, but in his journey
to becoming a tarab singer, it was the oud that served as an indispensable companion and guide.
The Baltimore-born musician, who is of Syrian descent, and currently visiting the UAE, has played in some of the most prestigious venues in the US – including the historic Symphony Space on Manhattan’s Broadway Street – revitalising the genre through his interpretations of classics by Farid Al Atrash, Umm Kulthum, Abdel Halim Hafez, Fairouz and Sabah Fakhri, as well as creating original pieces.
He started learning the inner workings of classical Arabic music – namely the maqamat and rhythmic system – as a