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Salah Elmur & Asim Gurashi — art stories and Sudanese sounds

Hear Salah Elmur discuss his art, memories and Sudanese landscapes with writer Melissa Gronlund, then experience live music by Asim Eltayeb Gurashi. The evening premieres an Art Jameel sound work drawing on Sudanese folk and Sufi traditions.

Representative photograph of an oud instrument; not Asim Gurashi’s instrument, the advertised performance or Jameel Arts Centre.

Al Jaddaf, Dubai · Lobby, Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

31 October 2026, 17:00–20:00 (Dubai time). The conversation opens the evening; the performance closes it.

Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.

Who can go

No numerical age restriction published; confirm child suitability · Free public programme · RSVP · confirm child suitability

The organiser provides public access with no numerical age restriction; no special children’s programme is advertised.

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What’s free & what to know

  • RSVP through the organiser’s matching form and await confirmation; no place has been reserved by Free Dubai.
  • The form asks for the number attending and offers a No, thanks option for newsletter subscription. No payment field or required purchase is present.
  • No numerical age restriction is published; confirm suitability and supervise children.
  • This is the opening conversation and live musical performance, not a second listing for ordinary exhibition admission.
  • The 17:00–20:00 evening window is confirmed by the original press release; individual segment times are not published.
Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 25 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

25 October: current original event page inspected for artist conversation, named musician, lobby and 31 October17:00 start. Art Jameel’s13October press PDF explicitly lists the31October opening preview17:00–20:00 with conversation and performance, RSVP and free public access. Current matching Typeform NaypgYyv title Salah Elmur, event31October, isFormClosed=false, no payment fields, optional newsletter, and attendee-number field inspected. Availability is open registration subject to organiser confirmation, not a guaranteed seat.

Jameel Arts Centre — opening talk and performance

Original Art Jameel press release: opening preview, hours and free public admission

Matching current RSVP form

Official location and visitor access

Photo: Mutaz Awad / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP; original photograph proportions preserved; licensed derivatives retain the source licence.