Events.
AHWACH OF ADAY (rescheduled!)
Monday, July 28
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Millennium Stage
2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC
6 pm
Free
Ahwach is the the communal dance specific to the Berber Amazigh population of Morocco, from the village of Aday. This secular art combines dance, poetry, and songs unique to each tribe and is sometimes coed, and sometimes strictly male. (This event was originally scheduled for May.)
ARAB MUSIC FROM IRAQ: RAHIM ALHAJ, 'UD; SOUHAIL KASPAR, PERCUSSION
Thursday, July 31
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Meyer Auditorium
Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC
7 pm
Free tickets are distributed one hour prior to showtime; or reserve a ticket for a small service fee via Ticketmaster
Iraqi-born musician Rahim Alhaj earned a Grammy nomination in 2008 for his CD When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq, released on the Smithsonian Folkways label. He studied at the famed Baghdad Conservatory under the late Munir Bashir, who was perhaps the greatest 'ud master of the 20th century.
Since arriving in the United States in 2000, Alhaj has released three more CDs, including one for 'ud and string quartet. Legendary jazz guitarist Bill Frisell calls Aljah's music "beautiful, mysterious, and powerful.".)
ARABIC/INTERNATIONAL DANCE PARTY
Thursdays TBA
Pasha Lounge
2147 P Street, NW, Washington, DC
Cost TBA
Pasha Lounge, DC's hottest nightclub/lounge, will soon start featuring Arabic/international dance parties on Thursday nights. Get your groove or your shimmy on at this happening, cosmopolitan spot, featuring belly dancers and hot tracks from the Middle East and around the world. Sign up to Pasha's myspace page to be kept in the loop! Further details TBA.
LEVEL 1 THREE-DAY WORKSHOP WITH SUHAILA SALIMPOUR
Friday, September 26 - Sunday, September 28
Arlington, VA
Email: kaihea@kaihea.com
For more info: www.therealsuhaila.com/workshops_level1-4Certification.htm
Join Suhaila Salimpour for a Level 1 three-day workshop. Suhaila doesn't grace us with her presence that often, so take advantage of this special opportunity. No prerequisites; open to all participants. (Optional Level 1 certification testing available after workshop for an additional fee.)
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Omani Drummers
by Yillah © 2005