The Arab Blues — live event
New York Arab Festival 2024 Presents The Arab Blues traces a trajectory between tradition and innovation. They embody the call of tradition and the response of the diaspora. The synthesis Rami Gabriel and Karim Nagi create is an auditory expression of the power and persistence of tradition and the validity of its transformation under the unique cultural conditions we inhabit. The Arab Blues was developed by Lebanese-Egyptian oud and guitar player Rami Gabriel through a research fellowship at the Center for Black Music Research, two Illinois Artist grants, and a decade of experience as a jazz and blues musician in Chicago. Native Egyptian percussionist Karim Nagi, a 2-time beneficiary of the Doris Duke Building Bridges grant for Muslim Artists, a TEDx speaker, and an accomplished teacher completes this duo with his energetic & lyrical rhythms on Riqq, Tublah, and alternatively assembled drum set.
Starts: 2024-04-19T19:00:20Z
Ends: 2024-04-19T22:00:20Z
Where: 151 Loisaida Avenue, New York, New York 10009, United States
Price: $22.66