Arts, Crafts and Music are three aspects of life that fit together perfectly, so it was no wonder that when the musical minds of the Cairo Jazz Club united with the creative minds from Darb 1718 that the concept of ARTBEAT came into motion! check: www.artbeatfestival.com This is a video documentation of the festival activities, events and Concerts.

Darb1718 Contemporary Art & Culture Center Robert Fischer & Zaebo rehearsing with Egyptian musicians (names to be credited soon..) Cairo Jazz Club and Darb1718 staff at work. Local people and kids from El Fustat actively helping. Video shot and edited by Sabrina Chemloul - negretasc@yahoo.fr

Darb1718 Comtemporary Art & Culture Center - June 10, 2010 Robert Fischer and Zaebo are two artists with different professional and cultural backgrounds performing a sound-cloud of electronic beat-patterns, splashed with textures and dreamscapes of acoustic instruments. It may feel like walking through a dark forest - watching the birds, then suddenly the old trees begin to make strange noises and connect with floating butterflies in endless harmony...The sounds of Robert Fischer and Zaebo are unique and impulsive. They use an array of modern loop-based electronic technical equipment in combination with acoustic instruments. You will hear voices, strange and lovely guitar, bass, electronic clicks and pops, rhythm....blending together and changing instantly. www.spurvlaerke.com www.myspace.com/halfliveproductions www.myspace.com/rob1music www.myspace.com/2dlevel www.zaebo.com video shot and edited by Sabrina Chemloul - negretasc@yahoo.fr

Darb1718 Comtemporary Art & Culture Center - June 10, 2010 Robert Fischer and Zaebo are two artists with different professional and cultural backgrounds performing a sound-cloud of electronic beat-patterns, splashed with textures and dreamscapes of acoustic instruments. It may feel like walking through a dark forest - watching the birds, then suddenly the old trees begin to make strange noises and connect with floating butterflies in endless harmony...The sounds of Robert Fischer and Zaebo are unique and impulsive. They use an array of modern loop-based electronic technical equipment in combination with acoustic instruments. You will hear voices, strange and lovely guitar, bass, electronic clicks and pops, rhythm....blending together and changing instantly. www.spurvlaerke.com www.myspace.com/halfliveproductions www.myspace.com/rob1music www.myspace.com/2dlevel www.zaebo.com video shot and edited by Sabrina Chemloul - negretasc@yahoo.fr

Darb 1718 Contemporary Art & Culture Center - June 11, 2010 'From the neighbourhood to Mediterranean sounds'. La Banda Del Pepo formed in 1999 in Murcia Spain. From the release of their first album "Vengo Del Barrio" and second album "Tanto Por Hacer" the groups popularity meant that they toured and performed in Spain's most prestige venues such as Auditorium De Ceutí (Murcia), Clamores (Madrid), Picaro (Toledo), Clavicémbalo (Lugo) and Black Note (Valencia).La Banda Del Pepo mixes a delicious fusion of sounds from Mediterranean places with urban characters ensuring a good atmosphere and audience connection during all performances. Band Line Up: PEPO (Vocals) CARMEN HERNANDEZ (Vocals) JOSE ANTONIO AARNOUTSE (Guitar & Bouzouki) JUAN JOSÉ ROBLES (Guitar, Valenciano Guitar, Cümbüs, Baglama & Bouzouki) DIEGO LOPEZ (Cajón Doira, Riq, Darbuka, Tinaja, Bendir, Pandero) OSVALDO JORGE (Hang,Tinaja, Bass Cajón, Dholak, gungru) PACO ESPADA (Bass) www.myspace.com/labandadelpepo www.labandadelpepo.com In the heart of the Old Cairo, in El Fustat, in the art and craft village called El Fakhareen Village, a dozens of artisans displayed their work : Nathan Doss -- Sculptor: Doss sculpts marble, granite, basalt and bronze. He is influenced by the desert culture and oases artifacts in primitive ages. Sawan Co. for Ceramic and Pottery: Sawan specializes in traditional Ola (Egyptian clay water jar). They are among the very last artisans to still produce traditional Egyptian water jars. They have established a museum of the oldest Olas ever made. Al Abdeen Co: Mohamed Abdeen and sons manufacture ceramic tiles, pots, chandeliers and household items. They have been operating for a century, passing their skill down from generation to generation. Atelier Horus: Atelier Horus displayed its artificial stone and pottery artifacts in a big installation which will be created indoors and outdoors of the center. Atelier Ahmed Atta: Ahmed Atta and sons have been producing different kinds of pottery since over one hundred years. Art Village - Art Village's mission is to promote art and crafts through the educational services and courses it offers to everyone and to participants from all ages: a number of activities, workshops and short courses for different age groups in pottery making, painting, jewelry making and other artistic and crafty activities. Art Village also offers a puppet show room to teach children pedagogic values through fun activities. Video shot and edited by Sabrina Chemloul - negretasc@yahoo.fr

