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Yes, Maqam!
Brooklyn’s Arabic music group
celebrates two year anniversary
Photo by Shelley Thomas
An oud instrument: Taoufik Ben
Amor played the oud at a Brooklyn
Maqam concert at Roulette.
tunes and join other attendees to bring
the songs to life. The system keeps the
music diverse, and helps to bring in artists
new to Arab music, said another
co-founder.
“There’s kind of an educational and
preservationist aspect to it,” said John
Murchison, of Clinton Hill.
The three founders say they started
Photo by Shelley Thomas
Hanging out: A group of Arabic
musicians jam at a recent Brooklyn
Maqam Hang concert.
the organization to unify the borough’s
splintered Arab music scene and create
a consistent space for musicians to get
together. Each Arab band tended to operate
in its own sphere, and their fans
rarely interacted, said Murchison.
“By having one event with lots of different
artists, it’s helped connect these
communities that overlap,” he said.
They called the organization “Maqam”
after the system of melodic tones used in
Arab music. The title includes non-Arab
music that also uses the maqam scale, including
Persian and Turkish songs, said
co-founder Prunka, and they hoped the
foreign word would entice non-Arabs
to learn more about the event.
“By using a word people didn’t know
we were hoping it would spark conversation,”
Prunka said.
The events have grown significantly
over the last two years, and draw a diverse
audience, including Arab old-timers, seasoned
musicians, and young amateurs.
The success of the series has prompted
Prunka to think about hosting other types
of Arab art events, he said.
“At some point we might try to do
some more multi-disciplinary events,”
he said.
Brooklyn Maqam’s two-year anniversary
show on Jan. 28 will star Shelley
Thomas and Brooklyn Takht, a group
that performs songs by Egypt’s “Golden
Era” singers from the early 1900s.
Maqam Hang at Sisters 900 Fulton
St. between Washington and Waverly
avenues in Clinton Hill, (347) 763–2537,
www.sistersbklyn.com. Jan. 28 at 8
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They’re issuing a call to players!
A Brooklyn group that hosts a
twice-monthly concerts of Arab music
will celebrate its two-year anniversary
during its Jan. 28 show. Brooklyn
Maqam’s fortnightly events have helped
unite the borough’s Arab and musical
communities while also introducing locals
to the Middle East’s soulful, microtonal
melodies, said one organizer.
“We just set it in motion and people
in the community really loved it,” said
Prospect Lefferts Gardens resident Brian
Prunka, who founded Brooklyn Maqam
with fellow musicians Marandi Hostetter
and John Murchison. “Most of our events
are completely sold out.”
The group’s popular concert series
Maqam Hang, at Sisters bar and restaurant
in Clinton Hill, features a different
Arabic music ensemble every two
weeks, followed by an hour long “jam
session,” when audience members can
get on stage and play Arab standards
together. The open sessions are more
structured than the average improvisational
jam — musicians can pick up
sheet music for beloved Middle Eastern
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