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Jim Grippo at Giza Club

Special Giza Club event featuring UCSB’s Jim Grippo.

Sherifa Al Zuhur and Amina Goodyear will greet you with snacks and an introduction to Jim’s talk. He will then take us to Cairo and tell us of his adventures researching and becoming a part of the shaabi music scene. After the talk there will be ample time for Questions and Answers.

1-5 pm Saturday April 4 - $20*

$21 by paypal ($20 if paid in person or $25 day of - if there is space)

Jim Grippo has been performing Middle Eastern music on the qanun and oud for 25 years in the UCSB Middle East Ensemble and other professional groups. In Egypt, he learned from masters Hussein Saber (oud) and Alaa Saber (qanun), and performed with sha‘bi wedding bands all over Cairo. Jim earned a BA and MA in ethnomusicology at UCSB, focused on Egyptian popular music, media, and culture. He has several publications based on his research on Egyptian sha‘bi music culture. He is currently faculty at UCSB (teaching oud) and at the Middle East Music & Dance Camp (teaching qanun).

In addition to being featured as one of the main soloists in the UCSB Middle East Ensemble, Jim also performs with Georges Lammam, Souren Baronian, Naser Musa, National Arab Orchestra, Los Angeles Arab Orchestra, Los Angeles Turkish Classical Chorus, and a myriad of music ensembles in diverse traditions, such as Roma and Balkan. He is also a sought-after recording artist, featured on film, television, and studio albums such as Gorillaz The Fall, FX television series Tyrant, and IMAX Arabia 3D, to name a few.

Paypal Amina
Earlier Event: April 3
Night on the Nile
Later Event: April 4
The Shaabi Craze and Saltanah Show

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