Discover new global sounds. Critically acclaimed bands converge in a night that blends cultures, styles, and genres.
When / Friday, Jan 31 @ 6pm
Where / 3 Stages; The East Plaza, The Black Box, & The Red Theater
6 Bands representing 12 Countries on 3 stages. The newly envisioned lineup features an exciting array of globals sounds including: A World Premiere commissioned by The Arts Center, 2 UAE debuts, and 2 Middle East debuts.
In its 4th edition this year’s lineup features:
- AMMAR 808 – UAE Debut
- BCUC – Middle East Debut
- Bokante – Middle East Debut
- La Dame Blanche – Afro-Cuban
- NOON – Play Umm Kulthum – World Premiere Commissioned by The Arts Center
- Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda – UAE Debut
Plus some of the UAE’s leading globally-infused DJ’s between band sets: Karrouhat, Marise Cardoso aka Djiiva, and NYUAD DJs from BPM
“Barzakh Festival is the UAE’s widest celebration of global sounds since Womad Abu Dhabi shut up shop in 2010.” – The National
A musical meeting place of genre-shattering artists in a new single night, multi-stage format.
There’s a place in the sea where salt and sweet water meet and coexist, but don’t dilute one another…barzakh. Newly reinvisioned to present artists on three stages all in the same night, Barzakh Festival draws inspiration from this idea to create a meeting place of musical streams that crosses diverse cultures. Global-minded musicians reflecting varied influences and identities, bring together the contemporary and the traditional into a boundary-shattering line-up that will be filled with musical revelations .
This performance is for all ages.
31 January, 6pm, NYUAD Arts Center
