Egypt Music
Egypt (08/04)
Radio in Egypt almost all government controlled, using 44 short-wave frequencies, 18 medium-wave stations, and four FM stations. There are seven regional radio stations covering the country. Egyptian Radio transmits 60 hours daily overseas in 33 languages and three hundred hours daily within Egypt. In 2000, Radio Cairo introduced new specialized (thematic) channels on its FM station. So far, they include news, music, and sports. Radio enjoys more freedom than TV in its news programs, talk shows and analysis. ... [Read More]
Reports, International Education Week 2001
On November 12, the Commission hosted a recital of international and American music by three Egyptian musicians — Yasser El Serafy, concertmaster of the Cairo Symphony (Fulbright Scholar 96/97), Dalia Farouk, soprano, Cairo Opera House (Fulbright Scholar 2001/02) and Wael Farouk, pianist and former student of Dr. Douglas Weeks (Fulbright Scholar (98/99). Approximately 160 persons attended, including U.S. Ambassador and Mrs. C. David Welch, Deputy Chief of Mission and Mrs. Reno Harnish, and Cultural Affairs Officer Haynes Mahoney plus members of the board and a large cross-section of the Egyptian society. Ambassadors from other commission countries attended as well. Prior to the recital, the commission's Executive Director and Ambassador Welch made remarks related to the Fulbright program and the importance of international education before and after the ev ... [Read More]
Reports, International Education Week 2001
Originally from Alexandria, he started to play violin at the Alexandria Conservatoire with Renato Borghese and Lisette Meguerdditchian at the age of six. He won the first prize in the National Strings Competition in 1986 and in 1988, he received a scholarship from the French government to continue his studies in Paris. He was awarded four gold medals in Violin chamber music from the Conservatoire National de Rueil–Malmaison and the Conservatoire National de Paris. He was invited to perform as a soloist with the Cairo Symphony Ocestra in 1991 and 1993 at the Cairo Opera House Anniversaries. Since 1993, he has been Concertmaster of the Cairo symphony Orchestra and has performed as in Paris, Rome, Geneva and in Japan at Ayoyama University, Suntory Hall, Kyoto Cocert Hall. In 1997, he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study violin with Erick Friedman at Yale University (in the U.S.A). He performed as a soloist for their Excellencies President Chairac, Mubarak, Sultan Kabous at the A ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
With home entertaining prevalent, bring the things you want to make your new place a home, such as hobby materials, music and books, recreational items, kitchen appliances, dinner service for eight, and serving pieces. ... Community Courses. In Maadi, the Community Services Association (CSA) offers a variety of daytime and evening classes and special programs on such subjects as Egyptology, personal development, various hobbies, and other interests. Instruction in art, music and dance is available. Pianos may be rented or purchased, but it takes patience to find a good one. ... [Read More]
Bringing Zanzibar's Heritage to a New Generation - "Dar es Salaam, Tanzania"
The lilting sounds and rhythms of Taarab music emanate from a window high in the Old Customs Building on the waterfront in Zanzibar Stone Town. Music students are practicing this distinctively Zanzibari musical style thanks to a grant from the American Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation. The grant has allowed the Dhow Countries Music Academy to hire teachers and buy instruments to continue its program to preserve and promote the music of Zanzibar in Tanzania and beyond. The name "Dhow Countries" refers to the countries surrounding the Indian Ocean basin, which once were connected by trade route through the ancient sailing vessel - the dhow. ... [Read More]
Middle East and North Africa - US Department of State
11 July 2005 - Arab-American Rapper Promotes Arabic Heritage Through Music ... [Read More]
Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights: A Developing Country's Perspective
The music industry in all its ramifications forms a major part ofcultural industries since it is one of the formats through whichmusical folklore is expressed. In Ghana, musicians have a vastreservoir of indigenous Ghanaian music from which they draw theirinspiration; they are able to modify and arrange expressions offolklore to modern-day music. ... In Ghana during the 1970s and 1980s, with the advent of taperecording machines and videocassette recorders, the production ofindigenous music was on the ascent and could be heard all overthe country. Yet the musicians, artists, producers, and othersinvolved in the legitimate production of music — and the musicindustry as a whole — had never been poorer due to the impact ofthese new recording technologies and their encouragement ofpiracy. ... [Read More]
2004–2005 Fulbright Awards – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Cleveland Institute of Music ... Musical Instrument Training ... Ethnomusicology ... [Read More]
Complete Listing of Events 2005 - Consulate Leipzig Germany
Consulate General Leipzig staff represented the Consulate at a concert staged by students of the Leipzig University and the University of Music “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy”. The young musicians played music by American, European and Jewish composers. The organizers made a deliberate effort to include works by American composers to emphasize the concert’s theme: “Music brings the world together.” ... Leipzig Consul General Fletcher Burton represented the Consulate at the annual music gala of the German-American Federation of Country Music in Erfurt, featuring country music greats from both sides of the Atlantic. Consul General Burton welcomed the American performers and presented a posthumous award to John Denver, introducing him to the German Country Music hall of fame. ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(Philadelphia crowd enjoys music, talks activism) (1040) ... [Read More]
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