Music and Poetry in British Museum
Babylon Late in British Museum
Friday 27 February 2009 18.30–21.00 Celebrate ancient Babylon and modern Iraq with Poetry and Music, fashion and film in the Great Court, photography in the lecture theatre. The Poetry and Music
Poetry in Assyrian, Arabic and English with Nineb Lamassu ,Nabeel Yasin and Fran Hazelton,and renown Iraqi Oud Master Ahmed Mukhtar
Sponsored by the British Iraqi Friendship Society OTHER SPECIAL PERFORMANCES EVENTS Kurdish traditional folk music, Great Court at 18.30–19.30 Violin music by George Homeh improvises on Middle Eastern modes and scales Room 34 18.30–21.00 The Gold Lyre of Ur Andy Lowings, Bill Taylor and Jennifer Sturdy demonstrate a replica of the 4,500-year-old instrument with music and Sumerian poetry Great Court 18.45–19.45 Readings from Gilgamesh Badia Obaid reads from the ancient epic in Arabic, accompanied by harpist Tara Jaff. Room 1 -19.00–20.30 Fashion show by Della Murad Traditional Iraqi clothes and Della’s designs Great Court 20.00–21.00 River Nile Band Egyptian and Iraqi music led by Egyptian violinist Wael Abu Bakrs Great Court
Offer valid 27 February exclusively and subject to availability