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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250424T190000
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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/crossroads-concerts-irish-arab-fusi
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SUMMARY:Crossroads Concerts: Irish & Arab Fusion
DESCRIPTION:Blending compositions drawing from Irish traditional music and 
 Arabic classical music (primarily from Egypt and Syria) this concert featu
 res the renowned musicians from the New York-based Zikrayat ensemble\, inc
 luding Sami Abu Shumays (violin\, voice)\, Johnny Farraj (riqq\, oud\, voi
 ce)\, Nezih Antakli(darbuka\, riqq\, daf)\, who are joined by Sean Tierney
  (flute\, tin whistle)\, Jerry O’Sullivan (Uilleann pipes)\, and Colin H
 arte on voice\, piano\, bodhrán and darbuka.\n\nShumays founded and leads
  Zikrayat\, New York’s preeminent purveyor of Egyptian music and dance\,
  that specializes in the music of Egypt’s Golden Age of movie musicals f
 rom the ‘40s to the ‘60s. Farraj – a Lebanese born musician of Pales
 tinian descent – is the creator of www.MaqamWorld.com the leading Intern
 et reference on Arabic music theory\, and a frequent Arabic music blogger.
  Antakli was born in Germany\, the son of Turkish and Syrian immigrants…
  before moving to New York he lived in the Netherlands\, where he studied 
 at the Rotterdam Conservatory\, majoring in Latin percussion.\n\nA fixture
  on the New York Irish music scene\, Tierney is from the Bronx\, and has t
 oured with Girsa and The Prodigals. O’Sullivan -- a foremost uilleann pi
 per\, tin whistle\, Highland bagpipe and Scottish small pipe player -- has
  performed with The Boston Pops\, James Galway\, Dolly Parton and Eileen I
 vers.\n\n__________________________\n\nSupported by The Irish Institute of
  New York.
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LOCATION:New York Irish Center\, 1040 Jackson Ave\, Long Island City\, NY\,
  11101\, United States
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