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(photo: David Garland)
“Ilham” is Arabic for “inspiration,” and this collaborative trio relies on the inspiration of the moment and the interplay of three different traditions to create new music with deep roots. Syrian-born vocalist Gaida Hinnawi is featured, weaving her acrobatic, highly emotional singing with the cello of Canadian Rufus Cappadoccia, and the trumpet and santur (Persian hammered dulcimer) of Iraqi-American Amir ElSaffar. Ilham performs in the WNYC Studio and discusses their influences and backgrounds with host David Garland. This show first aired on March 30, 2008.
View photos from the session
Gaida at MySpace
Rufus Cappadocia
Amir ElSaffar
David Garland's Ear to Ear interview with Amir ElSaffar
View photos from the session
Gaida at MySpace
Rufus Cappadocia
Amir ElSaffar
David Garland's Ear to Ear interview with Amir ElSaffar
Comments [1]
David
U educate me. Where else will I hear Ilham or David Woooten... U r the best as I drive on the Taconic and into NY on a week day night.
I so salute any American who opens his/her ears to music from different lands.
I didnt learn to read music and so unfortunately for the first time I am not part of a choir. BUT I have a good ear for music and I think I hear quarter notes that are never noted...or so I heard this week.
As 4 Vibralto, St. Helenas school, Poona, India Never let us do that.
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