Performance
WHEN
May 20, 2020
9:30 PM
WHERE
Join the Facebook Event
Part of "Reconnect. An Online Series"
WHO
The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi
Open to the Public
To accompany you through suhoor, revisit the Arab world’s only Grammy winner collaborating with the inspiring Egyptian Sufi chanter.
Presented in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development and Al Burda, a platform for Islamic arts and culture.
Were you there? The sounds and rhythms of traditional Sufi chanting and contemporary Arabian jazz fuse in a unique harmony of Arabic sounds. The Arab World’s only Grammy and BBC Awards winner, Fathy Salama, known for his band Sharkiat and his work on Youssou N’Dour’s Egypt, is joined by renowned Egyptian Sufi chanter, Sheikh Mahmoud Tohamy. After the performance, join Fathy Salama for a live online Q&A.
For one time only, revisit this highlight from The Arts Center’s archives, filmed in The Red Theater to a sold out crowd on September 26, 2019. Bridge the distance, join the community online.
Revisit the Performances from Al Burda Festival celebrating contemporary Islamic arts.
Revisit more than six hours of highlights from the ground-breaking 27-hour “Ritual Groove Music” performance installation.
Revisit Lars Jan’s Holoscenes, a beautifully captivating durational performance-installation that embodies the impact of climate change.
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