The Museum of Modern Art, NY NY 7/31/08
"While traditional Andalusian music is hardly associated with The Museum of Modern Art, our visitors were treated to the unexpected in a beautiful, impassioned performance by Rachid Halihal and Layali El Andalus who appeared at MoMA as part of a special music series in conjunction with the exhibition, Dalí: Painting and Film. This summer event, set outdoors among the artworks, trees, and reflecting pools in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, took on an air of pure magic. All 300 plus seats were filled with mesmerized listeners while many others stood in rapt or danced with joy. It was a unique and unforgettable evening."
Melanie Monios
Assistant Director, Department of Visitor Services
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Barbes, Brooklyn NY 3/1/08
"Tonight the standing-room crowd in the little back room at Barbes
were treated to the single best concert we've seen so far this year.
It was a passionate, fascinating show.
Performances by musicians who play traditional Arab music
as expertly and emotionally as this group did tonight
usually cost upwards of $50 at places like Symphony Space."
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University of North Florida, Jacksonville FL 1/22/08
"Layali El Andalus's performance was wonderful and more than just engaging,
I'm certain the audience felt
as if it was transported to a different place and time."
Guy Yehuda,
Artistic Director,
The UNF Cummer Family Chamber Series,
University of North Florida,
Jacksonville, FL
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