They’re issuing a call to players! A Brooklyn group that hosts a twice-monthly concerts of Arab music will celebrate its two-year anniversary during its Jan. 28 show. Brooklyn Maqam’s fortnightly ...
When he was still an up-and-coming trumpet player, Amir ElSaffar discovered the Iraqi maqam, a centuries-old musical genre from his father’s homeland, with its own repertoire of melodies and rules for ...