Maqām Studio 
Sunday, April 26, 3PM
A concert celebrating Umm Kulthum through song and painting, inspired by the exhibition "Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground".

Vocalist George Ziadeh will perform two of Umm Kulthum’s classical masterpieces: Ruba῾iyyat al-Khayyam رباعيات الخيام, based on the 13th-century quatrains of the Persian poet Omar Khayyam, and Hakam ῾Alayna al-Hawa حكم علينا الهوى, the final song Umm Kulthum performed in 1973. The two works, emblematic of Arab music’s golden age, will be reinterpreted by Ziadeh and his ensemble. This tribute will guide listeners into tarab, the state of emotional enchantment that the genre is meant to inspire.

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Homage to Umm Kalthoum (2013) Mohammad Omer Khalil