Elebash Concert Series

Elebash Concert Series: Traditions and Evolution in Arab Music
These concerts are made possible with major support from Baisley Powell Elebash Fund.

Friday, March 7
Brooklyn's Maqam: Reinventing Arab Music in the Borough
BAM Cafe at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Featuring Fahim Dandan, the renowned popular singer whose presence at Brooklyn Arab weddings is virtually required! And the experimental jazzy-Middle Eastern sound of Shusmo, led by Brooklyn’s multi-talented Tareq Abboushi...more

Sunday, March 16
Sawt al-Mar'a: The Voice of the Women
Kingsborough Community College, Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center
Malika Zarra, Shoshana Tubi and Gaida Hinnawi sing Arab classics and folk genres of the Levant, Egypt, Morocco, and Yemen, along with innovative original compositions...more

Thursday, March 20
Timeless Traditions from Egypt and Iraq
Joe's Pub
Zikrayat plays a classical repertoire from the Golden Age of Egyptian cinema; Saafafir revives the classical vocal tradition of Iraqi maqam...more