Alba Consort is playing a concert this Saturday at 7 p.m.Shoho Dojo Cultural Center, 307 W. 92nd St. between 1-2nd Avenues. 2nd floor. Please email aikidonyc@gmail.com or call 646-509-9212 for reservations. $20 adults, $15 students/seniors, children under 15 free with accompanying adult. See http://www.albaconsort.com/ for more information. Carlo Valte will... Continue reading

See Turkish oud player Yurdal Tokcan at Symphony Space April 4, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. http://www.symphonyspace.org/calendar/2013/04/04 Continue reading

Saturday, March 16, 2013, at 7:30 pm Victoria Theater, New JerseyPerforming Arts Center, Newark, N.J. [map] A modern master of Arabic music makes his first-ever appearance at NJPAC! Grammy-nominated musician and composer Simon Shaheen deftly leaps from traditional Middle Eastern sounds to Western classical music, jazz and Latin rhythms. His... Continue reading

Sunday, February 3, 2013, at 4 pm Central Library, Dweck Center 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 718-230-2100 Free and Open to the Public over 6 yrs of age Continue reading

The Alba Consort brought down the house at the GEMS Showcase Concert on Saturday, January 12, at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. The twenty-minute program, entitled "Journey the Ancient Seas: Music of Early Spain and Beyond," featured the return to the Consort of oud player Haig Manookian, who was joined... Continue reading

Simon Shaheen (far left) with Najib Shaheen (third from left) Simon Shaheen presented a concert Monday, January 14, at the Turkish Cultural Center in Manhattan, held in conjunction with the annual APAP conference. The first half featured his regular ensemble, occasionally fronted by a guest female vocalists just in from... Continue reading

Naseer Shamma will bring his oud to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Tickets on sale soon at the MMA website. Please check back online! http://www.metmuseum.org/en/events/programs/concerts-and-performances Continue reading

This concert is cancelled. Visa issues. Hopefully rescheduled later. Ahmed Mukhtar 3rd from left Sleep Song Chapter 2 at the Harlem Stage Friday Nov. 30 & Sat. Dec. 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Catch the London-based oudist in this show! Harlem Stage, Convent Ave. and 135th St. via oudconcertlist.typepad.com Continue reading

Al-Bustan is presenting a concert in NYC with the Turkish clarinetist Hüsnü Şenlendirici & their back-up quartet. A Concert of Classical and Contemporary Turkish Music with Al-Bustan’s resident ensemble Hanna Khoury – violin Kinan Idnawi – oud Kinan Abou-afach – cello Hafez El Ali Kotain – percussion At New York... Continue reading

Catch the Alwan Ensemble while they're still complete! See: http://www.alwanforthearts.org/event/883 A little bird told me Amir Elsaffar will be taking a leave of absence soon, so check this out. Friday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. Alwan 16 Beaver St. 4th floor. Please see their website for directions. Continue reading

Ahmed Mukhtar 3rd from left Sleep Song Chapter 2 at the Harlem Stage Friday Nov. 30 & Sat. Dec. 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Catch the London-based oudist in this show! Harlem Stage, Convent Ave. and 135th St. Continue reading

Short set, threatened rain: The Secret Trio played two songs in 10-15 min. a shortened set, because of threatended rain. Their playing was sharp, but it was over almost before we settled in. Continue reading

Aug. 3, 8 p.m. at the Zinc Bar with Brandon Terzic on the oud Continue reading

Haig Manukian (oud) Aug. 10 8 p.m. at Barbes, Brooklyn appearing with AlSarah & the Nubatones. See: http://barbesbrooklyn.com/calendar.html Continue reading

Secret Trio with Ara Dinkjian on the oud, Tamer Pinabasi on the kanun, Ismail Lumanovski on the clarinet will play at Lincoln Center Out of Doors Sat. July 28 at 7:30 p.m. See http://www.lcoutofdoors.org for more information. The Secret Trio will also play Tues. Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. at... Continue reading

Omar Avital with Yemen Blues Wed. Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Lincoln Center Outdoors-Damrosch Park Bandshell – FREE Ahmed Mukhtar Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2012 Harlem Stage Theatre Nassir Shamma March 9, 2013 Metropolitan Museum of Art Please note: more details as available Continue reading