Layth Sidiq Performs with Syrian Band Al Turaz Al Andalusí
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The Mediterranean Music Institute joins Casa Arabe in Madrid, Spain, in a tribute to the thousands of victims and refugees that have left Syria and Iraq, bringing the extraordinary violin of Iraqi/Jordanian Layth Sidiq (Al-Rubaye) who will perform as a guest artist with the Syrian band Al Turaz Al Andalusí.
Al Turaz Al Andalusí performs traditional Andalusí-rooted music and Sufí (tannoura) dance from Syria. The band is led by Salah Sabbag, a Syrian percussionist from Aleppo established in Spain; Syrian singer Mahmoud Fares, one of the most well known singers of traditional repertoire with an extraordinary prestige for his renditions of Sufi Andalusi Inshad Dini music; and Sufí dancer Babli. Alumni violinist Layth Sidiq '14 will join this band representing Berklee and will perfom three traditional Syrian tunes.
This concert accompanies the photography exhibition Wa Habibi,(Opens in a new window) a visual memory of Syria by photographer Carole Alfarah.