Friday, December 18th, 2009

Launch of the collection 'Taqâlîd - Musical Traditions of the Arab World'

Incognito has the pleasure of inviting you to the launch of the collection Taqâlîd – Musical Traditions of the Arab World’, which will be held immediately following the concert:

“A Mystical Christmas Oratorio”

by the Antonine University Classical Arabic Music Ensemble:
Nidaa Abou Mrad - concept & violin
Shaykh Salah Yammout - chant
Mikhael Hourani - chant
Mustafa Saïd - cantillation & ‘ūd
Ghassan Sahhab - qānūn
Ramzi Saad - ison

On Friday, December 18, 2009, at 8pm, at the Church of St. Maron – Gemmayzeh – Beirut.
This concert is jointly programmed by the second Festival of Sacred Music - Downtown Beirut and the release of the Taqâlîd/Incognito CD collection, and will be followed by a dedicatory reception.

The Taqâlîd collection, which has been in preparation for almost 2 years, is devoted to traditional musical expressions from the Arab world, with a range of musical genres extending from religious practices to parareligious mysticism to secular art music. Distancing itself from literal conservatism, but also from the “World Music” approach, the editorial line of this collection emphasizes revitalization and creativity within living Tradition.
This tendency also appears in the choices — at once creative and rooted — of the graphic line, based on Arab calligraphy, which frames the compact disks.

The Taqâlîd team:
Artistic direction: Nidaa Abou Mrad
Production: Tony Sfeir
Calligraphy: Samir Sayegh
Graphic Design: Karma Tohmé

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