“3 Women Only” is a concert that brings together 3 artists from 3 different age groups, 3 different life philosophies and 3 different artistic visions.
Singer-songwriter Ruba Saqr is hosting the wise & the young in an event that explores dimensions of the human soul & sound. With Arab-acclaimed poetess Zuleikha AbuRisha and young and talented composer & pianist Zeina Azouqa, the 3 women are planning to weave a unique and soulful evening that celebrates the innate feminine power and ability to create beyond many set boundaries.
Under a clear Amman summer sky, “3 Women Only” is an acoustic night that blends in different sound experiences; the sound of vocal singing with the sound or poetry recitation and piano… all in an attempt to stretch each sound beyond its usual limitations.
Alternative Sufi music, spontaneous piano and poetic expressions will all bring calm and serenity to one of Amman’s open spaces, Al Hussein Park’s amphitheater, on July 30, 2008 @ 8:30pm… as part ofAmman Summer Festival 2008.
"ثلاث نساء فقط" هي تجربة موسيقية تجمع ما بين ثلاث نساء من ثلاثة أعمار مختلفة وثلاث فلسلفات وجودية وتجارب فنية مختلفة.
تستضيف المغنية ومؤلفة الأغنية ربى صقر الحكمة والشباب في أمسية موسيقية تسبر أعماق الروح البشرية من خلال مزيج صوتي مختلف... ومن خلال العمل مع الشاعرة العربية الكبيرة زليخة أبوريشة والمؤلفة الموسيقية وعازفة البيانو الموهوبة زينة أزوقة، تتطلع "ثلاث نساء فقط" لنسج خيوط من الروح احتفالا بالطاقة الأنثوية القادرة على الخلق والإبداع وكسر الحدود المفروضة على أشكال الإبداع النمطية.
"ثلاث نساء فقط" ليلة استماع إلى مزيج مختلف لتجارب صوتية متعددة... تجمع ما بين الصوت البشري الغنائي الممتزج مع صوت الشعر وأحاسيس يصرح بها البيانو... كل هذا من خلال عمل فني يخرج بهذه الفنون من أطرها المعهودة ويضعها في قالب ارتجالي مزجي جديد.
منذ أيام قليلة أطلقت الشاعرة زليخة أبوريشة ألبومين شعريين جديدين بعنوان "جوى" و "في ثناء الجميل" وقامت مع ربى صقر بتأدية ثنائي شعري-غنائي معها أمام جمهور واسع من المهتمين في بيت تايكي التابع لأمانة عمان يوم السبت 19-7-2008. هذه التجربة سيتم الإستفادة منها في مشروع "ثلاث نساء فقط" والذي سيضم تنويعات موسيقية للمؤلفة وعازفة البيانو زينة أزوقة في 30-7-2008
هذا العرض من آهات صوفية تجريبية ومختلفة مع ارتجالات لحنية على آلة البيانو وتوظيفات خاصة للتعبير ستحول سماء "صيف عمان" إلى ليلة من هدوء وسكينة في إحدى صروح عمان والمتمثلة بالمسرح الدائري في حدائق الحسين... وذلك يوم الأربعاء 30-7-2008، الساعة الثامنة والنصف... ضمن احتفالية صيف عمان 2008.
Zuleikha AbuRisha is a prominent Jordanian poetess whose works have been celebrated in many conventions around the world. On July 19, AbuRisha released two new poetry collections titled: "Jawa" & "Fee Thana2 el Jameel." She is the daughter of a Sufi sheikh, she's also a well known feminist, activist, writer and columnist. Her daughter, Ruba Saqr, has joined her many times in poetry-singing duos. Both mother and daughter have explored new sound dimensions that have received excellent reviews in Jordan and Algeria since they have started their sound experiments.
Ruba Saqr is a fusionist in love with experimenting with different sounds that reflect different states of mind, cultures and contexts. She came up with the concept of "3 Women Only" after having dealt with Zuleikha & Zeina on seperate projects that reflect a love for adventure and experimentation. With Zuleikha (who happens to be Ruba's mom), Ruba sang along the poetic expressions of the poetess on July 19 and earlier in Amman & Algeria, adding sound to sound and experimenting with vocal expression along with poetic one.
