Tag: OK
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Striking a Diplomatic
DAI in association with Embassy of Turkey in Kuwait presents İSTANBUL – A WORLD CAPITAL by Tuluyhan Uğurlu. Tuluyhan Uğurlu narrates what İstanbul represents in his 2005 composition. The work begins with the words of Napoleon Bonaparte: “If the world was a single country, the capital would be İstanbul”. This work has been performed at…
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Featuring International Cinema
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Draie Al Hajri
Special traditional Music Night “Art of the Bedawi” using the Rabab instrument. The rababa is a bowed instrument probably the oldest string instrument, dating at least as far back as the 8th Century, when it was found in Arabia and Persia. The rababa is used in a wide variety of musical ensembles and genres.
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Christian Robin
The Origins of the Arabic Language
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Striking a Diplomatic
A spectacular music night ” Intersection, an Audio Visual Ode to the Arab Streets and it’s poets” performed by Tania Saleh. Tania Saleh is a contemporary alternative Lebanese singer/songwriter/visual artist, one of the rare female singers/songwriters in the Arab world and one of the most respected independent artists in the region. Her lyrics mirror the…
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Adel al-Qattan
Special music night An Evening with Adel Al-Qattan and Friends Adel Al-Qattan is a Kuwaiti musician/guitarist who has been active on the music scene since 2012. He is self taught and has been playing music for almost 20 years with a variety of local and international artists in many different genres. ‘An Evening with Adel…
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Ancient Yemenite Jewellery in the pre-Islamic period
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Striking a Diplomatic
DAI in corporation with the Embassy of Greece invites you to a special concert performed by ” Al Tetrass Band”. The concert consists of a variety of Greek songs from the last 100 years. They are all arranged by Dimitris Lappas who plays acoustic, fretless and electric guitars as well as bouzouki. He will be…
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Featuring International Cinema
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Maqamat Oxford
Special music night performed by the ” Oxford Maqam Band”. Hailing from various backgrounds, what brings Oxford Maqam together is a deep appreciation for music of the Arab world and Turkey of the 19th to mid 20th centuries. Oxford Maqam, the traditional takht (chamber ensemble) performs with an ear for the more cosmopolitan and improvisatory…