--- Arabian Nights at Sea ---
Our annual cruise has again amassed the best of the best to bring you fun, entertainment, friendship, and the perfect learning environment. You will not want to miss one moment of this spectacular opportunity to dance with the best and learn secrets that can only be told on the high seas.
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We are so thrilled to have Faisal as part of Arabian Nights at Sea.
Born in 1972 in Oum D'Baib, Syria, Faisal Zedan grew up impassioned with the derbakki. At the age of 15, after intensive study with a local drummer, Faisal embarked on a journey of learning through exposure to a wide repertoire of Arabic classical and contemporary music. Years of tireless practice, along with God's grace, has resulted in the mastery of the derbakki, as well as the riqq and tar (frame drum).
Upon arriving in California in 1992, he UCLA's noted professor of ethnomusicology, Dr. Ali Jihad Racy, and was then invited to join the acclaimed UCLA Near East Music Ensemble. In 1993, Faisal was a founding member of the Near East music group, Kan Zaman. Specializing in the classical singing genre of Muwashahat and Adwar, Kan Zaman performed at Arabic cultural centers, city-sponsored events, and private shows along the West Coast of the United States.
Along with Donovan Lerman, Faisal is also a founding member of the Los Angles based Youm It Talaata percussion group, performing at festivals, cultural events and with local Middle Eastern dancers in Southern California.
In 1996, faisal taught at the Northern California Middle East Music Camp held in Mendocino. Since then he has performed and studied annually with International artists and musicians at that event. Faisal also conducts workshops at the Kosmos Camp annually.
Currently, Faisal is a member of Eliyahu & Qadim, Stellamara, Kan Zaman and ASWAT.
Further information may be found at his web site: WWW.FaisalZedan.com
