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IntheArabpoetry,theworddandana,meanshumandisoftenassociatedtooud/luthmusic (the king instrument) as this instrument reminds the most the human voice. According to thegreatphilosopherAl-Farabi(m.950):«itssoundslooklikethevoice’ssoundsbecause, asthem,theyareabletosupportandfluctuate”. Fouad Haddad (1928-1985), surnamed the father of the modern poets, was the first to publish a collection of poems in Egyptian dialectal language. Haddad's work fits perfectly intothelineageofsacredArabicpoetictraditionlastingformorethanthousandyears.That is why he was often compared to the great medieval Arab poets, such as illustrious Abou Nawasandal-Mutanabi,orthefamousSufipoetJalalel-Dinal-Rumi. Combiningvoiceandoud,compositionandimprovisation,Dandanaprogramisbasedona selectionoftextsofthisgreatpoet,settomusicbyTarekAbdallah,aswellastwoparagons ofEgyptianprotestsong:SayyedDarwish(1892-1923)andSheikhImamIssa(1918-1995). Line-up:TarekAbdallah(singing,oud,compositions)&AdelShamsEl-Din(chorus,riqq). TarekAbdallah website www.tarekabdallah.com Facebook www.facebook.com/tarekabdallah.officiel Tarek Abdallah is an egyptian composer, lutenist and musicologist from Alexandria, born in 1975. He draws inspiration from the golden age of the art of Egyptian oud solo (1910-1930), which is at the center of his musicologicalresearch.HegrewupinAlexandria,itisasateenageralongsidethelocalculturalenvironment, especially the theater scene, where he had started self-taught in music. He is 19 years-old when he begins playingtheoudandthenmeetsHazemShaheenwithwhomhefoundedthegroup"Eskenderella"in2000.In January2005theArabOudHouseofCairoawardshimthediplomaofsoloistandteacherwiththeAwardof Excellence. He receives parallel teaching of several masters, the lutenist Hazem Shaheen and the great composer and violinist Abdou Dagher. He’s formed in the Moroccan school with Said Chraibi and in Persian musicwithDariushTalai.Since2001helivesinMarseilleandiscurrentlypreparingaPhDinMusicologyatthe University Lumière Lyon 2. Tarek Abdallah combines the experiences related to the transmission and popularization of knowledge related to the Arab Lute through creations, masterclasses, conferences and workshops. Education: He receives first of all the teaching of Hazem Shaheen with whom he founded the group " Eskenderella"inFebruary,2000.ThenoftheIraqiMaster,NaseerShamma,atTheArabOudHouseofCairo whichawardedhiminJanuary2005thediplomaofSoloistandProfessorwiththeprizeofexcellence.Atthe same time, he was formed by the Grand Master and the Egyptian composer Abdou Dagher as well as in the MoroccansingingwithSaïdChraïbiandinthePersianmusicwithDariushTalaïintheAbbeyofRoyaumontin France.In2008heobtainsthediplomaofMusicalStudies(TraditionalMusics-oud)oftheNationalSchoolof Villeurbannewiththecongratulationsofthejury. Research, Musicology:In2009,heobtainedaMaster’sdegree(ResearchandProfessional)inMusicologyof the University Lumière Lyon 2 . At present contractual PhD student (researcher) within the same university. Project of thesis: " the virtuosity in the art of ’ ûd in the XXth century ". Since 2012 he is also member of NonkillingArtsResearchCommittee’shttp://nonkilling.org/node/7 Teaching:HetaughtatArabOudHouseofConstantineinAlgeria,intheSultanateofOmanorintheEgyptian CulturalcenterofParis.HehasalsoranoudworkshopsinGermanyattheOrientalmusicSummerAcademyin Sulzburgandwithintheculturalassociation"LaRuche"inMarseilleandgivesprivatelessons.