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'''Ramzi Aburedwan''' ([[Arabic alphabet|Arabic]]:{{lang|ar|رمزي أبو رضوان}}, born 1979) is a [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] composer, arranger, educator; and [[viola]] and [[buzuq]] player. He is the bandleader of Ensemble Dal’Ouna and the Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music. He founded the [[al Kamandjâti]] music centre and has collaborated with several international and renowned musicians.<ref name="Palestine's secret oasis">{{cite journal|last1=Flood|first1=Zoe|title=Palestine's secret oasis|journal=[[New Statesman]]|date=8 December 2008|volume=137|issue=4926|pages=56–57}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Belkind|first1=Nili|title=Music in Conflict: Palestine, Israel, and the Politics of Aesthetic Production (Columbia University thesis)|date=2014|page=77}}</ref> He first studied at [[the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music]] and then in the Regional Conservatory of Angers (France). Several documentaries have been made of his life, including ''Its Not a Gun'' (2005) and ''Just Play'' (2012).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Belkind|first1=Nili|title=Music in Conflict: Palestine, Israel, and the Politics of Aesthetic Production (Columbia University thesis)|date=2014|page=63}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media| people = Chimenti, Dimitri (Director)| medium = Documentary, Adventure, Music| title = Just Play| date = 2012-11-01| time = 58 min}}</ref> He is the main subject of the book ''Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land'' by Sandy Tolan (2015).<ref name=Bloomsbury>{{cite web|title=Children of the Stone|url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/children-of-the-stone-9781608198139/|publisher=Bloomsbury|accessdate=28 March 2015}}</ref>
'''Ramzi Aburedwan''' ([[Arabic alphabet|Arabic]]:{{lang|ar|رمزي أبو رضوان}}, born 1979) is a [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] composer, arranger, educator; and [[viola]] and [[buzuq]] player. He is the founder of Ensemble Dal’Ouna and the Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music. He founded the [[al Kamandjâti]] music centre and has collaborated with international and renowned musicians.<ref name="Palestine's secret oasis">{{cite journal|last1=Flood|first1=Zoe|title=Palestine's secret oasis|journal=[[New Statesman]]|date=8 December 2008|volume=137|issue=4926|pages=56–57}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Belkind|2014|p=77}}</ref> He first studied at [[the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music]] and then in the Regional Conservatory of Angers (France). Documentaries have been made of his life, including ''Its Not a Gun'' (2005) and ''Just Play'' (2012).<ref>{{harvnb|Belkind|2014|page=63}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media| people = Chimenti, Dimitri (Director)| medium = Documentary, Adventure, Music| title = Just Play| date = 2012-11-01| time = 58 min}}</ref> He is the main subject of the book ''Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land'' by Sandy Tolan (2015).<ref name=Bloomsbury>{{cite book|title=Children of the Stone|url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/children-of-the-stone-9781608198139/|publisher=Bloomsbury|accessdate=28 March 2015|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830211248/https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/children-of-the-stone-9781608198139/|url-status=dead |isbn=9781608198139 |first=Sandy |last=Tolan |date=2015}}</ref>


==History==
==Biography==
He was born in [[Bethlehem]] in 1979 and raised in the [[Am'ari]] refugee camp in [[Ramallah]].<ref name="Palestine's secret oasis"/><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gray|first1=Louise|title=Reflections of Palestine|journal=[[New Internationalist]]|date=September 2012|issue=455|page=34}}</ref>
Aburedwan was born in [[Bethlehem]] in 1979 and raised in the [[Am'ari]] refugee camp in [[Ramallah]].<ref name="Palestine's secret oasis"/><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gray|first1=Louise|title=Reflections of Palestine|journal=[[New Internationalist]]|date=September 2012|issue=455|page=34}}</ref> As an eight-year-old he participated in the [[first intifada]] and became an inspiration due to a widely circulated photograph showing him poised to throw a stone at a tank.<ref name="popmatters.com">{{cite web|last1=Maine|first1=David|title=Ramzi Aburedwan: Reflections of Palestine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/164697-ramzi-aburedwan-reflections-of-palestine/|website=popmatters|date=7 January 2013|accessdate=10 June 2024}}</ref> He lost a brother, a cousin, and many of his friends during the intifada.<ref>{{harvnb|Belkind|2014|page=61}}</ref>


