Friday 26th January 7pm at St Michael’s Church, Belgravia, British-Arab Exchanges (BAX) will be presenting four talented Arab musicians. The range of Arabic and classical music they will play promises to be rich, inspiring and uplifting – Don’t miss it! Iyad Sughayer – piano Wissam Boustany – flute Omran Zain – singer Mohammad Saleh – […]
Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab community and beyond. Comedians with roots in the Arab world attempt to prove the naysayers wrong! After a very successful sold-out 17 editions, Arts Canteen’s Arabs Are Not Funny is back with very interesting line-up of comedians, representing the Arab world and surrounding […]
Calling all music and poetry enthusiasts! Following the success of our sold-out Oud Club in December, the Taqasim Music School, in collaboration with The Poetry Society, CoventGarden are hosting the first Oud Club of 2018! When:Monday, 29th January @ 7:00pm Where: 22 Betterton Street, #London, WC2H 9BX Arrive at 6:30 to sign-up for the Open-mic […]
Arts Canteen proudly presents TootArd. Formed by brothers Hasan and Rami Nakhleh, whose home is in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, TootArd are a ‘mountain rock reggae’ band seeking to transcend their circumstances’ privation and isolation, by making joyful, captivating, wittily ironic music, interweaving West African, Saharan and Caribbean strands with classical Arab modalities. TootArd […]
From the recent destruction of Palmyra and the looting of the National Museum of Iraq, cultural artefacts are one of the many casualties of armed conflict. What exactly is cultural property and whose property is it? How should we weigh its value against other priorities during times of conflict? What risks should be taken to […]
Arts Canteen in collaboration with Superculture present El Far3i & Z the People. Brought to you by the co-founders of 47soul السبعة و أربعين. This gig is a great place to start if you think Arabic Acoustic Folk/Rap and Electronic #Arab Soul might be your things. Line up : El Far3i-الفرعي music can be described […]
Leighton House Museum presents its first ever supper club! Set in Leighton’s Grand Studio and inspired by the artist’s extraordinary collection of 16th century tiles from Damascus in the stunning Arab Hall, guests will enjoy an array of mouth-watering dishes from Syria while learning of their provenance and culinary influences – a rich exchange of […]
Delfina Foundation and Art Jameel collaborate to present ‘Plan for Feminist Greater Baghdad’, a solo exhibition by Ala Younis held simultaneously in London and Dubai. The exhibition includes a major new installation co-commissioned by the two organisations, ‘Plan (fem.) for Greater Baghdad’ (2018), that builds on Younis’s 2015 work, ‘Plan for Greater Baghdad’, which was […]
An exciting showcase of the underground art scene of Africa’s largest country, Algeria, comes to Rich Mix London in full force with a spellbinding contemporary showcase of theatre, photography, design, workshops and feature films . The entire festival is FREE and open to the public – tell your friends and bring you families – this […]
CELEBRATING ARABIC Monday, 15 January 2018 from 17:20 to 19:45 The Centre of Islamic Studies is delighted to host an evening of short presentations celebrating Arabic. We will have live Arabic music and guests will be able to enjoy refreshments after the event. Programme 5.30 | Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem (SOAS University of London), The […]