Videos tagged with "contemporary"

The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque [09:18]
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque The majestic Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque is probably the most imposing religious and national landmark in Abu Dhabi to date. It is also arguably one of the most important architectural treasures of contemporary UAE society - and one of the most beautiful in the world - initiated no less by the late president HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who is fondly thought of as the father of UAE. The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, popularly called Grand Mosque by local residents, is seen as a globally unifying landmark from its conception to completion, bringing together designers, features, materials and suppliers from nearly every corner of the globe: Italy, Germany, Morocco, India, Turkey, Iran, China, Greece and the UAE. The Mosques initial architectural design was Moroccan, but it evolved to include many global features, including exterior walls that are of traditional Turkish design. Natural materials were chosen for its design and construction, which include marble, stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics. The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque features 80 domes all decorated with white marble. The main domes outer shell measures 32.7 metres in diameter and stands 70 metres high from the inside and 85 metres from the outside - the largest of its kind, according to the Turkey Research Centre for Islamic History and Culture. The Mosque has 1096 columns in its exterior and 96 columns in ...
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Photography - Istanbul - Mediterranea Shared & Divided [01:41]
Mediterranea - Shared & Divided is visual art project about in the Mediterranean area. The interdisciplinary project explore photography, mixed-media and installation for create contemporary pictures of mediterranean area. Between Sarajevo, Tunisia, Istanbul and Cairo we promote a dialogue among communities sharing commons backgrounds. In a actual fragmentation of Mediterranean area due of an hard european migration politic, artists propose new visual artworks for contribute to pluralism, diversity and multiculturalism dialogue.
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Naima Dziria Mazalni Ala Didani [06:34]
I am still strong and still alive the blind singer Naima sings in this contemporary Chaabi song. Its an amazing and beautiful chaabi song sung by Algeria's songbird Naima. I dedicate this song to my husband Mohamed who is Algerian and has survived awful things with me . I made this video originally because my friend Chebregg from youtube really loves Naima Dziria and alot of people adore her songs. They are soulful, sad but always wonderful. Enjoy the secret picture box of Algeria and Naima Dziria
Tags: naima, dziria, algeria, algerie, algiers, chaabi, onetruemedia

Naima Dziria Khallini Manek Khallini "Leave me alone" [05:22]
This song is by the blind songbird NAIMA DZIRIA who sings beautiful songs about Algerian life. This song means leave me alone in Algerian darja. She is very popular for singing songs about life and independence and her personal struggles. I do not know much about the cause of her blindness but she is amazing and a contemporary Algerian singer
Tags: naima, dziria, khallini, manek, algeria, algerie, algiers, chaabi, dahmane, el, harrachi, kamel, messouadi, onetruemedia

El Haj Hachemi Guerouabi [06:42]
classical music. The overall sound is Arabic, but with some elements of Spanish folk and flamenco incorporated. El Hachemi's rich vocals stand out from the lush backing of oud, violins, and percussion. Those who think that Algeria's contemporary music scene is confined to the westernized sounds of modern rai should check out these more traditional sounds from Guerouabi el Hachemi. ~ Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide ... guerouabi guerouabbi el haj hachemi chaabi algerie dz constantine algeria ...
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