New York Arab Festival Presents Amanda Ekery ARABE Album Release Concert
at Nublu Classic (62 Loisaida Ave) on April 27, 7pm doors
About Amanda Ekery and Árabe:
Syrian-Mexican-American, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Amanda Ekery creates music filled with imagery and strong narratives. Her work has been featured at the Portland Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, and the Kennedy Center, and spans Off-Broadway theater, film, and multiple studio recordings. Amanda has been awarded the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, the Jazz Journalist Association Jazz Hero Award, the ASCAP Phoebe Jacobs Prize, and the Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer’s Award. Learn more at aekerymusic.com. The fourth full-length release by vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Amanda Ekery, Árabe invites audiences to explore Syrian and Mexican shared history and culture on the El Paso border - the story of Ekery’s life, lineage, and identity. It features twelve original songs and accompanying essays with the stories and history behind each track, covering everything from food, gambling, and evil eyes, to immigration law, biracial identity, and the fraught relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship and workers’ rights.
About the New York Arab Festival
New York Arab Festival (NYAF) is a multidisciplinary festival spanning all genres of art, culture, design, cuisine, philosophy, and intersecting industries. It programs arts and culture from the Arabic-speaking region and the Arab diaspora and showcases Arab American artists. NYAF was established in 2022 to commemorate Arab American Heritage Month and fight the erasure of Arab and Arab American identities from NYC, a place Arabs have called home for over three centuries. NYAF is organized and run by its founding members: Artistic Director and Curator Adham Hafez, Urbanist and Curator Adam Kucharski, and founding Senior Producer Cindy Sibilsky. NYAF is produced by HaRaKa Platform and powered by Wizara LLC in partnership with many celebrated institutions in NYC and worldwide. Website: www.newyorkarabfestival.com Instagram: @newyorkarabfestivalofficial