We're thrilled to announce a partnership with Habibi Festival at Joe's Pub NYC!.
During the 4-Day Habibi Fest, afikra's Mikey Muhanna will be interviewing artists about their work and their perspectives. This collaboration is similar to afikra Quartertones.
If you are NYC, come by to see a show and stick around for the artist talk afterward!
Dates:
Tue, Nov 2 - Yacine Boulares, Kinan Azmeh, and Meera Dugal
Wed, Nov 3 - Alsarah & The Nubatones and Haig Papazian
Thu, Nov 4 - Innov Gnawa Fri,
Nov 5 - Esraa Warda
Time: 8 PM NYC
Hosted By: Mikey Muhanna (afikra)
ABOUT HABIBI FESTIVAL
Created with the goal of giving a snapshot of contemporary and traditional musics of the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region, Habibi Festival aims to take listeners on a journey of the sounds wafting through the airwaves and living rooms of cities spanning Marrakech to Baghdad to Brooklyn. This new performing arts festival is a collaboration between the Director of Joe's Pub at the Public Theater Alex Knowlton, artist/composer/curator Yacine Boulares, and curator/producer Meera Dugal who are bonded by the goal of creating more joyful spaces for performance, conversation, and storytelling from this part of the world.
Begin the evening with a solo performance by Lebanese-Armenian violinist, founding member of the influential band Mashrou’ Leila, architect, and multi-disciplinary artist Haig Papazian followed by the Yacine Boulares’ band and special guests including contemporary Syrian clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh, Sudanese-American singer Alsarah & the Nubatones, mesmerizing Moroccan group Innov Gnawa and Moroccan and Algerian traditional dancer Esraa Warda.