Word: kassab
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...anyway, many in the community say they will continue to make the newcomers feel at home - as the Arab culture demands. "We're not going to leave them alone," says Joseph T. Kassab, executive director of the Chaldean Federation of America. "That...
...that is the predecessor to the European lute; a qanum (played by Xauen Music founder and director of CCOE, Hicham Chami), a trapezoidal stringed instrument akin to the zither; and a riqq (Karim Nagi), a handheld percussion instrument similar to the tambourine. Accompanying the instrumentalists were two vocalists, Youssef Kassab and Albert Agha...
...vocal performances were also outstanding. Kassab and Agha sang in a clear, incantatory style similar to that used in tajwid (Qur’anic recitation). During several songs, they launched into melismatic solos that exhibited their incredible range and respiratory stamina. Their performances were frequently interrupted by ecstatic applause from the Sanders audience...
...enjoyable as Kassab and Agha’s performances were, they brought to light the concert’s single fault: the paucity of explanatory information for listeners unfamiliar with the Arabic musical tradition. The program notes provided a succinct biography of Darweesh, but little else...
...drizzled with tahini sauce, and stuffed with parsley, onions, tomatoes and dill pickles. While they wait, customers can watch the countermen slicing the steaming chunks of meat off the upright shawarma machine, or browse the assortment of imported canned juice drinks and pre-packaged desserts. Lebanese co-owner Hasan Kassab credits a “special recipe from home” loaded with Seven Spice and freshly-soaked and ground chickpeas as the base for the restaurant’s falafels. Though decent, the fried vegetarian dish was not nearly as good as the schwarma. Other tasty specialties...