In 2006, Ruba & Zeina played side to side as part of project Kun-Fusion, a Makan/French Cultural Center project based on bringing in musicians fro9m different disciplines to jam and improvise their way up to a Fete de La Musique concert that took place in June 2006
Zeina Azouqa is a 26-year-old audio-visual communicator of diverse skills, but when it comes to her music, she defines herself as a composer first, and a pianist second.
She started her musical studies in classical music but upon reaching university level, she had branched out to other styles that she found more expressive of her ideas and attitudes. Although her music is based on structure and form, improvisation plays an integral part, and she often encourages performers of her written pieces to interpret the music their own way, expanding upon her ideas where possible.
Her projects in Jordan have included composing for Voices of the Levant, playing keyboards with Kun.fusion and writing children's educational songs.
Haya wrote at 10:36pm on July 30th, 2008 zaina! u played amazingly!! w ala y36ekom el 3afyeh , great work the 3 of you! :)) i love it!! KEEP ROCKING GURLS!
Aktham wrote: at 11:41am yesterday Ruba .. the concert was amzing yesterday .. all of the 3 of u were amazing ..especially the last song ..its so beautiful , i really like it ... hope to have more of ur nice music soon
Basel wrote: at 11:48pm on July 30th, 2008 There are many types of artists,singers,song writers maybe u can categorize each one of them. but there are just a few soul expressing mind awakening heart touching artists of your kind! amazing performance all 3 of you! GOD BLESS
Tamer (Egypt) wrote at 5:02pm on July 28th, 2008 You MUST find a way to let us in on the 3 Women Only concert ya Ruba! Ma3rafsh ba2a, put it online or send us tickets or whatever lol. But seriously, I personally think this is gonna be too good to miss. Good luck with it and, I repeat, find a way! :D
Basel wrote at 9:22pm on July 27th, 2008 as a nation...an arab one,we so much left all of that's ours...and we really had a lot! your one of those few,who are building it again! you should be proud :)
Basel wrote at 11:51pm on July 30th, 2008 any chance there would be a recording of today's concert for sale?it's priceless :D :D :D
UK-based Al Quds Al Arabi Newspaper eiditor & family (from London): Breath taking performance!
Eng. Nuha (from Dubai): We were about to start a "Hadra" - Zikr sitting - the performance made us go up high.
Alexy (from France): Ruba, thank you for the concert. it was very very beautiful! i will fly tonight to (....) with this music in my ears...
Eng. Hisham (from Jordan): I tell people whoever missed the show, really missed the show!
Khaled (Jordanian media): I truly enjoyed the performance. New & unexpected...
British Council staff member (1): Hi Ruba, I was one of the music matbakh team in Cairo. Saw you at the amphitheatre in Amman a couple of weeks ago. Amazing!
British Council staff member (2): It was Brilliant, six of us attended it, with regional directors...
Farah wrote at 8:39am on August 2nd, 2008 I discovered your voice at the concert at the King Hussein Park, simply exceptional. I fell in love with your voice Ruba !!
Murad wrote at 10:54am on August 1st, 2008 must get the recordings of the concert which held at the hussien park .. it was amazing ..
all respect ..
Basel wrote at 1:51pm on July 30th, 2008 any chance there would be a recording of today's concert for sale?it's priceless :D :D :D
I'm neither beautiful nor ugly neither this nor that
I'm neither the peddler in the market nor the nightingale in the rose garden
Teacher give me a name so that I'll know what to call myself
I'm neither slave nor free neither candle nor iron
I've not fallen in love with anyone nor is anyone in love with me
Whether I'm sinful or good sin and goodness come from another not from me
Wherever He drags me I go with no say in the matter
~ Jelaluddin Rumi
Sometimes music mingles with heart, and heart prays...
Sometimes music is in a concert-goer's lense...
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Sometimes music is freedom of choice...
Why do you stay in prison when the door is wide open
~ Jelaluddin Rumi
Sometimes music is a moment of joy...
