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A Night of Arabic & Iranian Music
Zawaya, an non-profit organization promoting Arab culture, tradition and art, proudly presents ASWAT's Summer Concerts of 2009 conducted by Wael Kakish, visiting conductor from Los Angeles.
Recognizing the importance of breaking barriers of fear and misunderstanding, ASWAT Ensemble was founded in January 2000 by Nabila Mango, a Palestinian American dedicated to community work.
ASWAT (Arabic for "voices") is the first and only Bay Area Arab Community music ensemble of 18 musicians and 25 singers of diverse backgrounds. ASWAT has been successful in creating a space of celebration of Arabic music in the Bay Area. ASWAT promotes cross-cultural understanding and appreciation through preserving, promoting and performing Classical and Folk music from the Arab World.
By celebrating a rich musical heritage, ASWAT members have struck a resonant chord with a wide array of community members. ASWAT also appeals to peers in the professional music scene and a broader non-Arab audience with an affinity for Arab culture.
For further information and music samples check http://www.zawaya.org
In the summer 2009 concerts, ASWAT will be collaborating with Persian Ostad Mohammad Nejad and his music ensemble. ASWAT members will sing Persian classical songs and Ostad Nejad will perform Arabic music.
In these Summer Concerts we present:
1. Artistic Director Wael Kakish who has been the director of Kan Zaman Music Ensemble in Pasadena, California. Kakish has training in both Arabic and Western music at various universities in Jordan and the United States. He has been performing since childhood when he was taught by his father, a musician and also a 'oud player. He currently teaches music at various UC campuses in southern California. He is a master 'oud player and riqq player (percussion). He is in big demand at music camps in the United States.
Check http://www.kanzaman.org
{Wael Kakish will be conducting both concerts}
2. ASWAT Youth Ensemble - the 13 Arab American youth singing and performing Arabic music on Piano, 'oud, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone and violin. The Youth Ensemble is directed by Dr. Guilnard Moufarrej
{Matinee Concert Only}
3. ZAWAYA Youth Debke/Dance Company directed by Rami Musa. Arab- American youth ranging from 4-12 years old performing Palestinian folk dances: debke
{Matinee Concert Only}
4. Persian-born master multi-instrumentalist Mohammad Nejad was born into a family of musicians in Tehran, Iran. He graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Tehran in 1976. He received a Bachelors of Fine Arts Musicianship and Performance from Tehran University in 1990. He was blessed to be trained by master teachers of classical Persian music including Ostad Roushanravan,Ostad Sinaki,Ostad Jankook,Ostad Paayvar,Ostad Tahmasebiyan,Ostad Moosavi, Ostad Khoshdel and Ostad Baharlou.
Ostad Mohammed Nejad is proficient in both the Western and Persian musical systems.
He performs in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and at many US campuses.
He teaches privately and leads workshops in Persian music. He had established the Nejad World Music Center to teach youth and adults the classical Persian music. During this concert, Mr Nejad will be performing on various Persian instruments and for the first time singing in Arabic a medley of Egyptian singer AbdelHalim Hafiz.
For further information check http://www.nejadmusic.com.
{Will be performing at both concerts}
5. Siamak Pouian:Siamak Pouian is an acclaimed Persian Tonbak player in the world and one of the most famous masters of Tonbak in Iranian history. He is highly acclaimed in Europe, Canada and America as well. Siamak has developed the technique of this instrument to its present-day category of a virtuoso solo instrument. He has been a music professor at University of California in Santa Barbara for the last 9 years and also he has been teaching in other universities in Southern California. Siamak Pouian is best known for his ability to improvise. A pioneer in his field, he continues to inspire audiences with his explosive repertoire. He is also currently teaching at Pouian Music Conservatory in Orange County. Check www.kiuhaghighi.com/siamak.html. Master Persian Percussionist will accompany Ostad Mohammed Nejad performing classical Persian music.
{Will be performing at both concerts}
6. Solos will include ASWAT leading singers Yasmeen Daifallah with new creations; Gunsu Temirer will be singing Um Kulthum. Rana Mroue, the ASWAT Fairuz, Marwan Mero, Husain Resan, and other new talents will be performing new solos and mawwals.
The summer concerts will include instrumental pieces by leading Egyptian composers, and very popular songs of Um Kulthum, Fairuz, Abdel Halim Hafez, Iraqi songs, Muwashshahat andalusiyyah, taqateeq of Sayyid Darwish and Um Kulthum, and Palestinian Folk dances.
To get a glimpse of ASWAT, please check:
http://www.zawaya.org
http://www.myspace.com/ensembleaswat
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LocationSFSU McKenna Theatre
1756 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132
United States
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