WASHINGTON SOUND MUSEUM VII
Hip-Hop Meets Contemporary Arabic Music
WSM VII will be the very first one of 2012! This month, Huda Asfour will grace the stage with Christylez Bacon, fusing Contemporary Arabic Music with Progressive Hip-Hop. Huda Asfour is a Palestinian Oud and Kanoun player. If you’re wondering what in the world an Oud is, it is a pear-shaped string instrument most commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The Kanoun is an interesting looking stringed instrument that is reminiscent of the inside of a piano. The name “Kanoun” is Arabic and the instrument originated in the Middle East, but is now also found in Greece, Armenia, Romania and Eastern Europe.
Christylez Bacon has orchestrated four Jazz standard-inspired musical arrangements especially for this performance, three of which are new songs entirely.
Of course, as always a tea ceremony will kick off the event and will start promptly at 7pm. Performances will begin at 8pm on Saturday, January 28th.
