAST CEILIDH DANCE OF TERM ::
The SOAS Ceilidh Band will be featuring Egyptian dance music as part of the
last ceilidh dance of term.
Venue: Room L67 - SOAS
Admission: £5 / £3 for SOAS staff and students. Open to the general public.
Write to reserve places: [log in to unmask]
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SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER - 11.00am to 3.00pm
:: A MINI-CONFERENCE ON MAQAM MUSIC ::
Discussion of the history and development of the Maqam system in Arabic,
Jewish, Persian, Turkish and Kurdish music
Presentations by Mohammed Antar [Cairo], Peyman Heydarian [London
Metropolitan University], Tinoush Bahrami; Michalis Kouloumis [Rotterdam
University]; Ed Emery [Maqam Project @ SOAS]
Guest speaker: Professor Owen Wright [SOAS]
Venue: Room L67 [Basement, SOAS Main Building]
Admission: Free
Please reserve places in advance: [log in to unmask]
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SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER - 7.30pm - Doors open 7.15pm... Don't be late...
SONGS OF RESISTANCE FROM CAIRO, ISTANBUL, TEHRAN, KURDISTAN AND ATHENS ::
A fiery and unusual concert at SOAS on Sunday 15 December.
A unique gathering of musicians and singers from Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey,
Kurdistan and Greece. We hope that you will join us.
We shall be performing a programme of songs and musical materials arising
out of the protest movements and social movements in Istanbul, Cairo,
Tehran, Athens, Kurdistan and Lebanon during the past couple of years.
VENUE: Lucas Lecture Theatre [ex G2], Main Building, School of Oriental and
African Studies [SOAS], Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG [Nearest tube:
Russell Square]
ADMISSION: £6 / £4 concessions. Open to the general public.
All places must be reserved in advance. Write to [log in to unmask]
We are expecting this concert to sell out. So DON'T DELAY - BOOK TODAY!
Here is a clip of two of the songs that we shall feature:
Mohammed Antar's piece "El-Masry" ["The Egyptian"], from Cairo:
http://youtu.be/aJZT5cc3taY
The "Pots and Pans" song from the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul:
http://youtu.be/o-kbuS-anD4
Part of our ongoing programme of "Songs of Love and Liberation".
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The musicians for this project include [alphabetical order]:
Suna Alan [vocal], Kurdistan
Mohammed Antar [ney, 'ud], Egypt
Fatih Baha Aydin [tanbur], Turkey
Emriye Ay [vocal], Turkey
Leonardo Cini [violin], Italy
Najib Coutya ['ud and vocal], Lebanon
Öncü Göçebe [guitar]
Peyman Heydarian [santur], Iran
Mansour Izadpanah [vocal], Kurdistan
Riza Koyupinar [percussion]
Dina El-Roumeili [vocal], Egypt
Hamit Sag [baglama]
Kostas Voros [vocal and guitar], Greece
Presenter: Ed Emery [Maqam Project @ SOAS]
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