New York Oud Festival

Name: New York Oud Festival
Start: 2024-04-24T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Barbes

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. EDT

Barbes

376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Get Directions

Website

About the Event

The New York Oud Festival is a multi-day, multi-venue music festival that displays the oud and its versatility as it exists in New York's diverse musical culture. The NYOF celebrates the oud and its wide-ranging influence on global music culture, showcasing artists from a multitude of traditions and contexts, and demonstrating why the oud continues to be one of the world's most beloved instruments.

Zafer Tawil, Gabe Lavin

Day 2 of the festival will feature sets by oudists Zafer Tawil and Gabe Lavin. Seating is limited so first-come first-serve!

Zafer Tawil is an accomplished Palestinian musician and a virtuoso on oud, qanun, violin, and Arab percussion. He performs across the U.S. and in the Middle East with such musicians as Sting as well as celebrated world music artists. He was a featured composer and performer in acclaimed director Jonathan Demme’s Oscar-nominated film “Rachel Getting Married” and is composing and performing for Demme’s next film project, Zeitoun. Zafer is continuously exploring the boundaries of Arab music, and often performs collaborative concerts involving classical Indian and Persian music, as well as Jazz fusion. He has been a guest teacher at workshops on Arab music at many institutions and universities across the United States. A native of Jerusalem, he resides in New York City.

Gabe Lavin is a Brooklyn-based musician and scholar. He obtained his Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology in 2023 (UCLA) and has performed throughout the United States and the Arab world, including in Egypt, Oman, Sudan, and Kuwait. He trained at Beit El Oud in Cairo and the Oud Association in Muscat, and has also worked with UCLA’s Near East Ensemble, the Los Angeles Arabic Orchestra, and the New York Arabic Orchestra. Gabe's performance will feature two regional styles within the Arab world that have shaped his playing the most: the modern Iraqi school and music from the Arabian Peninsula. In addition to instrumental versions of songs from the Gulf and Yemen, Gabe will showcase oud etudes and compositions by the founder of the Iraqi oud school Sharif Muhiuddin Haidar Targan (1892-1967) to honor the centennial of his move to New York City, where he lived and performed between 1924 and 1932.

Buy Tickets

We want to hear from you if you have an event to share or updates to this event.

Read less

Other Events You May Like

Featured AARP Event

Zumba to the Rhythm

Caregivers and others interested in getting and staying fit are invited to join this virtual Zumba® dance workout series.

Thursday, May 2, 2024

11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT

Zoom and Facebook, Online Event

View All AARP Brooklyn Events

Upcoming AARP Events

Featured Event

AARP New York: Fight fraud. Shred it! – Brooklyn, Sat., 5/11/24

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET

Salem Missionary Baptist Church

Brooklyn, NY
Featured Event

AARP New York: Fight fraud. Shred it! – New York City, Sat., 5/11/24

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET

Franklin Plaza

New York, NY
Featured Event

Cooking Class: Asian Noodles and Sauces

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET

Zoom

Online Event

View All AARP Events

Only $12 your first year with Automatic Renewal

Immediate access to your member benefits
Discounts on travel and everyday savings
Subscription to AARP The Magazine
FREE second membership

Join AARP

Already a member? Renew or Print Card

Facebook

Contact AARP
in New York City

Return to top

New York Oud Festival

About the Event

Other Events You May Like

Zumba to the Rhythm

Focus on French Cinema Festival

Montclair Literary Festival

Summer on the Hudson Outdoor Arts and Culture Festival

Upcoming AARP Events

Upcoming AARP Events

Featured Event

AARP New York: Fight fraud. Shred it! – Brooklyn, Sat., 5/11/24

Featured Event

AARP New York: Fight fraud. Shred it! – New York City, Sat., 5/11/24

Featured Event

Cooking Class: Asian Noodles and Sauces

Contact AARP
in New York City

Membership

Member Benefits

Disrupt Aging

Communities

Information For You

AARP Foundation

For Professionals

Health & Wellness

Family Caregiving

Work & Jobs

Take Action

Have Fun

Read, Watch, Listen