is an artist and educator from Taiwan and currently works as the coordinator of the New New Yorkers Program. She finds much interest in collaboration and currently coordinates and participates with the international video group Traffic Jam and Exquisite Corpse Video Project.
The class was joined by Belly Dancer and instructor Sherine Khatoun, an Iraqi / Yemeni Jewish immigrant to the U.S., who performs regularly with Sami’s ensemble Zikrayat www.zikrayatmusic.com. Sherine introduced participants to the basic steps of “raqs sharqi” (“Eastern dance”) … Continue reading Music Tradition from Syria and Egypt Week 6→
On 5/8 we explored the music and culture of Aleppo, Syria. We sang two quduud (upbeat songs): “Sayyid il-Asaari” and “Qaddukal Mayyas” and listened to performances by Mustafa Maher and Sabah Fakhri, the most famous 20th century singer of the … Continue reading MUSIC TRADITION FROM SYRIA AND EGYPT – WEEK 5→
On the second class was joined by percussionist Rami ElAasser http://ramitabla.com/ who taught us the basics of Arabic Rhythms. We learned how to produce the basic sounds on the drums – “dum” and “tek.” We learned several rhythmic patterns (called “iqaa” in … Continue reading MUSIC TRADITIONS FROM EGYPT & SYRIA. WEEK 2→
In the first class, we practiced getting comfortable with our voices, and learned to sing part of the Egyptian song “Ghannili Shwayya” and the Syrian song “Sayyid il-3asaari,” as well as singing call-and-response on the syllables “ya leil” in the … Continue reading Music Traditions from Egypt & Syria. Week 1→
The Memories of Migration- Oral History Workshop is the first collaboration project between Queens Library- Queens Memory Project and New New Yorkers Program. The participants start the first interview exercise by sharing their stories from the images of their earliest … Continue reading The Memories of Migration- Oral History Workshop→
In June of this year I was approached by the New New Yorkers program about helping to design a workshop for a joint event with Adhikaar, one of their partners. They were interested in producing an artist-led activity that reflected … Continue reading Adhikaar’s 10th Anniversary→
In 2011 Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation—the philanthropic arm of Deutsche Bank—awarded the New New Yorkers Program with a grant to develop the Queens Museum’s first mobile application. The app will center on the Panorama of the City of New York—QMA’s … Continue reading Touch Me; NNY App Design Exhibition Opening→