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Arts & Context: Alsarah

Date

Feb 28 2018

Time

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location

Beyù Caffè

341 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701

Alsarah and Saba Taj

Alsarah With Saba Taj

An Arts & Context Discussion

In this evening talk at Beyù Caffè in downtown Durham, Sudanese-born singer Alsarah discusses her artistic process and journey, which began as a double refugee — first from conflict in Sudan, then from civil war in neighboring Yemen. Moderated by Durham-based artist and activist Saba Taj. Alsarah’s residency at Duke will culminate in a performance with her band, Alsarah & The Nubatones, when she brings her infectious brand of “East-African retro pop” to Motorco Music Hall on the evening of Thursday, March 1.

Alsarah & The Nubatones’ residency at Duke Performances is funded in part by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art and co-sponsored by the Duke Islamic Studies Center, the Duke University Middle East Studies Center, and the Duke Africa Initiative. This conversation is co-sponsored by Duke Performances, the Forum for Scholars and Publics at Duke University, and Be Connected, hosted by Beyù Caffè.

Speakers

Alsarah

Alsarah is a singer, songwriter, bandleader, and a somewhat reluctant ethnomusicologist. Born in Khartoum, Sudan, she relocated to Yemen with her family before abruptly moving to the USA, finally feeling most at home in Brooklyn, NY, where she has been residing since 2004. She is a self-proclaimed practitioner of East-African…...

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Saba Taj

Saba Taj is an interdisciplinary visual artist based in Durham, NC. Heavily inspired by Islamic stories and speculative fiction, Taj combines cultural and religious references to explore themes of hybridity and apocalypse. She is a 2011 graduate of North Carolina Central University and earned an MFA in Studio Art from…...

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Alsarah and Saba Taj

Alsarah With Saba Taj

An Arts & Context Discussion

In this evening talk at Beyù Caffè in downtown Durham, Sudanese-born singer Alsarah discusses her artistic process and journey, which began as a double refugee — first from conflict in Sudan, then from civil war in neighboring Yemen. Moderated by Durham-based artist and activist Saba Taj. Alsarah’s residency at Duke will culminate in a performance with her band, Alsarah & The Nubatones, when she brings her infectious brand of “East-African retro pop” to Motorco Music Hall on the evening of Thursday, March 1.

Alsarah & The Nubatones’ residency at Duke Performances is funded in part by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art and co-sponsored by the Duke Islamic Studies Center, the Duke University Middle East Studies Center, and the Duke Africa Initiative. This conversation is co-sponsored by Duke Performances, the Forum for Scholars and Publics at Duke University, and Be Connected, hosted by Beyù Caffè.

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