Making this 2 minute video helped me re-enjoy the utter satisfaction of the creative process. I made the music, designed the covers, infused my soul-cells into the whole process. Today is #BandcampFriday so check out my 12 titles at karimnagi.bandcamp.com 🛺

Announcement 📣 The Arab Dance Seminar will take a sabbatical in 2023. We will return in 2024 for our 20th anniversary session. arabdanceseminar.com

I will combine all sales of this Live For Syria album and make a personal donation to Save The Children @savethechildren and their Children's Emergency Fund for the victims of the February 6, 2023 #earthquake in #Syria & #Turkey. karimnagi.bandcamp.com/album/live-for…

NPR Morning Edition interview extract with Diana Orson NPR Karim Nagi كريم ناجي

We are almost at $2,000 for the victims of the February 6 earthquake in 🇸🇾🇹🇷. Thank you to the 50 people who bought the album. I will donate all sales to Save The Children. Keep it coming !! Info 👉🏽 karimnagi.bandcamp.com/album/live-for… 📢

From the bagpipes to the guitar, to the piano, many musical instruments came into Europe from Muslim cultures. Much of this is hardly known & rarely acknowledged. Music is one of the most popular and loved art forms. A thread on Muslim cultures and European musical instruments…

TODAY in CHICAGO plus ticketed livestream Earthquake Relief Concert Sunday Feb 19 at 8:30pm cst at Constellation 3111 N Western ave Chicago IL tickets & info at tinyurl.com/syriana19 with music by Naeif Rafeh, Issam Rafea, Wanees Zarour, Ronnie Malley & Karim Nagi

Last friday I gave a presentation on pan-Arab Folk Dance & Rhythm to Arab America board members & local politicians at The Kennedy Center I talked about how dance helps us be visible & take control over our narrative. My dance soundtrack was solely my Riqq tambourine + audience clapping👏🏽

Detour Guide April 28 at Passim Boston passim.org/live-music/eve…

Detour Guide by Karim Nagi an alternative tour of the Arab world & diaspora Friday April 28 at 8p Club Passim MA Boston Area tickets 👇🏽 passim.org/live-music/eve…

The March & April tour is dense 🔨 linktr.ee/karimnagi

I will be performing Detour Guide near Boston on Friday April 28. This is my musical story tour of the Arab world & diaspora where my songs Baladi TukTuk and Arab American Anthem emerged from. Passim is an iconic & historic folk music venue that hosted luminaries like Bob Dylan.

It was an exhilarating workshop of Arab Folk Dance at Indiana University Indiana University this week. Next will be in April at ALIF Institute Alif Institute then University of Georgia UGA #arabfolkdance

riqq رق 🎶 #arabmusic

I arrived late late late last night in DC, and woke early to pierce through the notorious traffic, to my 1st of 9 ARABIQA school shows this week in Maryland & DC.  I’m relieved every time I accomplish this feat of logistics & stamina 🛠️🤎 arabiqa.net GoArtivate

ARABIQA at center court 🏀

April 10 I am performing Arabiqa Field Museum in Chicago fieldmuseum.org/our-events/ara…

April 25 I am performing at Yale University nelc.yale.edu/event/arabic-m…