Event Details

Date/Time: 

Apr 21 2012 8:00am - 11:00pm

Price: 

$35-$65
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Where: 

Orpheum Theatre
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles CA 90014
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"Fall of the Moon" tour pays homage to Mahmoud Darwish and the spirit of the Arab Spring

The Levantine Cultural Center and Turath.org are pleased to support the Los Angeles appearance of Lebanese oud master Marcel Khalifé, long a favorite in the Arab world and in Europe. Khalifé returns to the United States after many years' absence to sing the poetry of Palestine and the melodies of Lebanon. His performances unite across national, ethnic and religious lines, resounding above the din of bitter politics, rockets, poverty.

Lebanon's greatest singer, composer and UNESCO Artist for Peace performs for one night only at the Orpheum with the Al Mayadine Ensemble. Renowned as the Bob Dylan of the Middle East, Marcel Khalifé is considered an artistic revolutionary the world over. A master of the oud (the unfretted Arabic ancestor of the European lute), Marcel injects new life into its heritage with avant-garde interpretations of Arabic classics. A portion of the proceeds from the Los Angeles concert will support Turath.org's AJ Racy Arabic Music Scholarship Fund and also will help the production cost of Nicole Balivian's "Sleeping on Stones." Listen to audio samples here.

By Chris Cryer

T. E. LawrenceWho has time to read during a revolution? Certainly nobody at Tahrir Square and nobody picking up the pieces in Tunisia or busy in Libya, or in Yemen trying to evaluate government statements of long-term support versus immediate need. I'd say we're the ones with time to read and maybe we should. This may be the best time ever to pull out writers both classic and new who address Middle Eastern history. We can peruse the messages they've left the people that we see rebounding now in terms of revolutionary change.

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Date/Time: 

May 2 2010 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Price: 

Suggested $20 donation, seating limited, call 714.362.7676

Where: 

Saint Anselm's Episcopal Church
13091 Galway Street
Garden Grove, CA 92844-1698
714.537.0604

Turath concert with Naser MusaOn the occasion of the release of the 6th Edition of the Arab American Almanac by the Arab American Historical Foundation, the AAHF and St. Anselm Of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Garden Grove present "Passport: The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish" with Naser Musa, a virtuoso on oud and vocals, joining the Turath Ensemble.

The Arab American Almanac is a 608-page comprehensive reference book about Arab Americans. Mahmoud Darwish was among the most beloved Palestinians poets and writers.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Apr 15 2009 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Price: 

Free to the public, autographed books available for purchase

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
(one block east of Crescent Heights)
Los Angeles CA 90035
Info 310.657.5511

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