Arab-Andalusian music, French-African art at Alliance Française Dubai
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Features Writer
The classical music scene in Dubai and the UAE is becoming more vibrant than ever. But perhaps locally based talents are yet to have fuller access to it. To make up for this, Alliance Française Dubai (AFD) is hosting a new series of chamber music concerts, in partnership with House of Pianos. It aims to give local artists the opportunity to perform and express their art in Dubai on a regular basis. An upcoming event in the series is the Arab-Andalusian Night on April 8 at the Alliance Française Dubai Theater, with the presentation of ‘Sonore Al Andalus.’ Taking place prior to the Holy Month of Ramadan, the concert is an immersion in Arab-Andalusian music. For close to 800 years, the Iberian Peninsula in Europe was largely dominated by Arab States. Arab rule in this part of the world led to a Golden Age of tolerance and prosperity, not to mention its profound impa
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