{
  "id": 9517140,
  "title": "Lusail Museum Conversations presents Echoes of Cairo panel and concert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lusail-museum-conversations-presents-echoes-of-cairo-panel-and-concert",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:53:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/24/09/2026/lusail-museum-conversations-presents-echoes-of-cairo-panel-and-concert"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Peninsula Qatar reports that Lusail Museum Conversations, an ongoing series of public lectures and events, will present Echoes of Cairo: Reviving Egyptian Music from 1900, a panel talk and concert featuring the Oxford Maqam ensemble. The event, part of Qatar Creates Talks in partnership with Georgetown University in Qatar, takes place at Georgetown University in Qatar's Faculty Conference Room on September 28 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Speakers include Professor Martin Stokes, Dr Bashir Saade, and Dr Sophie Frankford, who will discuss the repertoire, recordings, and history behind the music, as well as the challenges of reviving works first captured on ageing shellac records. The concert follows on September 29 at 6pm in GU-Q's Auditorium, featuring live performances by Oxford Maqam members, including Tarik Beshir and Walid Zaido. Registration is available via specific links provided.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times",
        "title": "Lusail Museum Conversations presents Echoes of Cairo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lusail-museum-conversations-presents-echoes-of-cairo",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}