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Farah Siraj "Peace Through Music"

Farah Siraj "Peace Through Music"
. Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! .

Date: 11/9/2017
Time: 7:30 PM TO 9:00 PM

453 N. Garland Avenue
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Phone:
479-575-5387

Event Description: Internationally renowned virtuoso Farah Siraj is performing her acclaimed fusion of musical styles at the Faulkner Performing Arts Center in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Thursday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. In partnership with the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies, the Faulkner Center is proud to host this noted artist for a one night only performance in Northwest Arkansas. She will be joined by the University of Arkansas Children’s Choir, who will sing in both English and Arabic, in a moving performance that shouldn’t be missed Ms. Siraj has been named Jordan’s Musical Ambassadress, with a career that spans the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. She has performed at some of the world's most prestigious platforms, including the United Nations, Nobel Prize Hall, World Economic Forum, The John F. Kennedy Center, and Lincoln Center. Blending a host of musical styles, her sound has been described as a marriage of traditional Middle Eastern music, jazz, flamenco, and pop, along with a myriad of other international musical influences. She was chosen as one of New York's “Summer Stars of Jazz” and currently leads an ethnically diverse quintet of Arabian Flamenco Jazz, with world-class musicians from the Middle East, Europe, the United States, and South America. In addition to her musical career, Ms. Siraj is a noted humanitarian, helping raise awareness of the horrific consequences of war and violence, as well as an enthusiastic advocate of women’s rights, animal rights, and refugee rights. She annually represents Jordan on United Nations World Peace Day and her exhaustive work in humanitarian efforts resulted in an invitation to perform before the United Nations Security Council as it passed legislation addressing the genocide in Darfur.

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Faulkner Performing Arts Center @ The University of Arkansas

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