Morocco to Brooklyn: Hassan Hakmoun / Malika Zarra

World Music Institute presents

Morocco to Brooklyn
Hassan Hakmoun / Malika Zarra

Saturday, April 14, 2012 8:00 PM
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue (Corner of 3rd Avenue), Downtown Brooklyn

After-party with DJ following show!

An extraordinary artist from Marrakech, Hassan Hakmoun (sintir – lute, vocals, dance) is the premier exponent of Moroccan Gnawa music in America and a commanding artist in world music circles. He performs acrobatic dances and ecstatic music from Gnawa trance ceremonies — a spellbinding blend of North African and Arab melodies with West African rhythms. Singer and composer Malika Zarra, born in Morocco and raised in Paris, is a pioneer in Maghreb jazz, incorporating Berber, Gnawa and chaabi traditions in her music. Called “Morocco’s jazz jewel” (CNN International), she has been noted for her sultry mezzo-soprano vocals in Berber, Moroccan Arabic, French and English.

For more info: http://wminyc.org/event.php?id=1234 or 212-545-7536