by Frances Phillips | Jan 14, 2019 | 2017, News, Traditional Arts
Zawaya’s collaboration with Issa Golitzen Farajaje to research and perform sacred Sufi music of the 19th and 20th Century is premiering in two concerts — on January 13 in San Mateo and January 20 at the Islamic Cultural Center for Northern California in...
by Frances Phillips | Aug 1, 2017 | 2017, Literary Arts, News, Traditional Arts
August 1, 2017 – The Creative Work Fund is pleased to announce the awarding of 15 grants totaling $600,000 to Bay Area literary and traditional artists. The Fund provides financial support to local artists creating new work in collaboration with Bay Area...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | Traditional Arts
Syrian-American composer Fathi Aljarah collaborating with Zawaya to produce a concert celebrating war-torn Aleppo?s rich musical heritage, which is threatened by the current civil war. ?Aleppo Alive,? will present a Wasleh, a suite of songs and instrumental pieces in...
