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SUMMARY:Al Firdaus Ensemble Concert
DESCRIPTION:Lanham\, MD\n\nAl Firdaus Ensemble is a Sufi musical group base
 d in Granada\, Spain. Founded in 2012 by the English singer Ali Keeler\, t
 he ensemble consists of musicians from England\, Spain\, Morocco and Venez
 uela.\n\nThe name of the ensemble is inspired by the Persian word "Firdaus
 "\, the Arabic name for the highest garden in paradise from an Islamic per
 spective.\n\nThe ensemble follows a combination of different musical style
 s\, such as western classical sounds\, Celtic music and flamenco\, as well
  as new arrangements of numerous pieces from traditional Islamic Sufi musi
 c\, which originate from Arabic\, Andalusian and Turkish sources. The lyri
 cs are mostly in Arabic and inspired by the poetry of the well-known Sufis
  of Al-Andalus as well as from the Arab world such as Ibn Arabi and Al-Shu
 shtari. In addition\, its repertoire consists of musical adaptations of po
 ems in old Spanish (called Aljamiado)\, which the Moriscos wrote down usin
 g Arabic script. The ensemble uses a variety of instruments\, a combinatio
 n of Persian\, Arabic and Turkish (e.g. Oud\, Daf\, Darbuka\, Riq\, Ney lo
 ngitudinal flute) and western classical instruments (e.g. violin\, cello) 
 as well the flamenco guitar. The ensemble consists of a number of singers\
 , some of whom are soloists and others who sing in choirs.\n\nOpen to ever
 yone regardless of faith or background! Enjoy the beautiful Diyanet Center
  and its cafe before the concert.\n\nSaturday\, October 26 · 7 - 9pm EDT
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LOCATION:Diyanet Center of America\, 9610 Good Luck Rd\, Lanham\, Maryland\
 , 20706\, United States
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