About this Event
Sali Tropicali is proud to present Palestinian multi instrumentalist and his new project that blends tradition and contemporary sounds featuring some of New York City's best musicians from across the Arab world. Start off the evening with an exclusive demonstration of Maqluba from Tanoreen's Jumana Bishara followed by a delicious family style dinner.
Join us for this sharing of heritage and home!
7:00 PM - Doors
7:30 PM - Maqluba Demo & Dinner
8:30 PM - Performance
20% of proceeds will support aid in Gaza.
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
is an accomplished Palestinian musician based in New York City, and is a singer and a composer virtuoso on oud, violin, and qanoun, and is a master of Arabic percussion. He has performed with numerous musicians, ranging from the pop star Sting to avant-garde composer/performer Elliot Sharpe to masters of Arabic music such as Simon Shaheen, Amir AlSaffar ,Chab Mami, Bassam Saba, and among many others. Zafer has composed music for a number of film soundtracks, most recently Jonathan Demme’s My Favorite American (not yet released), Rachel Getting Married, andthe documentary Until When. He has held workshops on Arabic music at numerous universities throughout the United States.
CDs include “Mumtastic,” by Shusmo; Gaida Hinawi’s debut CD, “Levantine Indulgence”; and two CDs by Amir AlSaffar’s Two Rivers: “Two Rivers Musicians,” and the yet-to-be-released, “Enaana.”
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Kiriakos "YAKO 440" Prodis is a New York City-based multimedia and teaching artist. As a multi-instrumentalist beatmaker / human beatboxer / visual artist, Yako 440 has traveled to six continents as a performer, educator, and cultural ambassador. He has composed music, designed sets and projections for theater performances at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), HERE Arts Center, BRIC Arts Media, and a variety of international venues. Mr. Prodis holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Goddard College's Interdisciplinary Arts program.
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Iskander Dridi is an adept performer on numerous traditional wind instruments, including ney, kawala, trumpet, and clarinet, and a deep scholar of traditional Tunisian and Arab music. His ensemble, Groupe Barzakh, seeks to combat what they observe as a deep seated Tunisian “regionalism” by incorporating influences across numerous ethnic and geographic borders, with the aim of impacting how Tunisians see one another. He has collaborated on educational projects with several well-known nonprofits, including Unesco and TEDx. In additional to Iskander’s extensive touring and performance experience, he is also a prolific composer for film and television.
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Nizar Dahmani began his career as a drummer in his home country of Morocco in a city called Safi at the age of 10 years old. He grew up between two worlds: his country’s traditional music (chaabi - Gnawa … ) and new sounds musicians and styles from international rhythms.
He is a self taught drummer whose passion to learn drives him to reach ever growing audiences in the US, Europe and Arab World of music lovers and musicians alike. Given his broad base of knowledge in traditional Arab rhythms, Nizar is frequently invited to collaborate with musicians around the world. He has been invited to teach workshops and master classes at universities such as NYU and Colombia University, Yale University, University of Pittsburgh Bronx College, encouraging students and giving them the proper guidance on how to start a drumming career. His online video tutorials have millions of views.
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ABOUT THE FOOD
Jumana Bishara X Tanoreen
Following years of frequent dinner parties & teaching friends how to cook, Chef Rawia opened the restaurant to share a simple idea: cooking delicious Palestinian & Middle Eastern food as she does for family & friends: WITH LOVE. Rawia's cooking style is inspired first & foremost by her mom and then influenced by her time traveling abroad & living in the New York. Today Chef Rawia shares the management of Tanoreen with her own daughter, Jumana, who will be sharing stories and the how-to for this evenings food demo.
Maqluba
This delicious dish translates in Arabic to upside down. It’s a rice dish made with layers of vegetables like onions, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant and/or cauliflower, seasoned beef, chicken or lamb, and a spiced broth. The pot is layered with the ingredients then flipped over to reveal what looks like a rice cake. Maqluba a traditional and celebratory recipe that is a labor of love but truly worth it when you taste it. Vegetarian and meat options available.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
3905 2nd Ave, 3905 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, United States
USD 35.00