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In October 2002 he founded Al Kamandjâti ("the violinist") Association, which aims to bring classical music to impoverished Palestinian children.<ref name="Palestine's secret oasis"/><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Meredith|first1=William|last2=Keating|first2=Corey|title=Beethoven Miscellanea|journal=The Beethoven Journal|date=2009|volume=24|issue=1|pages=48–50}}</ref>
As an eight-year-old he participated in the [[first intifada]] and became an inspiration due to a widely circulated photograph showing him poised to throw a stone at a tank.<ref name="popmatters.com">{{cite web|last1=Maine|first1=David|title=Ramzi Aburedwan: Reflections of Palestine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/164697-ramzi-aburedwan-reflections-of-palestine/|website=popmatters|accessdate=29 November 2014}}</ref> He lost a brother, a cousin and many of his friends during the intifada.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Belkind|first1=Nili|title=Music in Conflict: Palestine, Israel, and the Politics of Aesthetic Production (Columbia University thesis)|date=2014|page=61}}</ref>


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In 2010 he founded the Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music, a 30-member ensemble which performs classical Arabic music and original compositions.<ref>{{harvnb|Belkind|2014|page=91}}</ref> In 2012 he released his solo album, ''Reflections of Palestine'', described by [[David Maine]] as folk-inflected instrumental music.<ref name="popmatters.com"/>
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In October 2002 he founded al Kamandjâti ("the violinist") Association, which aims to bring classical music to impoverished Palestinian children.<ref name="Palestine's secret oasis"/><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Meredith|first1=William|last2=Keating|first2=Corey|title=Beethoven Miscellanea|journal=The Beethoven Journal|date=2009|volume=24|issue=1|pages=48–50}}</ref>


==The different projects of Ramzi Aburedwan==
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In 2010 he founded the Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music, a 30-member ensemble which performs classical Arabic music and original compositions.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Belkind|first1=Nili|title=Music in Conflict: Palestine, Israel, and the Politics of Aesthetic Production (Columbia University thesis)|date=2014|page=91}}</ref>


=== The Palestine National Ensemble for Arabic Music (PNEAM) ===
In 2012 he released his solo album, ''Reflections of Palestine'', described by [[David Maine]] as folk-inflected instrumental music.<ref name="popmatters.com"/>
Created in 2010 by Aburedwan, who also serves as its musical director, The Palestine National Ensemble for Arabic Music (PNEAM) is playing classical Arab musical heritage in Palestine. The 25-30 members of the ensemble, through live performances, renders classical Arabic music traditions accessible to Palestinian audiences of all walks of life.{{fact|date=January 2023}}

=== Dal'Ouna Ensemble ===
Ramzi founded Dal’Ouna in 2000, while living in Angers, thus laying the base for a Franco-Arab fusion band. Dal’ouna’s core members include Ramzi on bouzouq and viola, Ziad Ben Youssef (Tunisia/France) on oud and percussion, Edwin Buger (ex-Yugoslavia/France) on accordion and keys, and Tareq Rentisi (Palestine) on percussion.{{fact|date=January 2023}} The ensemble has released four albums.{{fact|date=January 2023}} The new repertoire Dal'Ouna is paying tribute to Ramzi's ancestors, the Natufians.{{fact|date=January 2023}}

=== Al Manara Ensemble ===
Al Manara (meaning The Beacon) is a Belgian-Palestinian ensemble built between Aburedwan and the Belgian pianist, conductor and composer Éloi Baudimont. The ensemble has toured France, Belgium and Palestine and released one CD.{{fact|date=January 2023}}

=== Jerusalem Sufi Ensemble ===
The Jerusalem Sufi Ensemble is dedicated to the documentation and revival of [[Sufi]] traditions. The voice-centered tradition is here enhanced by an ensemble that includes bouzouq, oud, qanun, nay and percussion.The ensemble’s current performance project, titled “Forgiveness,” explores an international body of Sufi poetry that includes Mansur Al-Hallaj (Persia), Muhammed Ibn-Arabi (Andalusia), Jalal Ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (Persia), Imam Al-Busiri (Morocco & Egypt), Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (Bukhara) and Ibn Al-Farid (Syria & Egypt).{{fact|date=January 2023}}

=== Arab-Andalusian Orchestra from Anjou ===
Conducted by Aburedwan, the Arab-Andalusian Orchestra is made up of artists from all over Anjou, of all ages. They have a repertoire ranging from the Levant (Middle East) to Eastern Europe via Africa and Asia. The themes addressed revolve around the Andalusian lyrical imagination, and are conveyed through courtly love, wine, and gardens.{{fact|date=January 2023}}

