Robert Browning Associates, Lotus Music & Dance, and Roulette present
Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 8:00pm
Simon Shaheen
Music of the Arab World
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue
Downtown Brooklyn | tel. 917-267-0363
Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 8:00pm
Simon Shaheen
Music of the Arab World
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue
Downtown Brooklyn | tel. 917-267-0363
Simon Shaheen is one of the world’s greatest players of the ‘ud (short-necked fretted lute that is the ancestor of the European lute) and one of the most influential Arab musicians, performers and composers of his generation. Born in the village of Tarshiha in the Galilee into a Palestinian family, he was steeped in music in early childhood. He has written music and scores for theater and films, including The Sheltering Sky and Malcolm X, and, in 1994, received the prestigious National Heritage fellowship, this nation’s highest honor in the traditional arts.
“virtuosic sophistication” – New York Times “Simon Shaheen may be the greatest musical ambassador from the wide world of Arabic music to the U.S.” – NPR |
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