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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260425T180000
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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/music-migration-and-the-arab-americ
 an-community-a-talk-and-performance/
SUMMARY:Music\, Migration\, and the Arab American Community: A Talk and Per
 formance
DESCRIPTION:A Talk and Performance by Prof. Andrea Shaheen Espinosa and Mem
 bers of ASU’s Middle East Music Ensemble\, Layali Al-Sham.\n\nLayali Al-
 Sham is a dynamic performance ensemble that celebrates the rich musical tr
 aditions of Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). An ASU community-enga
 ged ensemble\, Layali Al-Sham offers an immersive exploration of diverse s
 tyles and cultural contexts\, members develop performance technique\, coll
 aborate in masterclasses\, share their talents in concert\, and engage wit
 h local\, national\, and international communities through music.\n\nAndre
 a Shaheen Espinosa (short bio):\n\nAndrea Shaheen Espinosa is an associate
  professor in the Arizona State University School for Social Transformatio
 n and the Herberger School of Music\, Dance\, and Theater. Her current res
 earch explores the ways that migration\, nostalgia\, and trauma impact not
 ions of identity and musicking practices within Syrian diasporic communiti
 es in the U.S. and Latin America. She is currently working on a monograph 
 that focuses on music and identity within Syrian communities of the U.S. S
 outhwest. Her research has been supported by Medici\, the Dodson Foundatio
 n\, and Fulbright\, and her recent work has been published in Yearbook for
  Traditional Music\, Review of Middle East Studies\, The Double Reed\, and
  Cahiers d’ethnomusicologie. Additionally\, Shaheen Espinosa is an activ
 e performer of the oboe\, English horn\, nay\, and zurna\, and she is the 
 founder and director of ASU’s Middle East music ensemble\, Layali Al-Sha
 m.\n\nFor further information\, please contact Dr. Serge Hougeir\, 520-261
 -6076 or by email at Serge.Hougeir@gmail.com.
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