Ma3azef Symposium on Arabic Music at Sharjah Art Foundation
Sharjah Art Foundation is hosting a weekend of music performances and a symposium about Arabic music on April 5 and 6.
It is part of the Sharjah Biennial 14 pubic programming and a collaboration with Ma3azef, an online music magazine dedicated to the critique and analysis of contemporary and classical Arabic music.
The Ma3azef Symposium on Arabic Music will feature more than 20 writers, critics and musicians to address questions pertaining to Arabic music today, including the development of an Arabic music dictionary, the challenges faced by independent and alternative music scenes, and the role of modern history on recent transformations in Arabic music, among other critical issues.
The Music Weekend with Ma3azef performances will include the musician duo Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler, DJ set with $$$TAG$$$ (pronounced Tag Money), and Re|sound III, a film screening in dialogue with live music performances - this edition will feature the film Rahhala (Lujain Rakadh, 2017) with a live performance by experimental artists from the region.
Top: Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler (photo by Reto Andreoli)
Bottom: $$$TAG$$$ (left), Lujain Rakadh (right)
This is the breakdown of the schedule over the two days, and you can find details about each talk, panelists, performers here. The event is free to attend.
Friday, April 5:
2:30 pm Registration
2:45 pm Welcome and Introduction
3:00 pm–4:45 pm Establishing New Critical Discourses
4:45 pm–5:00 pm Coffee break
5:00 pm–7:00 pm Towards an Arabic Music Dictionary
8:30 pm–10:00 pm Re|sound III - Rahhala (Lujain Rakadh, 2017) with a live music performance by experimental artists
10:00 pm Performance by $$$TAG$$$
Saturday, April 6:
10:30 am–12:30 pm A Discontinuity in Arabic Music
12:30 pm–2:00 pm Lunch break
2:00 pm–3:45 pm Spaces for Alternative Music Scenes
3:45 pm–4:00 pm Coffee break
4:00 pm–6:00 pm The Music Industry in Alternative and Independent Scenes
8:30 pm–10:00 pm Performance by Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler