Alwan For The Arts

SOUTH-SOUTH RE-ENCOUNTERS SERIES Invites you

To Re-Encounter: The Arab Oud, Persian Tar, Indian Sitar

With Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury (Indian Sitar) Hedayat Shafeii (Persian Tar) Zafer Tawil (Arab Oud)

Friday, March 30, 2007, 9:00 PM $15 ($10 Students with valid ID)

Zafer Tawil is an accomplished musician based in New York City. He is a virtuoso on oud, violin, and qanun, and a master of Arabic percussion. Zafer performs in concerts, clubs, and at private events, and holds workshops in oud technique, and in Arabic music theory -- across the US and in the Middle East, including a recent performance at Zankel Hall with Simon Shaheen. Zafer is constantly exploring the boundaries of Arabic music, and has worked on many collaboration concerts involving classical Indian , Persian music and Jazz fusion. Zafer Tawil is Palestinian, born and raised in Jerusalem.

Last updated: 2007-09-12 07:07:27