18/07/2024
An Evening With Al Firdaus Ensemble (Granada)
Friday 26th July 7.30pm at The Curve Slough.
The name of the ensemble is inspired by the Persian word "Firdaus", the Arabic name for the highest garden in paradise from an Islamic perspective and includes musicians from England, Spain and Morocco. They use a variety of instruments, a combination of Persian, Arabic and Turkish (e.g. Oud, Daf, Darbuka, Riq, Ney longitudinal flute) and western classical instruments (e.g. violin, cello) as well the flamenco guitar.
The ensemble follows a combination of different musical styles, such as western classical sounds, Celtic music and flamenco, as well as new arrangements of numerous pieces from traditional Islamic Sufi music, which originate from Arabic, Andalusian and Turkish sources.
The lyrics are mostly in Arabic and inspired by the poetry of the well-known Sufis of Al-Andalus as well as from the Arab world such as Ibn-Arabi and Al-Shushtari. In addition, its repertoire consists of musical adaptations of poems in old Spanish (called Aljamiado), which the Moriscos (persecuted Spanish Muslims) wrote down using Arabic script.
https://youtu.be/jNfV1M6_6bs?feature=shared
(Official Music Video)
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An Evening With Al Firdaus Ensemble (Granada) The name of the ensemble is inspired by the Persian word "Firdaus", the Arabic na...
