Poetic Voices of the Muslim World: Pianos for Peace

Internationally acclaimed pianist and music composer Malek Jandali joins local filmmaker Ameer Muhammad in a musical event to explain the mission of Pianos for Peace and how it works to build peace through music, art, and education. Jandali’s hit album “Echoes from Ugarit” was recorded in Moscow with The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2008. It includes original compositions based on the oldest music notation in the world discovered on a clay tablet in the ancient Mediterranean city of Ugarit.

Poetic Voices of the Muslim World is presented by Poets House and City Lore, in partnership with the American Library Association and the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. Funded by the Bridging Cultures Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. With additional support from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Local programming and support developed and provided by the Atlanta Islamic Speakers Bureau.

Sponsored by: City Lore, Poet’s House, American Library Association, National Endowment for the Humanities, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Atlanta Islamic Speakers Bureau

All library programs are free and open to the public.

For more information, e-mail john.wright@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-730-1900.