Salaamuna Ensemble
Dr. A. J. Racy - Advisor - Renown music scholar, composer and nai (flute)
Professor Racy is one of the world's foremost experts on Arab music, credited with studying and documenting numerous musical traditions throughout the Arab world. An accomplished performer, composer, and ethnomusicologist, he has inspired a generation of students and artists in this country and abroad. Racy was born in Lebanon and is credited with over 75 publications. At UCLA, Racy teaches seminars on the musical cultures of the Middle East and is the director of the Near East Music Ensemble. He has performed music for television, feature and documentary films, including his work for PBS in the ten-part series The Arabs.