=== Other projects ===
Aburedwan has composed and arranged for orchestra for the [https://fesfestival.com/ World Sacred music festival of Fes] under the artistic direction of [[Alain Weber]] in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022.{{fact|date=January 2023}}

Aburedwan is also the music director of two performances presented at the Philharmonie of Paris: "Tribute to the Great Divas", featuring songs from [[Umm Kulthum]], [[Fairuz]], [[Asmahan]], [[Leila Mourad]], Mayada Alhenawy, Warda al Djazaïra, and "Ma valise est mon pays",<ref>{{cite web|title=Ma valise est mon pays |website= Philharmonie de Paris|url=https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/fr/activite/spectacle/20410-ma-valise-est-mon-pays|language=fr|access-date=10 June 2024|publication-date=}}</ref> tribute to the poet [[Mahmoud Darwish]] with on stage [[Kamilya Jubran]], [[:fr:Rodolphe_Burger|Rodolphe Burger]] and [[Rachida Brakni]].{{fact|date=January 2023}}


==Discography==
==Discography==
* Reflections of Palestine (2012)
* Reflections of Palestine (2012)
* Marvels of the Arab world (Live) (2018){{fact|date=November 2023}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* S. Tolan, ''Children of the Stone:The Power of Music in a Hard Land'', Bloomsbury, 2015. ISBN 9781608198139<ref name="Bloomsbury"/>
* S. Tolan, ''Children of the Stone:The Power of Music in a Hard Land'', Bloomsbury, 2015. {{ISBN|9781608198139}}<ref name="Bloomsbury"/>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==Works Cited==
* {{cite thesis |last1=Belkind|first1=Nili|title=Music in Conflict: Palestine, Israel, and the Politics of Aesthetic Production |publisher=Columbia University |date=2014|url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/de323275ae0d53fd650dad97a2136c54/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ramziaburedwan.com Official site]
* [http://www.ramziaburedwan.com Official site]
* [http://www.alkamandjati.com/en/home/ Official al Kamandjâti site]
* [https://www.alkamandjati.org/en Official al Kamandjâti site]
* [http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2010536913cbf970b-pi Photograph of Ramzi as an eight-year-old]
* [http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2010536913cbf970b-pi Photograph of Ramzi as an eight-year-old] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915151419/http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451c64169e2010536913cbf970b-pi |date=2018-09-15 }}
* [https://www.facebook.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%80-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86-194528847238800/ Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music]
* [https://www.facebook.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%80-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86-194528847238800/ Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCohFyVA7fmTZukcatD-om2g/playlists Youtube channel]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCohFyVA7fmTZukcatD-om2g/playlists Youtube channel]
* {{MusicBrainz artist|id=d5dd2045-d06f-4f65-a89d-690831e79210|name=Ramzi Aburedwan}}


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Ramzi Aburedwan
رمزي أبو رضوان
Background information
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Bethlehem, West Bank
Genresclassical, folk
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, educator
Instrument(s)viola, buzuq
Years active1998–present
Websitewww.ramziaburedwan.com

Ramzi Aburedwan (Arabic:رمزي أبو رضوان, born 1979) is a Palestinian composer, arranger, educator; and viola and buzuq player. He is the founder of Ensemble Dal’Ouna and the Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music. He founded the al Kamandjâti music centre and has collaborated with international and renowned musicians.[1][2] He first studied at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music and then in the Regional Conservatory of Angers (France). Documentaries have been made of his life, including Its Not a Gun (2005) and Just Play (2012).[3][4] He is the main subject of the book Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land by Sandy Tolan (2015).[5]

Biography

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Aburedwan was born in Bethlehem in 1979 and raised in the Am'ari refugee camp in Ramallah.[1][6] As an eight-year-old he participated in the first intifada and became an inspiration due to a widely circulated photograph showing him poised to throw a stone at a tank.[7] He lost a brother, a cousin, and many of his friends during the intifada.[8]

In October 2002 he founded Al Kamandjâti ("the violinist") Association, which aims to bring classical music to impoverished Palestinian children.[1][9]

In 2010 he founded the Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music, a 30-member ensemble which performs classical Arabic music and original compositions.[10] In 2012 he released his solo album, Reflections of Palestine, described by David Maine as folk-inflected instrumental music.[7]