Winning the UNESCO prize for Best Innovative Performance Bridging Traditional & Contemporary Traditions (Samarqand International Music Festival - Aug 2007)
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(Amman, Jordan) ~ Singer-songwriter Ruba Saqr’s work has been internationally recognised by winning The UNESCO Prize for Best Innovative Performance Bridging Traditional and Contemporary Traditions in 2007 (for performing 3 of her originals "Sadaqa", "Ana Qindeel" & "Fil Thalam" at the Samarqand Int'l Music Festival). She also won UK-based Global Battle of the Bands/Jordan competition in 2005, which led to a UK appearance at the Astoria.
Mid 2007, she took part in UK-sponsored Music Matbakh under the music leadership of English producer Justin Adams, Robert Plant’s guitarist and producer of Malian desert blues band Tinariwen. She toured the UK & 5 Arab countries with the project. Ruba’s family, from her mother’s side, comprises a lineage of Sufi teachers... this has had influence on her introduction of elements of Sufism, Arabic soul & blues into her singing. Ruba Saqr was recently described by Justin Adams as “the Jordanian Joan Baez." She will be releasing her debut album in 2008.
4 comments:
HN wrote
at 3:17pm yesterday
Great work guys .... looking for the next one
Saif wrote
at 12:05pm yesterday
amazing experience
what you did lady's was creative and just wow!!
thank you :)
Alia wrote
at 1:17am yesterday
xoxoxox
it really was an amazing performance!
3u2bal another one ;)
(loved the interactive improv, btw!! sang my little heart out)
Basel wrote
at 11:48pm on July 30th, 2008
bravo a bow of respect for the 3 of you
Basel wrote
at 11:43pm on July 30th, 2008
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw breathtaking performance all 3 of you
Haya wrote
at 10:36pm on July 30th, 2008
zaina! u played amazingly!!
w ala y36ekom el 3afyeh , great work the 3 of you! :))
i love it!!
KEEP ROCKING GURLS!
Aktham wrote:
at 11:41am yesterday
Ruba .. the concert was amzing yesterday .. all of the 3 of u were amazing ..especially the last song ..its so beautiful , i really like it ... hope to have more of ur nice music soon
Basel wrote:
at 11:48pm on July 30th, 2008
There are many types of artists,singers,song writers maybe u can categorize
each one of them.
but there are just a few soul expressing mind awakening heart touching artists of your kind!
amazing performance all 3 of you!
GOD BLESS
Tamer (Egypt) wrote
at 5:02pm on July 28th, 2008
You MUST find a way to let us in on the 3 Women Only concert ya Ruba! Ma3rafsh ba2a, put it online or send us tickets or whatever lol. But seriously, I personally think this is gonna be too good to miss. Good luck with it and, I repeat, find a way! :D
Basel wrote
at 9:22pm on July 27th, 2008
as a nation...an arab one,we so much left all of that's ours...and we really had a lot!
your one of those few,who are building it again!
you should be proud :)
Basel wrote
at 11:51pm on July 30th, 2008
any chance there would be a recording of today's concert for sale?it's priceless :D :D :D
UK-based Al Quds Al Arabi Newspaper eiditor & family (from London): Breath taking performance!
Eng. Nuha (from Dubai): We were about to start a "Hadra" - Zikr sitting - the performance made us go up high.
Alexy (from France): Ruba, thank you for the concert. it was very very beautiful! i will fly tonight to (....) with this music in my ears...
Eng. Hisham (from Jordan): I tell people whoever missed the show, really missed the show!
Khaled (Jordanian media): I truly enjoyed the performance. New & unexpected...
British Council staff member (1): Hi Ruba, I was one of the music matbakh team in Cairo. Saw you at the amphitheatre in Amman a couple of weeks ago. Amazing!
British Council staff member (2): It was Brilliant, six of us attended it, with regional directors...
Farah wrote at 8:39am on August 2nd, 2008
I discovered your voice at the concert at the King Hussein Park, simply exceptional. I fell in love with your voice Ruba !!
Murad wrote at 10:54am on August 1st, 2008
must get the recordings of the concert which held at the hussien park ..
it was amazing ..
all respect ..
Basel wrote at 1:51pm on July 30th, 2008
any chance there would be a recording of today's concert for sale?it's priceless :D :D :D
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