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The Curve: from Iraq, a story of triumph

Music graduate student Ameen Mokdad MA’26 performs a solo version of his album-length work The Curve. Thursday, October 30, 2025 7:00 pmOlin Library Stairwell Ameen Mokdad MA’26, born 1989 in Baghdad, graduated from the Agriculture and Forestry College at the University of Mosul in 2013. He lived in the Northern Iraqi city of Mosul from … Read more

WESeminar: Searching for the Folk Philosopher

Friday, October 24, 2025 — 3-4 p.m.Frank Center for Public Affairs, Room 100 Join us for a screening of a chapter of the film-in-progress Searching for the Folk Philosopher, followed by a discussion with Wesleyan graduate student Ameen Mokdad MA’26, the film’s composer and Impact Producer. In the film, the Iraqi director Mounir Salah searches … Read more

Ancient Mbira Music of Zimbabwe: Samaita Vitalis Botsa with Erica Azim

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 12 noon-1 pmSmith Reading Room, 1st floor Olin Library Charismatic Zimbabwean master musician Samaita Vitalis Botsa creates gorgeous waves of sound with his mbira, connecting the living with the ancestors. “I’m just the car, it’s the spirits doing the driving, making the music,” he says. Visiting from his village in Zimbabwe … Read more