Darb1718 Contemporary Art & Culture Center - June 11, 2010 'From the neighbourhood to Mediterranean sounds'. La Banda Del Pepo formed in 1999 in Murcia Spain. From the release of their first album "Vengo Del Barrio" and second album "Tanto Por Hacer" the groups popularity meant that they toured and performed in Spain's most prestige venues such as Auditorium De Ceutí (Murcia), Clamores (Madrid), Picaro (Toledo), Clavicémbalo (Lugo) and Black Note (Valencia).La Banda Del Pepo mixes a delicious fusion of sounds from Mediterranean places with urban characters ensuring a good atmosphere and audience connection during all performances. Band Line Up: PEPO (Vocals) CARMEN HERNANDEZ (Vocals) JOSE ANTONIO AARNOUTSE (Guitar & Bouzouki) JUAN JOSÉ ROBLES (Guitar, Valenciano Guitar, Cümbüs, Baglama & Bouzouki) DIEGO LOPEZ (Cajón Doira, Riq, Darbuka, Tinaja, Bendir, Pandero) OSVALDO JORGE (Hang,Tinaja, Bass Cajón, Dholak, gungru) PACO ESPADA (Bass) www.myspace.com/labandadelpepo www.labandadelpepo.com video shot and edited by Sabrina Chemloul - negretasc@yahoo.fr

Darb1718 Contemporary Art & Culture Center - June 10, 2010 Dutch group A Fula's Call will provide a worldly experience for Artbeat Cairo and El Minia in 2010. Having emerged out of the 'Music World Series' A Fula's Call subsequently hit the road with wheels spinning on tours in Holland, Ukraine, Moldavia, Bulgaria and Russia, followed soon after with the CD release of: Mark Lotz Meets Omar Ka 'LIINGU'. Flutist Mark Alban Lotz has created a unique niche for himself in the field of World Music. He is one of those rare musicians who is as comfortable performing Cuban folkloric music as he is exploring the African roots of Latin music. A Fula's Call sees Mark joining forces with Omar Ka, a West African griot (a story teller who carries on the oral history of his tribe) who sings about such weighty topics as: truth, honesty, respect, gratitude, happiness, the nomadic life and the walk to Mecca. A Fula's Call music is a mix of different worlds: European, African and Indian. Their mission is to combine the best of all into one sound. Global World Music with a distinct Fulian sound and a European twist. They demonstrate perfectly what happens when people cast their cultural differences aside and join forces for a common cause. A Fula's Call is accompanied by Egyptian bass player Ahmed Nazmi. Ahmed has performed in many local and international festivals and is considered one of the best bass players in Egypt.

Darb 1718 Contemporary Art & Culture Center - June 11, 2010 El Warsha theatre in Mallawy created a centre for stick art and music for folkloric musicians and dancers to learn and perform the art of Tahtib as a musical show. The Mallawy groups showcase these ancient arts, playing a specific role in showcasing talents Egypt has developed over the years. Until now the Mallawy groups have performed in many venues such as the Renaissance Scientific and cultural Association in Cairo and the Amman International Theatre Festival in Jordan. Also the group has starred in two documentary to date, " The Game of the Stick"- directed by Tamer Mohsen (Film Institute) and "The Door"- directed by Abdel-Fattah Kamal. Video shot and edited by Sabrina Chemloul - negretasc@yahoo.fr

Darb 1718 Contemporary Art & Culture Center - June 10, 2010 Al Nile Band was organized by the Cultural Palace from 1955 and contains many musicians from around cities in Egypt. The music is aimed at the communities across Egypt and is specialized in performing Egyptian popular music which has passed through 3 stages, " Zakaria El-Hegazy, Soliman Gameel and Abd El-Rahman El-Shafeei." Being one of the first groups to perform outside of Egypt, the Al Nile group has many important dances such as Ya Fatah Ya Aleeim and a Rural Wedding dance.