Concert by Nadah El Shazly
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A concert by Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, for which she performed selections from her debut album, Ahwar (2017), alongside other works. El Shazly melds improvised textures, noise, electronica, and the influence of early Egyptian recordings with her own haunting vocals, in a complexly layered reinvention of Egyptian classical music from the 19th century. “Ahwar” translates from Arabic to “marshlands.” The album was developed over two years, during which El Shazly divided her time between Montréal, Canada and Cairo, Egypt.
Curated by Aram Bajakian.
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Concert by Nadah El Shazly, set 1, audio documentation, Oct 15, 2021. 43 min. 10 sec.
Concert by Nadah El Shazly, set 2, audio documentation, Oct 15, 2021. 42 min. 32 sec.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Nadah El Shazly at Western Front, photo documentation, Oct 15, 2021. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
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