In collaboration with Maqām Studio, we invite you to join us on Saturday, December 5th, for a performance by Duo Falak. Vocalist Zahra Alzubaidi will perform classical Arabic and folk poems about loss and seeking.

Duo Falak is based in New York City yet carries a musical lineage hailing from Iraq and beyond. Together, they perform Iraqi Maqam—the classical music of Iraq—as well as regional styles grounded in maqam. Poetically, the duo draws on classical Arabic poetry from the mystical and ghazal traditions alongside colloquial folk poetry, accompanied by various traditional instrumental forms.

Zahra Alzubaidi is an Iraqi vocalist and multidisciplinary performer based in New York City, whose work celebrates the rich musical traditions of Iraq and the Arab world. Her performances draw on musical traditions passed down through generations: folk songs, Iraqi Maqam, Atwaar, and classical Arabic music, as an intimate exploration of heritage, displacement, nostalgia, and the enduring power of cultural expression, inviting audiences to an encounter with the living heritage of Iraqi music and honoring its history while allowing its emotional and artistic language to resonate in the present.

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For more info the EFA RBPW ongoing exhibition, please visit: Asilah Oui — Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop