Opening the Heart: Poetry and Prose by Mevlana Rumi and Kahlil Gibran

with live musicians and narration led by Lennie Charles
Lennie Charles

Leader

Lennie Charles

Lennie Charles has been performing music and poetry events from the works of classic mystic poets such as Rumi, Kahill Gibran , Lao Tzu , Omar Khayyam and Kabir to name a few, to local audiences for number of years. A Classical and Middle Eastern multi-instrumentalist and a big fan of BBC Radio’s “Words & Music” He wanted to bring that listening experience to a live audience. The music is often improvised and poems read twice, lines repeated and may also re-read against another poem. Poems he says need to be read and listened too twice sometimes, one for the head and again for the heart.

Date

Oct 22 2022

Time

UK Time
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Location

The Meditatio Centre
St Mark's, Myddelton Square London EC1R1XX

A celebration of poetry, prose and music in remembrance of the Love that transcends our material existence and meets our deepest yearnings – opening our hearts to joy and inner peace.

Narrators: Rez Kebir,  Shaila Simi, Duncan Mackintosh

Music: 

Vocals: Saara Majid  & Shaila Simi

Cello, Oud & Vocals – Julia Ana Katerina

Bansuri & Oud – Manuel Arroyo-Kalin

Percussion & Strings  – Lennie Charles

Lennie Charles

Leader

Lennie Charles

Lennie Charles has been performing music and poetry events from the works of classic mystic poets such as Rumi, Kahill Gibran , Lao Tzu , Omar Khayyam and Kabir to name a few, to local audiences for number of years. A Classical and Middle Eastern multi-instrumentalist and a big fan of BBC Radio’s “Words & Music” He wanted to bring that listening experience to a live audience. The music is often improvised and poems read twice, lines repeated and may also re-read against another poem. Poems he says need to be read and listened too twice sometimes, one for the head and again for the heart.

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