“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
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The ‘ud new tones – Workshop at the French National Library
Bibliotheque Francois Mitterand – Petit auditorium Paris, FranceSince 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 […]
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At Home in the Uncanny: A Sonic Exploration of Urban Aesthetics, Ethics, and Care in Post-Explosion Lebanon and Egypt
SOAS 10 Thornhaugh St, London, United KingdomRim 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.
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Archive Khanah x Beyond 1932 Residencies: Performing Kurdish Sound Archives
SOAS 10 Thornhaugh St, London, United KingdomHardi 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.
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Residency #1: HARDI KURDA + ARCHIVE KHANAH ئەرشیف خانه at Cafe Oto
Cafe Oto 18-22 Ashwin St, London, United KingdomWhat is the role of citizens and local communities in preserving the sound of their region? Who decided what music and sounds are ‘worth’ being archived? And how should we engage with archives as sites of both remembering and forgetting? As part of the ERC’s Beyond 1932 Research Project at King’s College London, sound artist […]
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“The Institutionalisation of Egyptian Sha’bi Music” at the ‘Music Ethnography’ workshop
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“Breaths from Aleppo, Muwashshahat Halabiyya: Musical Heritage from Aleppo with Ibrahim Muslimani” workshop
King’s College London – Music Department Strand building @ Room SWB 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.
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‘Song and Dance-scapes in Popular Turkish, Greek and Egyptian Cinema/Theatre’ workshop
King’s College London – Music Department Strand building @ Room SWB 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), Carole Woodall (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs), Lydia Papadimitriou (John Moores University, Liverpool), Cüneyt Çakırlar (Nottingham University), Samar Abderrahman (Liverpool University), Iain Smith (KCL), Yara […]