2018 11 05 • Kawalees: Part II to premier at CTM Festival 2019
It’s an honour to share that I’ll be premiering Kawalees: Part II, the second installment of my new solo project, at the 20th anniversary of Berlin’s CTM Festival in 2019.
Kawalees: Part II continues my work in exploring contemporary and novel approaches to Arabic music and the Arabic maqam system, this time using a hybrid virtual/acoustic Piano.
The premier will take place at HAU1 on 31 Jan alongside Rabih Beaini and Pouja Pour-Amin Ensemble.
I’ll also be in conversation with Julia Tieke on 2 Feb discussing my work, the piano and microtonality in Arabic music as part of the festival’s program of talks.
And to dive deeper with both events, I will be contributing a lengthy article to the CTM Festival magazine about microtonality and the cultural assymetries in music technologies, accompanied by a curated playlist.
Many thanks to festival director Jan Rohlf for his curiosity, support and encouragement to make all this happen. It’s super exciting to be able to share so much.
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