1:30 - 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY 3^RD DECEMBER 2008

 

• SHLOMO AL KUWAITY. THE SON OF SALEH AL KUWAITY REMINISCING ON THE LIFE OF THE GREAT COMPOSER

• FILMED INTERVIEW OF HESKEL KOJAMAN, THE MAQAM EXPERT, BY AHMED MUKHTAR ON THE MUSIC OF SALEH AL KUWAITY

• KHALID KISHTAINY, IRAQI JOURNALIST RENOWNED FOR HIS WIT AND HUMOUR TELLING ANECEDOTES ON IRAQI SONGS AND MUSIC

 

FOLLOWED BY IRAQI CONCERT

7:00 PM WEDNESDAY 3^RD DECEMBER 2008

DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM

BRUNEI THEATRE, SOAS

 

PREFORMED BY

AHMED MUKHTAR – RENOWNED OUD MASTER

&

“BAGHDAD GROUP”

JAMIL AL ASSADI – QUANOON

TAHER BARAKAT – OREINTAL VIOLIN

HASAN ZAHAWI & ALI AL KHAFAJI – PRECUSSION

&

ISMAIL FADHEL – MAQAM’S SINGER

 

SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

THORNHAUGH STREET, RUSSELL SQUARE, LONODN WC1H OXG