The Malta Independent - MaltaSaturday, April 28, 2007
On Monday 30th April the Work in Progress seminar hosts Dr Philip Ciantar. His paper will be: Nostalgia, History and Sheikhs in the Libyan Ma'luf: Listening in the Shadows of the Past.
Dr Ciantar will examine the various processes by which today’s performances of the Libyan ma’luf are perceived and experienced in the nostalgic shadows of the past.
In Libya, contemporary meanings attributed to this tradition are embedded in accounts of renowned sheikhs composing text, performing in zawaya (Sufi lodges), teaching the tradition, giving a helping hand in State-subsidized projects of preservation, reciting ma’luf in the middle of a market, and even asking for particular texts on their death-bed.
These nostalgic accounts are understood by many as being the authentic history of the Libyan ma’luf. The seminar is being held at Hall C (second floor), Gateway Building, University of Malta, between 6 and 7pm, followed by discussion. The public is cordially invited.
*[Ma'luf: Arab-Andalusian musical heritage]
http://www.um.edu.mt/
On Monday 30th April the Work in Progress seminar hosts Dr Philip Ciantar. His paper will be: Nostalgia, History and Sheikhs in the Libyan Ma'luf: Listening in the Shadows of the Past.
Dr Ciantar will examine the various processes by which today’s performances of the Libyan ma’luf are perceived and experienced in the nostalgic shadows of the past.
In Libya, contemporary meanings attributed to this tradition are embedded in accounts of renowned sheikhs composing text, performing in zawaya (Sufi lodges), teaching the tradition, giving a helping hand in State-subsidized projects of preservation, reciting ma’luf in the middle of a market, and even asking for particular texts on their death-bed.
These nostalgic accounts are understood by many as being the authentic history of the Libyan ma’luf. The seminar is being held at Hall C (second floor), Gateway Building, University of Malta, between 6 and 7pm, followed by discussion. The public is cordially invited.
*[Ma'luf: Arab-Andalusian musical heritage]
http://www.um.edu.mt/
[picture: Dr Philip Ciantar, ethnomusicologist]
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