Final MENAME concert: Thursday, March 26, 2009

Note that there will be a dress rehearsal on Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 pm in Convocation Hall (Old Arts Building), where the concert will also be held.

East to West: a musical journey (click to browse the map)

Probable program: (not in this order)

Intro:

• Bilafrah (3 min)

Morocco:

• Allah ya Moulana (5 min)

Algeria:

• Wahrane ?? (5 min)
• A vava inouva (5 min)

Turkey:

• Leylim Ley (5 min)

Egypt:

• Ya Shadi al-Alhan (4 min)
• il Hilwa Di (4 min)
• Longa Riyad (subgroup) (4 min)

Lebanon:

• Sa'altak ya habibi (Fayruz) (5 min)
• Amurr bismiki ?? (Marcel) (5 min)

Saudi Arabia:

• Ahabbek law tekun hader (4 min)

Iraq:

• La Khabar (5 min)

Iran:

• Bidad Zaman (5 min)
• Chang-e Rudaki (5 min)
• Ali Hooshiar and Iranian music group (7 min)

Combined texts:

• Ya Banat Iskandariyya (5 min)
• al-Uzubiyya/Shaneh (5 min)
• Ah ya Zayn (5)

Dance suite:

• Dulab Huzam (3 min)
• Raqs al-Hawanem (7 min, with dancing)

~3:00( Dulab Huzam)

Raks al-Hawanim:
~2:42 Song melody 1x: (ensemble, Pam solo dance onstage)
~1:25 Takaseem instramental (oud, Pam solo dance onstage)
1:00 Drum solo (percussion, Pam solo dance onstage)
~2:42 Song melody 1x (ensemble, Pam, Cari take the dancing to the aisle with veils and zills, audience participation)

• Oudak Rannan (Fayruz) (10 min with dancing)

Total time: 108 min. + 10 min transitions + 15 min intermission = 133 min