Salaam at Busboys & Poets

Date: October 25, 2013 (Friday)
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Place: Busboys & Poets, 1025 5 Street NW, Washington DC 20001 (directions)
Tickets: $5-$10 suggested

Salaam will perform Middle Eastern original and traditional music. In celebration of their new CD, Train To Basra. Performers:

• Dena El Saffar - strings
• Tim Moore - percussion
• Amir ElSaffar - trumpet/santoor
• Stephen Harms - bass

Press Release: Rock Paper Scissors

Reviews:

• NPR
• Broadway World
• New York Music Daily
• World Music Central
• Ur Music
• Inside World Music

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Train to Basra available via:

• iTunes
• Spotify
• Amazon.com

Turath 2012

Date: December 1, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 7:30 P.M.
Place: Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street NW, Washington DC 20009 (directions)
Tickets: $30 Upper Balcony, $50 General Admission, $100 Premier, $250 VIP online

The ADC Women’s Initiative will promote the second annual "Turaath: Celebrating Arab Culture in America" -- a cultural event showcasing Arab art, dance, and music. This year's event will be an evening of Arab culture, featuring the work of renowned Iraqi virtuoso and composer Amir ElSaffar, the Alwan Arab Music Ensemble, the Two Rivers Middle Eastern Jazz Ensemble.

Program:

• Alwan Arab Music Ensemble: Classical, folk, and popular Arab music featuring vocalists George Ziadeh and Lubana Al Quntar
• Two Rivers Arab Jazz Ensemble: Contemporary cross-cultural musical fusions
• Traditional & Modern Arab Dance: Dance across continents and cultures

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Sponsors: Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia , Aramco , Al Monitor , Embassy of the UAE