Tarab Duende, 2023

A woman with flowing black hair, wearing a black satin jacket and a fashionable top, is dancing or posing against a bright red background.

Photograph by Omni Kizzy

PERFORMANCE: Sunday, April 23, 2022

LOCATION: Miami Beach Bandshell, Miami Beach, FL

Tiffany Madera weaves Egyptian Raqs Baladi (belly dance) with Spanish Flamenco, and live Arabic orchestral music, for a one-night-only performance of Tarab Duende at the North Beach Bandshell. Miami-based performers Tiffany Madera and Niurca Marquez performed with Detroit’s National Arab Orchestra, led by Michael Ibrahim.

What is Tarab Duende?

In almost all art forms, there is a moment when the artist enters a state of bliss and ego abandonment –a state of full flow that, when reached during a performance, can send an audience into ecstasy. In Arabic, the word Tarab describes a style of music that elicits this sense of rapture and ascension through supernatural possession. In the Spanish tradition, the word Duende describes this similar quality of inspiration, transcendence, and embodiment that an artist experiences.

Spotlight on our partner National Arab Orchestra

Collection of logos from various organizations including Hanan Arts, Global South Institute for Dance and Film, Ware Foundation, Green Family Foundation, Cinema South, George Eastman Circle, and The Rhythm Foundation.