Save the Date: December 7 3 Aug 2013 | 04:56 am

The Aswat Sacred Music Ensemble at AN EVENING AT THE CREST 12 Jun 2013 | 11:52 am

Catch the Aswat Sacred Music Ensemble at “An Evening at The Crest: Islamic Expressions of Traditional and Contemporary Art” this Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento. Organized b...

Aswat Members on Aswat: Frank Gelat 15 Apr 2013 | 11:13 am

Aswat for me has been a poignant musical journey into my past and a bittersweet reminder of my rich heritage. Aswat has colored my life by introducing me to so many kind-hearted and talented individua...

Aswat Members on Aswat: Lina del Roble 15 Apr 2013 | 11:11 am

Human beings, like all living creatures, have a need and desire to belong to a community, to a place where they feel welcome and themselves.  One of the communities I belong to is ASWAT. And I love it...

Aswat Members on Aswat: Hayv Kahraman 15 Apr 2013 | 11:10 am

My relationship with music is similar to that of my painting where i find myself renegotiating my past with my present, my east with my west, dissecting the esthetics of my heritage with the esthetics...

Aswat Members on Aswat: Danny Fryer 15 Apr 2013 | 11:08 am

Aswat has been an enriching Godsend to me personally: as an Englishman who grew up intermittently in Arabic culture and music, I have been able through Aswat’s trainings and repertoire to fill gaps in...

Aswat Members on Aswat: Sandy Hollister 15 Apr 2013 | 11:07 am

The music from Arabic speaking countries has called to me since the first time I heard it as a teenager. Growing up in the Midwest of America, there was no opportunity to hear this music. As soon as I...

Aswat Members on Aswat: Monica Berini 15 Apr 2013 | 11:05 am

A is for Arabic–a language that has challenged me for a lot longer than I care to admit given my skill level! S is for singing–not something I excel at, but something I love to do, and something I abs...

Aswat Members on Aswat: Yvette Assi 15 Apr 2013 | 11:03 am

Why I joined Aswat ? 1) Aswat hires exceptional music director s, most recently Maestro Sari Dowidar, who is an incredible and extremely talented Maestro . He  not only is teaching me singing , he is ...

Aswat Members on Aswat: Amina Goodyear 15 Apr 2013 | 11:01 am

When I think of Aswat, I think of Nabila. I cannot separate the two. I first joined Aswat 13 or so years ago. I had seen a notice in the Arab Cultural Center newsletter about a singing group being sta...