Marcel Khalife celebrates Mahmoud Darwish, Arab Spring 5/5 in Boston

[Katherine Hanna]

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Marcel Khalife and the Al Mayadine Ensemble with Omeima El Khalil May 5, 2012  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tickets now on sale here!   Lebanese Master Marcel Khalifé will perform the prophetic poems of the Arab World's most renowned and beloved poet, Mahmoud Darwish, and pay tribute to the Arab Spring.    The poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, the melodies of Marcel Khalifé--resonating across the Arab world from the Middle East to North Africa, rising above the din of conflict and poverty, singing instead of the shade of grapevines, the bright eyes of loved ones, the heartache of divisions and decline that could be healed, love that could be returned. Marcel Khalifé, Lebanese composer, singer, and master of the 'oud (Arabic lute), evokes this world, honoring the spirit of his late friend and associate the late Mahmoud Darwish, who passed away in 2008. Darwish was a strikingly original Palestinian poet whose poetry has been translated to more than 25 languages worldwide and extensively published in the US. Khalifé's new concert program, Fall of the Moon: An Homage to the Poet Mahmoud Darwish, revisits and re-imagines the ties that bound these two powerful iconic advocates of Arab culture in a program that weaves the rich complexities of a great history and the diversity of Arab cultures with the humanity and deep yearning expressed by the current monumental events of the Arab Spring sweeping the Arab world.  Marcel Khalifé will be accompanied by his 12-member Al Mayadine Ensemble.    Marcel Khalifé - composer, 'oud, vocals  2- Oumeima El Khalil - vocals Yolla Khalifé - vocals  Rami Khalifé - piano  Anthony Millet - accordion  Mark Helias -  double bass  Kinan Idnawi - 'oud  Feras Sharestan - qanoun  Omar Guey - violin  Ismail Lumanovski - clarinet  Aleksandar Petrov - percussion  Bachar Khalifé  Tickets now on sale here!     Co-presented by:   With support from: