Kahil El'Zabar

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CTL-P-0346 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-01734 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0346. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble; AACM

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Ethnic Heritage Ensemble; AACM

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Role(s): percussionist

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http://mcachicago.org/whats-on/events/tuesdays-on-the-terrace-kahil-el-zabar/ (verification source · master store)

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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago: Kahil El'Zabar is a Chicago-born multi-percussionist and composer, former chairman of the AACM, who founded and leads the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and has recorded over 70 projects (figure as stated by MCA).

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