A concert of fusion and conversation between Ahmed Mukhtar’s Oud and Ignacio Monteverde’s flamenco Guitar.
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Taqasim Foundation: Music of the Maghreb
Join Oud Master Ahmed Mukhtar and discover the music of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. For more information, click HERE
مؤسسة تقاسيم تقدم: امسية موسيقى المغرب العربي مع احمد مختار
للمزيد من المعلومات اضغط هنا
When: Thursday, 20th June 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Where: The Mosaic Rooms, Tower House, 226 Cromwell Road, SW5 0SW
Tickets: Free admission (spaces are limited)
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Stroud Green Festival – The Secrets of Andalusia
The Story of Flamenco music’s embedded roots in medieval Spanish, Arabic and Sephardic music: an exciting coming together of one of London’s most exciting young early music group Lex Musicae London, with master of the oud Ahmed Mukhtar and master of the flamenco guitar Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde.
For more information click HERE
امسية: أسرار الأندلس – عود وجيتار مع احمد مختار و اجناسيو مونتيفيردي – للمزيد من المعلومات وللتذاكر اضغط هنا
When: Saturday, 15th June 2019 @ 5:30 pm
Where: St. Saviour’s Church, 79 Hanley Rd, Finsbury Park, London N4 3DQ
Tickets: Click HERE (scroll to event 11)
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Ahmed Mukhtar – Album Release Concert & CD Signing
رؤى من العراق – امسية و توقيع اسطوانة
We are pleased to announce Ahmed Mukhtar’s upcoming Album Release Concert this June.
احمد مختار – رؤى من العراق – امسية و توقيع اسطوانة في لندن – للمزيد من المعلومات وللتذاكر اضغط هنا
Ahmed Mukhtar will be at the Green Note, Camden Town for a special album release concert followed by a CD signing.
When: Tuesday, 11th of June 2019 (doors open at 7:00 pm)
Where: Green Note
106 Parkway,
London, NW1 7AN
Tickets: Click HERE
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Ahmed Mukhtar & Yair Dalal: Taqasim on Oud
Ahmed Mukhtar & Yair Dalal in conversation about Iraqi music, its influences and their inspirations followed by a recital of their music and improvisation.
There will be a reception at 7:45 pm.
The Seminar and Recital will begin at 8:15 pm and will consist of a 10-minute break.
Event details:
When: 12thFebruary 2019 at 8:15 pm (reception begins at 7:45 pm)
Where: The Ismaili Centre
1 – 7 Cromwell Gardens,
London
For tickets, please click HERE
See you there!
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Maqam Moods
When: 29 November 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Where: The Mosaic Rooms,
Tower House
226 Cromwell Rd
Kensington
London
SW5 0SW
Oud master Ahmed Mukhtar takes the audience on a musical journey, presenting a brief history of Arabic Maqams. The event explores the rhythms and musical forms through which Maqam scales invoke feelings and moods. With percussionist Elizabeth Nott.
Tickets: Free
The Taqasim Foundation has been established to promote Middle-Eastern musical traditions in a contemporary context and develop a wider appreciation for the many facets of Arabic music. The foundation strives to contribute to the ever-growing cultural tapestry of the UK and aim to organise a variety of unique concert series and events that showcase the rich musical culture that the Middle-East has to offer.
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London Strings Festival – Ahmed Mukhtar and the Veles Ensemble
We are pleased to announce that our founding director, Oud Master, artist and composer Ahmed Mukhtar will be performing at the opening night of the London Strings Festival this September!
This special presentation will feature traditional pieces, taqasim and maqamaat on the oud followed by contemporary compositions accompanied by the Veles String Ensemble.
When:Wednesday, 26th of September @19:30
Where:St. Margaret Pattens Church, Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1HS
Tickets now available online Click HERE to purchase
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Taqasim Oud Club
We are pleased to announce a special Taqasim Oud Club this month.
The night will open with an open mic session of poetry and music performed by anyone who would like to take part. This will be followed by a performance of Babylonian music and poetry by artists Ahmed Mukhtar, Ignacio L Monteverde and David Erdos.
Where: The Poetry Cafe, 22 Batterton St., London, WC2H 9BX
When: 13th of November @ 7:00pm
Please arrive early to be added to the open mic line-up.
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Charity Concert: Common & Kind – International Collaborative Fundraiser
A charity concert in collaboration with:
Musicians without Borders
Music Action International
Amnesty International
Address: Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN
Date: 25th July 2017
For more details visit: www.commonandkind.com
