Mizna and the Cedar Cultural Center present:

Marcel Khalifé

October 19 - 8:00 pm
Cedar Cultural Center
416 Cedar Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612) 338-2674

Lebanon's composer/musician Marcel Khalifé is a master and innovator
of the oud (fretless lute) and a pioneer of contemporary Arab song.
Renowned throughout the Middle East for over three decades, he has
sustained a following akin to pop artists. In 2005, he was named
UNESCO Artist for Peace. Performing on oud and vocals, he will be
accompanied by the Al Mayadine Ensemble in a program featuring works
from his new recording Taqasim, as well as selections from his older
repertoire.

In his association with great contemporary Arab poets, particularly
Palestinian poet par excellence, Mahmoud Darwish, he seeks to renew
the character of the Arabic song, to break its stereotypes, and to
advance the culture of the society that surrounds it. On his journey,
Marcel Khalifé invents and creates original music, a novel world of
sounds, freed of all established rules. This language elevates him to
the level of an ambassador of his own culture and to the vanguard of
Near Eastern music innovators.

Co-presented by Mizna and the Cedar Cultural Center

Tickets ON SALE noon Fri Aug 17 from Cedar ticketline 612-338-2674 ext
2 or
Ticketweb

$50 reserved premium seating
$30 general admission

Details on our website coming soon! www.mizna.org