Arabic classical music since 1900

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Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Art Foundation brings a broad range of contemporary art and cultural programmes to the communities of Sharjah, the UAE and the region. Since 2009 SAF has built on the history of cultural collaboration and exchange that began with the first Sharjah Biennial in 1993. Working with local and international partners, we create opportunities for artists and artistic production through our core initiatives that include the Sharjah Biennial, the annual March Meeting, residencies, production grants, commissions, exhibitions, research, publications and a growing collection. Our education and public programmes focus on building recognition of the central role art can play in the life of a community by promoting public learning and a participatory approach to art. Sharjah Art Foundation is funded by the Department of Culture and Information, Government of Sharjah.

http://www.amar-foundation.org/

AMAR is a Lebanese foundation committed to the preservation and dissemination of traditional Arab music. AMAR owns 7,000 records, principally from the “Nahda” era (1903 – 1930s), as well as around 6,000 hours of recordings on reel. To safeguard this rare collection, AMAR has acquired a state-of-the-art studio specifically dedicated to the digitization and conservation of this music. In early 2010, AMAR built a multi-purpose hall that hosts up to eighty people.

The launch of AMAR took place on August 17^th – 19^th, 2009 at its premises in the Qurnet el-Hamra Village, Metn District, Lebanon. Two days of workshops addressed the foundation’s objectives, strategies and technical workflows. Workshops’ participants included musicologists and ethnomusicologists from Canada (University of Alberta), France (Universities Paris IV & X), USA (Harvard University), Lebanon (Antonine University and the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik), Tunisia and Egypt; all of whom form the foundation’s Consulting and Planning Board.

 

AMAR’s Objectives

1. Conservation of recorded and printed Arab musical tradition by utilizing state-of-the-art technologies;
2.  Support of academic research and scientific documentation;
3. Integration of these musical traditions and their practices in educational programs;
4. Seeking multi-media dissemination and promotion of public awareness of the Arab music tradition.

Link to the Web Radio

> Listen:

http://www.sharjahart.org/programmes/web-radio

http://www.amar-foundation.org/podcasting/

Live:

http://zamanalwasl.net/radio_small/ZamanAlWaslRadio.html