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BEYOND 1932 RESIDENCY: Sara Hamdy

Mon, 31 Mar

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London

Join us for a multidisciplinary live performance that brings to life Sara Hamdy's groundbreaking research into the history of electronic music and experimental sound in Egypt.

BEYOND 1932 RESIDENCY: Sara Hamdy
BEYOND 1932 RESIDENCY: Sara Hamdy

Time & Location

31 Mar 2025, 19:00 – 20:30

London, 96 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DB, UK

About the event

This is an in person only event in the British Library Pigott Theatre.  Tickets are free but booking is required.  Join us for a multidisciplinary live performance that brings to life Sara Hamdy's groundbreaking research into the history of electronic music and experimental sound in Egypt, with a particular focus on the legacy of Egyptian-American composer Halim El-Dabh. 

The performance draws on rare and previously underexplored British Library recordings of the 1932 Cairo Congress of Arabic Music to explore the intersections of Egyptian folk culture, modernism, and the early pioneers of electronic music.

It sheds light on the soundscapes of post-Ottoman and experimental music that followed 1932 and brings Halim El-Dabh’s sonic innovations into dialogue with contemporary performers - while highlighting the importance of archival materials in preserving Egypt’s sound heritage. 


The venue doors and bar will open at 18:00 and the Theatre at 18:45, with the performance starting at 19:00.…

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