About this Event
A live clarinet improvisation laid over one of Egyptian cinema's most haunting and visually arresting masterworks.
Vol 5: Shadi Abdel Salam's Al Mummia — The Night of Counting the Years — follows a young man torn between his tribe's ancient secret and his duty to protect Egypt's heritage. A film of stark beauty and moral weight, tonight given a new voice by Syrian-Canadian clarinetist MAJD SUKAR.
This is the late-night centrepiece of VOLUME 5 of the INSTITUT experiment. Every week, a different hypothesis. Underground at 620 Spadina Ave - around the back, through the lot to the steel doors, down the stairs, past the mechanical room, through the swinging wood laminate door...
Come earlier for the GREEK TRIO at 7PM or KRYVA KOSA at 5PM. JANINA MARIE closes the night on vinyl at 11PM. But RSVP even though it's PWYC so we know who to expect.
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5:00 PM | RESIDENCY | KRYVA KOSA
7:00 PM | CONCERT | GREEK TRIO (GR) — DIMITRA KAHRIMANIDIS, ARIANE MORIN, NAGMEH FARAHMAND
9:00 PM | LIVE SCORE | MAJD SUKAR x AL MUMMIA (SHADI ABDEL SALAM, 1969)
11:00 PM | VINTAGE VINYL | JANINA MARIE
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MAJD SUKAR is a Syrian-Canadian clarinetist whose fusion of Middle Eastern folk and classical music with jazz has made him a distinctive voice in the Toronto music scene. A soloist and improviser, he has performed with Robi Botos, Drew Jurecka and Andrew Downing, and has toured over 30 Canadian cities with the Canadian Arabic Orchestra since 2016. He is a member of Romani Jazz, Moneka Arabic Jazz, Fethi Nadjem North African Ensemble and Spiral Modes.
Event venue & nearby stays
620 Spadina Ave., 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Canada
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