Maqamat Peace Music from the Middle East – Traditionelle und moderne orientalische Musik mit Yair Dalal & Universal Love Orchestra

In the organizer's words:

Traditional and modern oriental music

Yair Dalal (composition, oud, violin, vocals) & the Universal Love Orchestra

Their passion is to create music for peace. Traditional oriental folk songs, Arabic classical music (Iraqi Maqamat) are just as much a part of the repertoire as modern compositions by Yair Dalal that touch the heart. The musicians play both oriental and classical European instruments such as oud, kamencheh, violin, nay, riqq, frame drum, cello, flute and double bass.

Yair Dalal, composer, violinist, oud player and peace activist, is a renowned exponent of oriental music. He performs worldwide on prominent stages and festivals such as New York's Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Womad Festival. In 2021, he was honored with the Israeli Yitzhak Navon Prize for his life's work and was nominated for the BBC World Music Awards in 2003 for his outstanding achievements as the best musician of the Middle East.

Influenced by his family's Iraqi roots, he has made it his particular mission to preserve traditional Iraqi classical and folk music and pass it on to future generations. Among many other projects, he founded the Germany-based Universal Love Orchestra in 2018. The musicians play both oriental and classical European instruments such as oud, kamencheh, violin, nay, riqq, frame drum, cello, flute and double bass. Since then, the ensemble has studied this music intensively on trips through Israel and Egypt, learned from local musicians and given concerts.

Price information:

15,00 € at the Box Office 16,52 € via eventim