“Rethinking Musical Modernity in the MENA Region” Introduction
CEDEJ Cairo, EgyptThe Beyond 1932 team introduce their project, “Rethinking Musical Modernity in the MENA Region” in a seminar at CEDEJ, Cairo
The Beyond 1932 team introduce their project, “Rethinking Musical Modernity in the MENA Region” in a seminar at CEDEJ, Cairo
Since the 1990s, we have witnessed the emergence of generations of Arab oud players, mainly working in Europe in close collaboration with musicians from jazz and world music scenes. Since then, the oud has undergone transformations aimed at adapting it to sound performance situations, through amplification and, more recently, electrification. We have participated to this […]
Rim Irscheid presents “At Home in the Uncanny: A Sonic Exploration of Urban Aesthetics, Ethics, and Care in Post-Explosion Lebanon and Egypt” at the Middle East and Central Asian Music Forum.
Hardi Kurda (Residency Artist) and Rim Irscheid (chair) present “Archive Khanah x Beyond 1932 Residencies: Performing Kurdish Sound Archives” at the Middle East and Central Asian Music Forum.