BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31201@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230722T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230722T170000 DTSTAMP:20230605T154532Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/music-with-love-beyond-boundaries-s itar-oud-tabla-arab-percussion/ SUMMARY:Music with Love Beyond Boundaries - Sitar/Oud /Tabla /Arab percussi on DESCRIPTION:Silver Spring\, MD\nAlif Laila\n\nHer training\, in Dhaka Bangl adesh\, is in the Senia Maihar Gharana with Ustad Mir Qasem Khan\, nephew of the legendary Ustad Allaudin Khan (Ravi Shankar’s guru). She has perf ormed in venues such as The Shakespeare Theater\, The Terrace Theater (Ken nedy Center)\, The Bangladesh National Museum (Dhaka) The Sangeet Research Academy Festival (Kolkata India)\, The Purcell Room – South Bank Center (London\, UK) etc. She has recorded and performed with the living legends of tabla like Pandit Anindo Chatterjee\, Ustad Tari Khan. Her sitar DVD ‘Hriydayaragam’ was featured in the Smithsonian’s Women’s History Month in 2008 \, her DVD ‘Strings of Resonance’ was nominated for the Best Classical Music Award in Bangladesh. She was featured in Aramco World magazine in 2020. She received the ‘Lifetime achievement Award’ from ASHA for her cultural contribution to society in 2010. She received the In dependent Artists Award from MSAC in 2013. Alif is a prolific creator\, di rector\, and producer and an accomplished painter with extensive experienc e in multidisciplinary projects based on South Asian classical music. She is the founder and director of Sitar Niketan\, a music school in Maryland. \n\nAnubrata Chatterjee\n\nAnubrata Chatterjee is one of the leading tabla exponents of the current generation. He is the son &\; disciple of the world-renowned tabla maestro\, Anindo Chatterjee. Anubrata's creative app roach towards his music\, traditional repertoire of Farrukhabad &\; Luc know styles of tabla and a  modern touch in the presentation of his art makes him connect to the youth as well as the connoisseurs of music. He ha s been the spear head of many musical concepts like Beats &\; Pieces\, The T20 of Classical Music. He is a regular collaborator of music with sta lwarts like Amjad Ali Khan\, Hari Prasad Chaurasia\, Birju Maharaj\, Ranji t Barot\, Shankar Mahadevan etc.\n\nArabic Percussion\n\nKHALED AL MAOULOU I is a Syrian professional percussionist and Dervish dancer hailing from a family of Sufi performers. Member of the Artists Syndicate in Damascus\, KHALED participated in many international and local festivals with many si ngers and artists around the world.\n\nLAiTH ALATTAR\n\nArab American comp oser\, vocalist\, and oud player LAiTH ALATTAR performs an assortment of t raditional and contemporary Arabic and Middle Eastern music. LAiTH grew up in Baghdad at the crossroads of Arab\, Ottoman\, Persian\, and Indian mus ic traditions and later completed music training at the University of Mich igan School of Music while also studying Arabic music and maqam through pr ivate apprenticeships.  Leaning on his dual-career background in psycholo gy\, culture\, and decision science\, LAiTH is proactive in fostering cros s-cultural musical collaborations that brings communities together\, inclu ding partnerships with diverse embassies in Washington DC to promote cultu ral diplomacy and understanding and bridge musical traditions among differ ent communities. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/06/Screen-Shot-2023-06-05-at-8.44.41-AM.png CATEGORIES:Music/Folk/World LOCATION:Wheaton High School\, 12401 Dalewood Drive\, Silver Spring\, MD\, 20906\, United States GEO:39.060333;-77.0658 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12401 Dalewood Drive\, Silv er Spring\, MD\, 20906\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wheaton High School:geo:39.060333,-77.0658 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR