Arabology 5.6 [Sufi, Gnawa Music, Eliyahu Sills + Yassir Chadly Interviews]

The May 16, 2013 episode of 'Arabology' features a pre-recorded interview with musician Eliyahu Sills and a live interview with Yassir Chadly who performs live on the show while playing the Oud and the gimbri. Also includes interview with music manager Alex Hughes who promotes 'A Night of Moroccan Gnawa, Sufi & Trance Music with Yassir Chadly, Eliyahu Sills, Tim Abdellah Fuson & Bouchaib Abdelhadi' on May 25 at La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley. In addition to Gnawa, Sufi & Trance Music, this episode includes songs from the Arab Spring and tracks by Rami Essam, Autostrad, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Egyptian Project, Oumeima El Khalil, Jerusalem In My Heart, Jadal, Yaseen, La Tlateh, Hiba. Blog entry at http://author32.blogspot.com/2013/05/may-16-arabology-podcast-ft-interviews.html Playlist at http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?action=viewDJ&seq=selList&playlist=25786 'Arabology' is a weekly radio program hosted by Dr. Ramzi Salti, Lecturer at Stanford University, which aims at showcasing various cultural productions from the Arab world including (mostly alternative) Arabic music, along with commentary in English. The show also features interviews (in English) with individuals whose work is related to the region. 'Arabology' airs on KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM and streams at kzsulive.stanford.edu * Arabology Blog: http://author32.blogspot.com * Arabology on Facebook: facebook.com/arabology * Arabology on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/author30 * Arabology on Soundcloud: @arabology * Arabology Contact: author30@gmail.com