The different projects of Ramzi Aburedwan

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The Palestine National Ensemble for Arabic Music (PNEAM)

[edit]

Created in 2010 by Aburedwan, who also serves as its musical director, The Palestine National Ensemble for Arabic Music (PNEAM) is playing classical Arab musical heritage in Palestine. The 25-30 members of the ensemble, through live performances, renders classical Arabic music traditions accessible to Palestinian audiences of all walks of life.[citation needed]

Dal'Ouna Ensemble

[edit]

Ramzi founded Dal’Ouna in 2000, while living in Angers, thus laying the base for a Franco-Arab fusion band. Dal’ouna’s core members include Ramzi on bouzouq and viola, Ziad Ben Youssef (Tunisia/France) on oud and percussion, Edwin Buger (ex-Yugoslavia/France) on accordion and keys, and Tareq Rentisi (Palestine) on percussion.[citation needed] The ensemble has released four albums.[citation needed] The new repertoire Dal'Ouna is paying tribute to Ramzi's ancestors, the Natufians.[citation needed]

Al Manara Ensemble

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Al Manara (meaning The Beacon) is a Belgian-Palestinian ensemble built between Aburedwan and the Belgian pianist, conductor and composer Éloi Baudimont. The ensemble has toured France, Belgium and Palestine and released one CD.[citation needed]

Jerusalem Sufi Ensemble

[edit]

The Jerusalem Sufi Ensemble is dedicated to the documentation and revival of Sufi traditions. The voice-centered tradition is here enhanced by an ensemble that includes bouzouq, oud, qanun, nay and percussion.The ensemble’s current performance project, titled “Forgiveness,” explores an international body of Sufi poetry that includes Mansur Al-Hallaj (Persia), Muhammed Ibn-Arabi (Andalusia), Jalal Ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (Persia), Imam Al-Busiri (Morocco & Egypt), Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (Bukhara) and Ibn Al-Farid (Syria & Egypt).[citation needed]

Arab-Andalusian Orchestra from Anjou

[edit]

Conducted by Aburedwan, the Arab-Andalusian Orchestra is made up of artists from all over Anjou, of all ages. They have a repertoire ranging from the Levant (Middle East) to Eastern Europe via Africa and Asia. The themes addressed revolve around the Andalusian lyrical imagination, and are conveyed through courtly love, wine, and gardens.[citation needed]

Other projects

[edit]

Aburedwan has composed and arranged for orchestra for the World Sacred music festival of Fes under the artistic direction of Alain Weber in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022.[citation needed]

Aburedwan is also the music director of two performances presented at the Philharmonie of Paris: "Tribute to the Great Divas", featuring songs from Umm Kulthum, Fairuz, Asmahan, Leila Mourad, Mayada Alhenawy, Warda al Djazaïra, and "Ma valise est mon pays",[11] tribute to the poet Mahmoud Darwish with on stage Kamilya Jubran, Rodolphe Burger and Rachida Brakni.[citation needed]

Discography

[edit]
  • Reflections of Palestine (2012)
  • Marvels of the Arab world (Live) (2018)[citation needed]

Further reading

[edit]
  • S. Tolan, Children of the Stone:The Power of Music in a Hard Land, Bloomsbury, 2015. ISBN 9781608198139[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Flood, Zoe (8 December 2008). "Palestine's secret oasis". New Statesman. 137 (4926): 56–57.
  2. ^ Belkind 2014, p. 77
  3. ^ Belkind 2014, p. 63
  4. ^ Chimenti, Dimitri (Director) (1 November 2012). Just Play (Documentary, Adventure, Music). Event occurs at 58 min.
  5. ^ a b Tolan, Sandy (2015). Children of the Stone. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781608198139. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  6. ^ Gray, Louise (September 2012). "Reflections of Palestine". New Internationalist (455): 34.
  7. ^ a b Maine, David (7 January 2013). "Ramzi Aburedwan: Reflections of Palestine". popmatters. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ Belkind 2014, p. 61
  9. ^ Meredith, William; Keating, Corey (2009). "Beethoven Miscellanea". The Beethoven Journal. 24 (1): 48–50.
  10. ^ Belkind 2014, p. 91
  11. ^ "Ma valise est mon pays". Philharmonie de Paris (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024.

Works Cited

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