Andalusian Music
"Andalusian music" refers to art music in the Arab world. It is the musical and poetic traditions from the Medieval Andalusia that have been preserved and developed in North Africa by the descendants of Muslim and Jewish refugees after the Reconquista. It is performed in the form of vocal and instrumental suites based on ancient poems of love, pleasure, wine and nature.

In the 2009/10 season, MENA Music presents Orchestra of Tetouan (Morocco) and Orchestra of Aleppo (Syria) on national tours.

Upcoming Concerts

Orchestra of Tetouan in September 2009

Tickets to New York & Boston concerts are on sale now

Artists

Orchestra of Tetouan
on lute, violin, viola, rebab, tambourine, goblet drum & zither

Photo: Sarah Skinner

Zaitouni
Mehdi Chachoua, director
Photo: Sarah Skinner

Orchestra of Tetouan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq3o_s5Pehw

Tour Calendar
Sept 18          Madison         Madison World Music Festival
Sept 19&20     Chicago         Chicago World Music Festival
Sept 23          Boston           First Church in Cambridge
Sept 24          New York        Judson Memorial Church
Sept 25&26     Bloomington   Lotus Festival

The orchestra will be featured on WNYC (New Sound Live), Africa Channel, etc.

Orchestra of Aleppo
Sufi music, Muwashahaat & Qudoud Halabia

Muhammad Qadri Dalal

April 2010 - Tour dates coming soon
New York, Boston, DC, LA & SF