(Individualand collectiveteaching:progressiveassimilationofthedirectory,therhythmiccycles,theworkontheinstrumental technique,approachestheimprovisation).Since2013,heparticipatesinworkshopswithchildren,proposedby Al Al Mawred Thaqafy / Culture Resource Foundation in Egypt and Lebanon cultural program "Action for Hope." Discography:2015-"Walsa,Egyptianmusicalsuites"induetwithAdelShamsElDin(BudaMusique)Awards: "TopMezzo"MezzoClassic-JazzTV-SonglinesMagazineBestAlbum2015-"Bravos"TradMagazine- Onstage:TarekAbdallahoccursonstagesolo(recital),induo,trio(withAdelShamsEl-Din,GhassanSahhab, Bahaa Daou). He was used to collaborate with artists from different musical horizons as Orchestra Baroquegraffiti, Tommy Smith and Pino Iodice (jazz), Naseer Shamma and Eastern Orchestra (70 musicians among whomRossDali,DhrubaGosh),theOrchestraofArabOudHouse,themastersMustafaSaïd,HazemShaheen, Abdou Dagher, Saïd Chraïbi, Darius Tala’ï and recently the Turkish Tanbur master Murat Salim Tokaç or the HungarianCimbalomvirtuososMiklosLukacsandKalmanBalogh.AlsosomemusiciansfromMarseilles:Sheikh Zein Mahmoud, Bijan Chemirani and Manu Théron. Abdallah also composed for Anton Tchekov’s play " The Seagull"byCiedeL’EgrégoreandaccompaniedthereadingsofBernard-PierreDonnadieu,FannyCottençon, Elizabeth Masse or Jacques Bonnaffé, Marie-Christine Barrault and Catherine Allégret within the Festival MarathondesMotsinToulouse.HetheSyrianactressFadwaSolimanattheFestivald’Avignon2012andthe frenchactorBorisTerralinthereadingof"LePremierHomme"(AlbertCamus). Somereferences Lebanon:BaalbeckFestival,MetroAlMedinainBeirut Egypt:BeitelOud(AraboudHouse)inCairo,CentreCulturelFrançaisinAlexandria,JesuitCulturalCentrein Alexandria,AlexandriaLibrary,OufuqyMusicFestival Oman:SultanQaboosUniversityinMasqat France:AbbayedeRoyaumont,InstitutduMondeArabeàParis,FestivalLesSudsàArles,leCentreCulturel EgyptiendeParis,RencontresPolyphoniquesdeCalvi,FestivalAsseArcadie,Festivald’Avignon,AutresRivages àUzès,LesVoixduPrieuréauBourget-du-Lac,FestivaldeRadioFranceetMontpellier,Studiodel’Ermitage, CitédelamusiquedeMarseille,BabelMedMusic,LesJoutesMusicalesàCorrens,LuberonJazzfestival, FestivalBerlioz,FestivalNoBorderàBrest,NuitsduSuquetàCannes,LieuUniqueinNantes. UK:RoyalAlbertHallinLondon,TheAhbabFestivalCambridge USA:AlwanfortheArtsàNYC,MuseumofArtdeCleveland,ArabAmericanMuseumdeDearborn. Switzerland:StanserMusiktage,PoussièreduMondeGeneva Germany:HausDerKulturenDerWeltBerlin,SpeyerGuitarFestival Algeria:GrandthéâtredeConstantine Italy:TeatroMancinelliàOrvieto,FestivalIsolecheParlanno Belgium:Sfinksfestival Hungary:WOMEX’15Budapest,FestivalRitmoMüpaBudapest Czechrepublic:RespectFestival Poland:FestiwalEthnoPort AdelShamsEl-Din TheUndisputedMasteroftheriqq AlreadyestablishedwithareputationofmastermusicianinhislatetwentiesinEgypt,at30helefthisdouble careerassoloistwiththeRadioofAlexandriaandmechanicalengineerwiththeEgyptianRailways,tocometo Europeandconcentrateonhiscareerasamusicalartist.Hisexceptionaltechnique,exquisitesound,andvast knowledgeofrhythmiccyclesfromMiddleEastern,tojazzandflamenco,makehimthemostsoughtafterriqq playerontheinternationalstagetoday.HeinsistsonplayingthetraditionalEgyptianfishskinriqqsbecausein hiswords,"Thesoundisthesouloftheinstrument;andthatsoundcreatesthesoulofthemusic." AdelShamsEl-DinisatraditionalpercussionistnativeofAlexandriainEgypt,bornin1950andlivesinFrance. He is now considered one of the most talented riqq player (classical Arabic tambourine) on which he seems capableofresonatinginturneachofthetenpairsofmetaljinglesaroundtheinstrument.Hewasintroduced to percussion by his older brother Shams and on stage at the age of 11, and he is formed by the brilliant composerandmusicologistFathiGuenedwhotaughthimnotonlythebasicrhythmsofpercussionbutalsothe Arabmaqamandtoreadmusic,theoryandhistory.Hemadehisprofessionaldebutin1970attheAlexandria radio and replacing the great master Samir Ben Yamine the Opera Orchestra of Alexandria as soloist riqq . ArrivedinFrancein1979,hequicklyintegratedintovarioussetsoforientalmusic,includingEnsembleAl-Kindi, heisoneofthefoundersandwithwhomhetouredtheworld.HeplayedwithSyriansingersSabriMoudallal, AdibAl-DâyikhOmarSarminiandHamzaShakuurorAbedAzrie,withthemasterofMoroccanoudSaidChraibi with Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak, and also with international artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Michel Sanchez,ZakirHussein.HealsocontinuedtoexpandhishorizonsbyplayingrhythmicflamencowithRenauld Garcia Fons or medieval music with Magali Imbert, Jean Luc Fillon jazz, or folk , classical Western music and avant-garde with various ensembles and orchestras in France and with Klaus Huber in Salzburg and Switzerland.Hehasrecordedmorethan50CDsandworkedonadozenfilmscores.Healsorecordedasolo album"FortyrhythmsoftheMiddleEast"(BudaMusique). DANDANA PROGRAM 80min -MasrBetimla TextFouadHaddad,compositionTarekAbdallah -Aihellyaih TextFouadHaddad,compositionTarekAbdallah -HudhudSoliman(Solomon’shoopoe) TextFouadHaddad,compositionTarekAbdallah -TaqsimzahralQanun TextFouadHaddad,compositionTarekAbdallah -YaMasrqumi TextNagibChihab,compositionCheikhImamIssa(1985) -ElqulalEl-qinawi TexteBadi'Khairi,compositionSayyedDarwish(1919) -Ahimchawqan TextAhmedFouadNegm,composition:SalahEl-Charnoubi(1998) Instrumentalsuite(compositionTarekAbdallah): -WalliGai mode/maqambayyati -LongaRast mode/maqamrast -KhushRank mode/maqamrast FouadHaddad(1927-1985) FouadHaddadisaniconoclasticfigureoftheEgyptiandialectpoem,calledthefatherofpoets.His poemswerehumedTahrirSquareduringtherevolutionof25January2011.Hiscollectionofpoems, Al-Ahrar Waraa Qodbane (free behind bars), written in 1956 after the release of Nasser's jails, is a referencethatinspiredtheopponentsandtheArableft.FouadHaddadwasbornin1928inCairo,a ProtestantfamilyofSyrian-Lebaneseorigin.Savant,hedrawsontheheritageofArabicpoetryandin hisknowledgeofFrenchliterature.ItisconsideredapillaroftheEgyptiandialectpoem.Thirtyyears afterhisdeath,heislargelyforgotten. SayyedDarwish(1892-1923) Singerandlyricalcomposer,wasbornMarch17,1892inAlexandria.Histalentandhiscompositions arenow considered a "bridge" between traditional Arabic music, he does not upset the traditional structuresandmodernmusic,includingWestern.Assuch,this"visionary"ishailedas"thefatherof the new Egyptian music and the heroes of the renaissance of Arabic music." His most famous composition is of course "Biladi, Biladi, Biladi", the Egyptian national anthem, the text has been adapted from a famous speech of Mustafa Kamil. This essential composer ideally symbolizes a transitionfromtraditionalArabicmusicandmodern,bothinfluencedbytheWest(Italianoperaand operettas)andmarkedbytechnology(theadventofmodernrecordingmeans). CheikhImamIssa(1918-1995) Hewastherevolutionarypoetwhorefusedcategoricallyanyinjustice.Hissarcasticsongs,although prohibited, circulated under the coat. He remains a monument to the Land of the Pharaohs and throughouttheArabworld.In1962hehadadecisivemeetingwithAhmedFouadNejmwithwhom he struck up a friendship and worked until his death. After the Six Day War in 1967, Sheikh Imam begancomposingsongstorevolutionarythemesandcriticalresponsibleforthedefeat,costinghim severalstaysinthejailsofhiscountry.SheikhImamandFouadNegmgivetheirfirstFrenchconcert inApril1984,withtheiraccomplicepainterpercussionistMuhammadAliaspartofafestivalofArab musicinNanterre,theaterAmandiersPatriceChéreau. SheikhImamIssaleftamultitudeofcommittedandpatrioticsongswithasamajorconcernthethirst for freedom. Cry of protest against social injustice, sometimes the throes of rampant corruption, plunderofpublicmoneyunderstrangleholdofleadersofhiscountrywithdisastrousconsequences forEgyptiansociety.