Silk Roads

Status: UPCOMING

Title: Sufi Frame-Drumming

Location: Chalkhill Community Centre, Chalkhill Rd, HA9 9FX (200 yards from Wembley Park tube)

Description: From 6 February 2010 – Silk Roads is running a programme of Sufi frame-drumming (daf) workshops every Saturday.   Suitable for beginners and intermediate level, the sessions will introduce participants to the Sufi rhythms and contexts of Turkish, Persian, and Arab Sufi practices.

Suitable for 8 years upwards. Frame-drums available for learning and for sale at venue.

Funded by Big Lottery ‘Awards for All’.

£5

Start Time: 11:30
End Time: 13:30
Start Date: 06-02-2010

Status: UPCOMING

Title: Silk Roads Arts and Crafts

Location: Chalkhill Community Centre, Chalkhill Rd, HA9 9FX (200 yards from Wembley Park tube)

Description: Starting 6 February 2010 – Silk Roads is running a programme of arts and crafts workshops every Saturday. Exploring painting on silk, applique, mixed-media weaving, and more, this is an exciting opportunity to develop your creativity and technique with a renowned craft-artist.  Led by Rezia Wahid MBE.

Sessions are suitable for 8 years upwards. Materials supplied at venue.

Funded by Big Lottery ‘Awards for All’.

£5

Start Time: 11:30
End Time: 13:30
Start Date: 06-02-2010

Status: PAST

Title: 1001 Inventions

Location: Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, London SW7 2DD

Description: On Wednesday 27 January 2010 as part of the ‘1001 Inventions’ exhibition at the Science Musuem celebrating the contributions of the Muslim world to Science, Silk Roads is proud to be programming workshops and performances for the museum’s popular monthly ‘Science Museum Lates’.

Performances include music from Al Farabi Ensemble, Arabic folkloric dance, ’silat’ martial arts demonstration, while workshops include dabka dance, sacred geometry, weaving, and Sufi frame-drumming.

While admission is free, please note there is an adults-only policy for this evening.

www.sciencemuseum.org.uk

Start Time: 18:45
End Time: 20:00
Start Date: 27-01-2010

Status: PAST

Title: Deen Fest

Location: Alexandra Palace
Link out: Click here
Description: An event celebrating the positive contributions Muslims have made to the UK and to promote interfaith dialogue. With famous nasheed artists, popular comedians, leading faith leaders, senior political speakers and lots more. Khaled Hakim (songs) and Shafeek Ibrahim (tanoura dance) will represent Silk Roads.

Please note: though the event is free all attendees must be pre-registered. Click on the link above.

Date: 06-12-2009

Status: PAST

Title: SMWA Black History Month – Southwark
Description: A day of cultural events at Southwark Muslim Women’s Association, music workshops with Khaled Hakim.
Date: 24-10-2009