Reem Kelani (Palestine)

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Palestinian singer, musician and broadcaster Reem Kelani released her debut album “Sprinting Gazelle – Palestinian Songs from the Motherland and the Diaspora” (Fuse Records) in February 2006 to critical acclaim.

Representing the culmination of twenty years’ work, which included research in Palestine, in Palestinian refugee camps and the Palestinian Diaspora into old traditional songs, Sprinting Gazelle is a fully independent production. The excellent reviews which the album has gained and which continue to flow in from across the globe are testament to its quality.

Having spent many years touring and working with musicians from the countries she visited, Reem has focused her efforts in the UK on working with non-Arab musicians and introducing more of them to Arabic and Palestinian music. Reem’s music works as well with an Arab audience (through her observance of the conventions of classical Arabic singing, the precision of her language and the authenticity of her research) as with non-Arabs (through the quality of the music, the structuring of the band around a Jazz rhythm section, the carefully researched sleeve notes and translations).

Reem’s next CD project will be a tribute to the great Egyptian composer Sayyid Darwish (1892 – 1923).

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Tickets: £12*
Doors open: 6.45 PM
Music: 7.30 PM

St Ethelburga's Centre
78 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4AG

https://www.stethelburgas.org
music@stethelburgas.org
Tel: 07776 136609

Food + refreshments available

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