@jazz @lebelge have you heard #NduduzoMakhathini’s collab with #UAE and #Kuwait #khaleeji #jazz band #BoomDiwan? Spiritual Jazz you’ve never heard before although some elements will feel quite familiar.
3 track album
Wow! ARTnews has declared "Khaleej Modern: Pioneers and Collectives in the Arabian Peninsula" at the Art Gallery at #NYUAbuDhabi as number 1 on a list of the Most Defining Exhibitions in 2022:
Congratulations to our colleagues at the #nyuadartgallery!
#ArtNews #Arab #Art #museums #modernism #UAE #khaleeji #Gulf #GCC
Many drums. From many traditions.
The #Cuban #Khaleeji Project takes its next step.
#boomdiwan x #ArturoOFarrill begin rehearsals in the #nyuadartscenter Black Box at #nyuabudhabi for a new recording project.
#music #jazz #bahri #AfroLatin #AfroKhaleeji #UAE #Kuwait #US #Cuba #Mexico #SouthAfrica #shanty #sea #arts #worldmusic #cosmopolitanism
3 track album
Just Added!
Boom.Diwan is bringing Arturo O’Farrill back to build on 2019’s Cuban Khaleeji Project. They will record through the week and then culminate in a concert in the Black Box at The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi on Dec 10
It’s a small venue. Book tix asap.
#khaleeji #afrolatin #jazz #worldmusic #abudhabi #uae #cuba #kuwait #piano #guitar #Grammys #concert #nyuad #nyuadartscenter
https://www.nyuad-artscenter.org/en_US/events/2022/boom-diwan-x-arturo/
since you’re into #spiritualjazz let me also drop this video of a piece of #khaleeji meets #southafrican #jazz we commissioned at #nyuadartscenter from #BoomDiwan and #NduduzoMakhathini. Available to buy on #Bandcamp too https://youtu.be/UVFxyuYyLMo
The Arts Center at NYUAbuDhabi
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