Event Details

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Date

October 13, 2018 8:00PM

Name

Yazz Ahmed with Kamancello

Description

Join us this fall for the Canadian debut of a fearless young voice, British-Bahraini trumpet player and composer Yazz Ahmed.

Ahmed, who has collaborated with Radiohead, These New Puritans, and others, experiments with electronic effects and combines sounds from her own heritage creating “psychedelic Arabic jazz, intoxicating, and compelling.”

Special guest Kamancello open the evening, presenting improvised music that unites the Kurdish kamancheh with classical cello and travels beyond both traditions.

A champion of transformation who pushes boundaries, Ahmed’s next full-length project might be her bravest yet. The concept piece is inspired by courageous female role models including Ruby Bridges, the Suffragettes, Malala Yousafzai, Haifa al-Mansour (Saudi Arabia’s first female director), and Rosa Parks. Polyhymnia, a suite of six movements, is scheduled for release in 2019. Ahmed’s Museum performance features her seven-piece Hafla Band performing a selection of compositions from her acclaimed 2017 release, La Saboteuse, plus excerpts from her suite inspired by the work songs of the Bahraini pearl divers, “Alhaan Al Siduri,” and pieces from Polyhymnia. “Hafla” is an Arabic word meaning a party, a gathering of kindred spirits – the perfect name for this all-star gathering of her closest musical collaborators.


Round-trip shuttle service available for $5. The shuttle will be stopped at 65 Front Street W., opposite the Royal York Hotel.
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