Sufi music
The fifth Sufi Jazz Festival reconnects with African music
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August 16, 2012
The fifth Sufi Jazz Festival reconnects with African music
With the beats of the karakeb (large metal castanets) and the clap of their hands, Moroccan artists Mahdi Nassouli and…
Samaa Sufi Music Festival closes with a mesmerizing performance
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August 26, 2011
Samaa Sufi Music Festival closes with a mesmerizing performance
Thirteenth century Sufi preacher and poet Jalal Eddin al-Rumi praised Samaa - sessions devoted to listening to dhikr (which means "rememberance") music, often…
Highlights from the Samaa Sufi Music Festival
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August 23, 2011
Highlights from the Samaa Sufi Music Festival
For eight consecutive nights, the courtyard of Al-Ghouri Dome in Islamic Cairo has been packed full as the fourth edition…
Samaa Sufi Music Festival brings music world together
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August 16, 2011
Samaa Sufi Music Festival brings music world together
Despite being rivals in the political arena, the Indian Qawwali Group and Pakistani Rafi Peer band sang side by side,…
Samaa International Festival for Sufi Music and Chanting
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August 29, 2010
Samaa International Festival for Sufi Music and Chanting
In the graceful sixteenth-century Qubbat al-Ghouri (Al Ghoury Dome), located in the wholly authentic, utterly crowded Khan El Khalili district,…