A History of Musical Politics in the Arab World: from Umm Kalthoum to Contemporary Arab Artists

21 Oct
11:45 am - 2:55 pm
Add to Calendar 2019-10-21 11:45:00 2019-10-21 14:55:00 Alfred Madain - Musical Politics in the Arab World A History of Musical Politics in the Arab World: from Umm Kalthoum to Contemporary Arab Artists Choi Auditorium Occidental College info@kwallcompany.com America/Los_Angeles public
Location: Choi Auditorium
Event Date: Oct. 21, 2019

Alfred Madain is the founding director of Bedouin X, the desert blues band, and an educator and ethnomusicologist in Los Angeles. He grew up in Jordan listening to an eclectic selection of music from the Arab world, America, and Europe.

Join the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs and the Young Initiative on the Global Political Economy for a Movie Screening at 11:45-1:00 pm of Umm Kalthoum: A Voice Like Egypt and stay for a discussion on Musical Politics in the Arab World at 01.55pm in Choi Auditorium

 

Alfred Madain