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Robert Browning Associates, Lotus Music & Dance, and Roulette present in association with Brooklyn Maqam
Saturday, March 6, 2027 at 8:00pm                      
Simon Shaheen Ensemble
Music of the Arab World
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509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue
​Downtown Brooklyn  | tel. 917-267-0363
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 Simon Shaheen, one of the world’s greatest players of the ‘ud (lute) and one of the most influential Arab musicians and composers of his generation, has enthralled audiences with his mastery of both the ‘ud and violin and his brilliant improvisations. His concert credits include some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Cairo's Opera House, Theatre de la Ville in Beirut, and Belgium's Le Palais des Arts. He has written music and scores for theater and films, including The Sheltering Sky and Malcolm X, and released numerous recordings, including The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab and the Grammy-nominated Blue Flame. In 1994, he received the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship, this nation’s highest honor in the traditional arts. In 1997, he founded the Arabic Music Retreat at Mount Holyoke College, an annual event which brings together the finest educators, performers, and students of Arab music for intensive study and performance. Shaheen tours internationally with his groups, as a solo artist, and as a lecturer throughout the academic world promoting awareness of Arab music. He is currently teaching at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He will be accompanied by artists to be announced.

“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

Tickets:
$35 advance*/ $40 at door
$30 Senior 65+/Student w.ID - advance* and at door
(*+$3.25 processing fee per advance ticket)

Community sponsor: Brooklyn Maqam