12 events found.
“Breaths from Aleppo, Muwashshahat Halabiyya: Musical Heritage from Aleppo with Ibrahim Muslimani” workshop
King’s College London – Music Department Strand building @ Room SWB 20-21, London, United KingdomIbrahim Muslimani presents on the musical heritage of Aleppo, focusing particularly on the art of Muwashshahat. Martin Stokes and Sophie Frankford participated in performing this musical repertoire alongside Ibrahim.
‘Song and Dance-scapes in Popular Turkish, Greek and Egyptian Cinema/Theatre’ workshop
King’s College London – Music Department Strand building @ Room SWB 20-21, London, United KingdomMartin Stokes organised a 1-day workshop on May 31, ‘Song and Dance-scapes in Popular Turkish, Greek and Egyptian Cinema/Theatre’, with Anne R David (Roehampton KCL), Dafni Tragaki (University of Thessaly), […]
‘Oxford Maqam: Cairo Tango and Jazz’ Concert
Greenwood Theatre 55 Weston Street, London SE1 3RA, United KingdomGet ready for two of Oxford Maqam’s sell-out shows in one evening: ‘Tarab and Tango’ and ‘Cairo Nights’, 7pm 1st June at the Greenwood Theatre, London. Get drawn in by […]
‘Listening in: Music and Power in Egypt’ symposium
IFAO Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo, EgyptSophie Frankford, alongside Dalia Ibrahim and Dr. Kawkab Tawfik, organised a 1-day symposium, ‘Listening in: Music and Power in Egypt’. Sophie also presented her research, with a paper on “Sheikh […]
International Research Network’s Symposium ‘What music is capable of in situations of (forced) migration’
Cité des Arts Bayonne, FranceOn 4 and 5 October 2024, team members Martin Stokes, Rim Irscheid, Sophie Frankford and PhD student Merel Dubois Van Slageren participated in the panel ‘Of What is Music Capable […]
Classical Iranian Music : ‘Nasim-e-Tarab Ensemble’
Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre – SOAS London‘Beyond 1932’ team attended the performance of the five-member Nasim-e Tarab Ensemble. It was a suite of classical Iranian music composed and arranged by Saeid Kordmafi, based on his extensive […]
Palestinian Sound Archive exhibition with Mo’min Swaitat
Southbank Centre, Royal Festival HallFarid took part to the closing event of the Palestinian Sound Archive exhibition, accessible from 27 July to 1 November 2024 at Southbank Centre. It explores archival practice as a […]
MESA Conference 2024 – Panel VII ‘Melodious Resistance: Music, Politics, and Pedagogy’
Sophie Frankford and Yara Salahiddeen recently participated in a panel at the annual conference of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) entitled Melodious Resistance: Music, Politics and Pedagogy. Sophie […]
Counterpoints – Annual event 2024
Hoxton Hall Hoxton street, London, United KingdomRim and Farid as members of Counterpoints network participated to the ‘Annual Get Together’ in 4 December 2024, co-hosted with Unbound Philanthropy. The event gathered artists, cultural networks, and organisations working […]
‘Beyond 1932’ host the Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum (MECAMF)
King’s College London – Music Department Strand building @ Room SWB 20-21, London, United KingdomThe Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum has been running since 2007 and is open to researchers, students and anyone interested in the music and culture of the region. […]
Sound archive workshop at King’s
Reach space @ King’s College London Strand, London, United KingdomOlivia Melkonian and Dr Rim Irscheid hosted a sound archiving and memory workshop on Sunday, 2nd February 2025 at the REACH space entitled “Archival Skills Training: Preserving Sound and Memory […]
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