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“Arabic Music for an Arab Jerusalem”

Yabous Productions offers a wide range of cultural events that are characterized by a high artistic standard

and a cultural and creative perspective that targets a broad popular spectrum.

This summer “Yabous Productions” is organizing the fourth “Jerusalem Festival for Arabic Music” presenting local, Arab and international groups. The Festival emphasizes Palestinian groups from Palestine and abroad. The program is characterized by its diversity in an attempt to formulate a portrait of genuine Arabic Music ranging from solo singing, Orchestra and Choirs to Oriental Ensembles and Muwashahat. This year's festival will take place at the Tomb of the Kings and inside the walls of the Old City - in the courtyard of the Lutheran Church. The Old City activities will focus on the Oud (Arabic guitar) with accompaniments on the Qanun (Arabic sitar), Nay (Arabic flute) and Daff (percussion).

Culture leads People towards the Sun: we are in great need of awakening the sense of musical enjoyment within ourselves. May the slumberous be awakened.

For information & reservations please call Yabous Productions: 6261372 - 6261045

e-mail: yabous@baraka.org; http://www.yabous.org

Tickets:

Adults: NIS 40 Golden ticket (for any ten performances): NIS 200 Children: NIS 20

Day	Time	Group	Program	Place
Tuesday 6/7	8:30	Hayat El-Edrissi	Moroccan Singer presenting a program for Um Koulthoum	Tombs of the Kings
Wednesday 7/7 Wednesday 7/7	6:30 8:30	Khaled Jubran & Nizar Rohana Tarshiha Group	Duet Qud & Bazouq Muwachahat	Lutheran Church Tombs of the Kings
Thursday 8/7	6:30	Ahmad Khateeb	Oud accompained with percussion	Luthern Chuch
Thursday 8/7	8:30	Barbaros	Instrumental Turkish Erkose Ensemble	Tombs of the Kings Ensemble (Takht)
Friday 9/7	6:30	Suleiman Erguner	Solo Turkish Nay	Luthern Church
Saturday 10/7 Saturday 10/7	6:30 8:30	Samir Jubran Oriental Music Ensemble	Trio Oud, Violin & Percussion Instrumental Oriental Ensemble (Takht)	Luthern Church Tombs of the Kings
Monday 12/7 Monday 12/7	6:30 8:30	Ahmad Matar Takht Attourate	Solo Turkish Quanoun Oriental Ensemble with Singing (Takht)	Luthearn Church Tombs of the Kings
Tuesday 13/7	8:30	Issa Bolous Quatet	Oud, Clarient, Guitar & Riq	Tombs of the Kings
Wednesday 14/7 Wednesday 14/7	6:30 8:30	Simon Shahin & Glen Velez "The National Conservatory Choir"	Oud, Violin & percussion Old songs (Tarab) & Muwashahat	Lutheran Church Tombs of the Kings
Thursday 15/7 Thursday 15/7	6:30 8:30	Issa Boulos Al-Quantara (Simon Shahin's Group)	Qud & Riq Oud, Violin, Percussion, Guitar & flute	Lutheran Church Tombs of the Kings

More information on the program and groups will be in the next issue of "This week in Palestine"