“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 […]