IFAO

Abstract:

Salvatore Morra, (British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge) is currently the vice-chair of the Mediterranean Music Study group of the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTMD). He holds a Ph.D. in Music Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London and his research focuses on ethnomusicological perspectives of Arab music especially in Tunisia and the Maghreb, including popular culture, liturgy, sound and media and he has recently completed a book Maluf, Suoni dal Mediterraneo Arabo (2023).

Zied Mehdi, (Dar ElOud Ettounsi) is a Tunisian oud player and composer, performing at concerts in Tunisia, France, Italy, Morocco, and Germany. In 2009 he gained a diploma in traditional Tunisian music from Rachidia Institute and in the same year the national diploma in Arabic music. Throughout this time, his interest was influenced by traditional Ottoman and Tunisian music, especially the traditional Maluf genre of music. He is the founder and director of the Dar El Oud Ettounsi.

ASWAT

Sounds - and music - are able to shape individual and collective identities, define spaces and borders, denote cultures, transmit knowledge and influence style lives.

ASWAT is a series of music meetings and music performances focusing on Egyptian culture(s) of music that seeks to explore a range of musical practices across Egypt, and beyond, through the contribution of academic speakers and music makers, followed by a concert. The meetings will offer the opportunity to deepen some historical, religious, social and musicological aspects that interwoven in, and from, the Egyptian music heritage, addressing creation, performance and reception practice.

Aswat is a joint initiative from CEDEJ, IFAO supported by IFE.

Les sons - et la musique - sont capables de façonner les identités individuelles et collectives, de définir les espaces et les frontières, de dénoter les cultures, de transmettre les connaissances et d'influencer les styles de vies.

ASWAT est une série de rencontres et de spectacles musicaux axés sur la ou les cultures musicales égyptiennes qui vise à explorer un éventail de pratiques musicales à travers l'Égypte, et au-delà, grâce à la contribution de conférenciers universitaires et de musiciens, suivie d'un concert. Les rencontres seront l'occasion d'approfondir certains aspects historiques, religieux, sociaux et musicologiques qui s'entremêlent dans et à partir du patrimoine musical égyptien, en abordant les pratiques de création, d'interprétation et de réception.

ASWAT est une initiative conjointe du CEDEJ et de l'Ifao soutenue par l'IFE.