× Saturday, Feb 6 @ 8pm Abu Dhabi | International start times: Johannesburg - 6pm | London - 4pm | New York - 11am | Los Angeles - 8am | Where / Streaming on Facebook, YouTube, and their website
The Khaleej meets South Africa Boom.Diwan x Nduduzo Makhathini
An immersive ritual of music rooted in Khaleeji pearl diving traditions meeting South African jazz: Online Concert and Artist Talk.
For this performance, Boom.Diwan will collaborate with and feature special guest pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, the first ever South African musician signed to the legendary Blue Note Records. The two are composing a suite that will be performed as an immersive ritual of music, the visual, and dance that takes into account ideas about the self, the community, and the spiritual in the face of modernity. The music touches on ideas of cosmopolitanism, community, dialogue, and healing.
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Boom.Diwan s evocative and swaying sounds are linked to the nearly century-old tradition of sea shanties sung by Kuwaiti pearl divers on voyages to north Africa and parts of Asia.
On sturdy boats these seamen thumped the tabl bahri (an Indian sea barrel drum) and sung songs of Iraqi, Indian and Swahili roots centring on faith, devotion and sorrow.
Such an open-minded sound allows Boom.Diwan, a Kuwaiti ensemble, to be both a singular talent, as well as natural collaborators. Those qualities are set to come together in their Barzakh Festival performance, which is being streamed online on Saturday, February 6.
The ninth annual Ras Al Khaimah Arts Festival (RAKFAF) will take place in February with more than 100 regional and international artists participating.
The 2021 iteration bears the theme of hope. The festival includes outdoor art and photography exhibitions, workshops, film screenings and the launch of an oral history project around the historic pearling village of Al Jazirah Al Hamra, which is where the festival has been taking place for the last two years. Built around the 14th century, the town is remarkable for its architecture, with buildings made using traditional materials such as coral, mud and date palms. RAKFAF takes places in the historic village of Al Jazirah Al Hamra. Courtesy RAKFAF
The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Announces the Launch of the Fifth Annual Barzakh Festival
Three globally renowned groups will feature in the ambitious three-day online event brought to life through music and in-depth conversations with the artists.by BWW News Desk
The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi has announced the return of Barzakh Festival for its fifth edition; the event will be streamed online for three nights on February 1, 3, and 6. The cross-cultural lineup features three globally renowned groups who encapsulate The Arts Center s theme for the season A Bridge , and speaks to the globally observed Black History Month, which takes place every February.