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‘World Routes: On The Road’, a new compilation album by BBC Radio 3 was released this week. It is a 2CD set of previously unreleased material recorded by the programme on location over the last 10 years.
Alongside recordings by incredible artists such as Toumani Diabate, Alim Qasimov and the Gundecha Brothers, it features a special duo performance of ‘Naghmat Tahrir’ by Khyam Allami with Syrian Qanun player Taoufik Meerkhan.
This unique version was recorded live in Damascus in June 2010 during Khyam’s trip across the Arab world as part of the BBC R3 World Routes Academy 2010. Hope you enjoy it!
For full track listing from the album and more information, click here.
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Concert in Ramallah
Dear friends,
I’m very happy to announce that I will be performing Resonance/Dissonance in Ramallah on Dec 9th 2011. The concert is being organised by Eka3 and marks the launch of their activities in Palestine. There will hopefully also be another concert in Amman shortly after, more information as soon as it’s confirmed.
You can read an interview (in Arabic) about Resonance/Dissonance and the Ramallah concert published in Al-Ayyam newspaper here. Facebook event for the concert is here.
Egypt concerts update and thanks!
El-Kabina - Alexandria 19 Nov 2011
As most of you know, I had a few concerts in Egypt earlier this month and despite the continuing post-revolution troubles we managed two concerts out of three.
The first two concerts at El-Geneina theatre in Cairo and El-Kabina in Alexandria went extremely well, and I just wanted to thank all those who attended despite the growing unrest and violence around them.
We had to cancel the third concert planned for 20 Nov at Sawi Culture Wheel in Cairo, but it was a good thing. No matter how much I love art and music and believe in it’s power, it would have been very difficult to present a work like Resonance/Dissonance whilst people were under attack in central Cairo. I hope to re-schedule the Sawi Culture Wheel concert as soon as possible.
Many thanks to my dear friends from Eka3 and Gudran for organising both shows and most of all, to those who attended the concerts and listened so attentively.
See you all again very soon!
Marat/Sade opens this week
It has been a non-stop month, working very hard on the new RSC production of Marat/Sade with an awesome cast and creative team. The play will officially open on Friday 21 October.
There will be a live band performing the music and songs I composed for the play every night. It is made up of:
Jon Banks on Qanun, Greek and Iranian Santur
Bland Mahdi on Kemence and Violin
Dirk Campbell on Nay, Kaval, Duduk, Argoul, Zurna
Clare Spencer-Smith on Cello
Joelle Barker on Riq, Daff and Percussion
Kevin Waterman on Percussion
and myself on Oud
If you’d like to come and see the play, you can find more information and book tickets here.
Hope to see you there!
Interview with Khaleejesque
The Gulf based online lifestyle magazine Khaleejesque recently published a great interview with Khyam. Click here to read it.
New video online – Naghmat Tahrir
The video for Naghmat Tahrir from the Resonance/Dissonance DVD has been published online. Enjoy!
Khyam Allami to compose for new RSC production of Marat/Sade
Dear friends,
I am delighted to announce that I have been chosen as composer for the new Royal Shakespeare Company production of Peter Weiss’ timeless play, Marat/Sade (The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade).
The play within a play is set in post-revolutionary France, where the inmates of an asylum present a play about the murder of Jean-Paul Marat under the direction of the notorious Marquis de Sade.
This bold new production is part of the RSC’s 50th anniversary celebrations and will be directed by RSC Literary Associate Anthony Neilson.
It is the first time the play has been re-approached by the RSC since it’s original English language production in 1964 and film in 1967, which was translated from the German by Geoffrey Skelton with lyric adaptation by Adrian Mitchell and directed by the legendary Peter Brook with the now infamous music composed by Richard Peaslee.
Since its premier, the original RSC production and Richard Peaslee’s score for Marat/Sade has become a template for most English language productions of this incredible script across the globe.
To compose for such a historic production is a big responsibility and a huge challenge, and i’m very grateful to Anthony Neilson and the RSC for their faith and trust in my creative abilities and artistic input.
The play will run in the RSC’s hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon this autumn from 21 Oct to 5 Nov 2011 (with previews from 14 Oct). For more information and booking, please see the RSC website by clicking here.
For more information on the play you can read the Wikipedia article here and watch the film on YouTube here.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Khyam
Two nights at Babel Theatre, Beirut
Khyam Allami will return to Beirut next week for two concerts at Babel Theatre on 24 & 25 August as part of their Ramadan concerts series. For more information, check the performances page here or the facebook event here.
Zahr Album Launch Tour – Ireland 6-10 Sep 2011
Dear friends,
I’m very happy to announce that I’ll be going on tour with Francesco Turrisi’s group Zahr in Ireland this September. All dates and information below. Hope to see some of you there!
Francesco Turrisi presents ZAHR
“A modern take on southern Italian traditional music and its connections to the Arabic world.”
FRANCESCO TURRISI piano, accordion, percussion
KHYAM ALLAMI oud
ANDREA PICCIONI percussion
LUCILLA GALEAZZI vocals
Tuesday Sep 6th 8pm
John Field Room at the National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Tickets: €15 Box Office: 01 417 0000 www.nche.ie
Thursday Sep 8th 8pm
Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford, Co. Wexford
Tickets: €12/€10 Box Office: 053 912 3764 www.wexfordartscentre.ie
Friday Sep 9th 8pm
Solstice Arts Centre, Railway Street, Navan, Co. Meath
Tickets: €15/€12 Box Office: 046 909 2300 www.solsticeartscentre.com
Saturday Sep 10th 8pm
Mermaid Arts Centre, Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Tickets: €16/€14 Box Office: 01 272 4030 www.mermaideartscentre.ie
