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Simon Shaheen and Friends
Palestine Before 1800
A special concert, presented by Music Before 1800 in collaboration with The World Music Institute, celebrating authentic Palestinian music, with oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen whose soaring technique has dazzled audiences for decades in traditional music as well as western and jazz compositions. The program will include instrumental and vocal forms including the “Qasida”, the “Muwashshah”, “Sama`i”, and “Tahmila”. Additionally, the ensemble will present a medley of Palestinian folk music and improvisation that is practiced in Syria, Palestine and Lebanon.
Sunday, March 2 at 4 pm
Tickets: $5–$60
Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street, Manhattan
