Hassan Hakmoun Ensemble Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers

An hour-long family program of drumming solos and acrobatic dancing highlights aspects of Morocco’s Gnaoua and Pakistan’s Qawwali traditions.

This event is presented In conjunction with the opening of the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia on November 1, 2011

This program is generously supported by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.

The appearance of Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers is part of Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet. Caravanserai is a groundbreaking initiative designed to open and expand the dialogue between American communities and contemporary Muslim societies using the arts as a point of entry and is managed by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations.