Hamza El Din's Escalay (The Water Wheel)

Hamza El Din's Escalay (The Water Wheel)

Hamza El Din's Escalay (The Water Wheel) performed by 3 outstanding musicians- Zoe Conway, Inni-k and Rihab Azar

By Louth Contemporary Music Society

Date and time

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 15:00 - 16:00 GMT+1

Location

St.Nicholas Church of Ireland

Church St Dundalk Dundalk Ireland

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About this event

  • 1 hour

Unfortunately due to illness Donál Lunny can no longer perform as previously advertised.
The concert at 3pm focuses on Escalay (The Waterwheel) by Hamza El Din, a player on the oud (Arabian lute) who moved to California in the early sixties and had a powerful effect on U.S. musicians from the Grateful Dead to Steve Reich. This piece turns at first with the steady purposefulness of the irrigation machine after which it is named, before gathering energy and excitement. Appropriately, three outstanding musicians—Zoë Conway, Inni-k and Rihab Azar—will provide the power.

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Louth Contemporary Music Society

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