Photo by Nada Elissa
Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, September 21, 2018 at 8:00pm
MOHAMED ABOZEKRY & KARKADÉ
Popular, Sufi & Classical Music of Egypt
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn (tel. 917-267-0363)
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Mohamed Abozekry, an oud (lute) master still in his mid-20s, brilliantly explores three Egyptian musical influences: classical Arabic music, Sufi music of northern Egypt, and music popular along the Nile River. Earning a reputation as a musical prodigy, he became the youngest oud professor in the Arab world at the age of 15 and later went on to tour the US as part of the groundbreaking The Nile Project. With Karkadé, his new project that he is bringing to the US for the first time, he evokes the fragrant hibiscus tea found in Cairo and the eponymous French café at which the ensemble was born. He is joined by Farag Hamouda (ney - flute), Lotfy Aly (violin), Hany Bedeir (riqq - percussion), and Aly Mohamed (dehola/daf - percussion).
“an epic, enlightened, and abounding musical journey.” -Télérama Tickets: $25; seniors, students $21 The presentation of Mohamed Abozekry & Karkadé is part of Center Stage, a public diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations, with support from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding. General management is provided by Lisa Booth Management, Inc. Interview with Mohamed Abozekry: Middle Eastern Influences show on WKCR 89.9 this Thursday, Sept 13 – after midnight! (11:59pm – 1:00am Friday) |
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