EMEL at Pioneer Works Tuesday March 18th 2025 8pm (7pm Doors) Pioneer Works - 159 Pioneer St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Tickets --> https://emelmathlouthi.com/tour-grid-2/ Tunisian-American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger and producer EMEL is stopping for one night only in Brooklyn as part of her North America tour for her most recent album "MRA", a 100% women-made-album.  EMEL’s performances have been praised by outlets like The Guardian for her “Björk-like glamour” and bringing “one of the weekend’s most powerful moments,” at last year’s Womad festival.   On MRA, meaning “woman ..read more

Progressing Through Maqam: Monthly Arabic Singing Classes with Sami Abu Shumays 7pm-8:30pm, Wednesday March 19th 2025 Brooklyn School of Music - 126 St Felix St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Reserve your ticket here! -> https://www.viewcy.com/e/progressing_through_m_2 This class is the third of 3 classes dedicated to maqam rast.  The classes are designed to build on one another, while also staying beneficial for drop-ins at any level. A note from Sami: Due to the interest of students with a wide range of levels - from total beginners to intermediate and advanced students - In 2025 we’ll be taki ..read more

Nibal Malshi: Songs of the Arab World 8pm (Doors 7pm) Saturday, March 15, 2025 Roulette Intermedium - 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217 $40 advance$45 doors$35 Student/Senior (w/ ID, Senior 65+) Noted for her evocative vocals, exquisite Palestinian singer Nibal Malshi returns to Roulette for a captivating program of Middle Eastern songs. She graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and performed with such virtuoso musicians as Simon Shaheen, Firas Zreik, and the National Arab Orchestra under the direction of Michael Ibrahim. Her program features a variety of classics from th ..read more

Prinkipo at Barbes 7pm Wednesday March 12th Barbes - 376 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 $20 Prinkipo's repertoire is a collection of traditional melodies, passed down through generations and shared across Greece, Turkey, the Balkans, and the Middle East. Their songs have been woven into the collective heritage of these regions, forming a rich sound atlas that captures the lives, stories and cultures of the people. Featuring:  Fuat Caner Tokgozol - Oud Ozlem Rozanitis - vocals Gilbert Mansour - percussion Sal Mamudoski - clarinet Dila Oktay - kemenche Bashar Farran - bass Prinkipo is an ensem ..read more

Marwa Morgan and Friends Tuesday February 25th, 2025 8pm (7:30 Doors)  SISTERS - 900 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238  $20 Admission Stick around for the Arabic music jam after the set! Marwa and her ensemble will perform a selection of traditional Egyptian songs from the first half of the 20th century. The program will include a variety of subgenres and will feature works by influential musicians, including Sayed Darwish and Mohamed Abdelwahab. Marwa Morgan is an Egyptian vocalist who grew up immersed in traditional Arabic musical heritage. She started singing at the age of 12 and has ..read more

Progressing Through Maqam: Monthly Arabic Singing Classes with Sami Abu Shumays 7pm-8:30pm, Wednesday February 19th 2025 Brooklyn School of Music - 126 St Felix St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Reserve your ticket here! -> https://www.viewcy.com/e/progressing_through_m_1 This class is the second of 3 classes dedicated to maqam rast.  The classes are designed to build on one another, while also staying beneficial for drop-ins at any level. A note from Sami: Due to the interest of students with a wide range of levels - from total beginners to intermediate and advanced students - In 2025 we’ll be ..read more

Harmal at Barbes 7pm - Wednesday February 12th 2025  Barbes - 376 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215  $20 Harmal is a Middle Eastern fusion band performing traditional music from the Levant to Africa along with original compositions that combine Arabic musical modes with western progressive influences. Featuring: Michael Joseph Burdi, oud  George Crotty, cello Alber Baseel, percussion David Chorowski, buzuq Michael Joseph Burdi is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Brooklyn, NY of Syrian and Italian descent. Michael plays oud, and percussion in his bands Harmal and Baharat, as w ..read more

Habibi Gün and Samara (DJ)  7:30pm Thursday January 30th, 2025 Main Drag Music - 50 S 1st St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 $20 Tickets!  ->  https://maindragmusic.com/collections/live-at-main-drag/products/1-30-24-brooklyn-maqam-presents-habibi-gun-and-dj-samara-ghali Habibi Gün showcases the works of revered Arab composers such as Riyad al Sunbati and Mohammed Fawzi alongside Western influences like Ennio Morricone, Link Wray, and that late, great Lebanese- American, Dick Dale. The resulting listening experience is sprawling, evocative, and unique—stark and contemplative one moment ..read more

¡YallaOlè! Tuesday January 21st, 2024  8pm (7:30 Doors)  SISTERS - 900 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238  $20 Admission Stick around for the Arabic music jam after the set! Music and Narrative Paintings of Resistance from Iberia and the Levant, featuring a diverse cast of amazing musicians.  Featuring:  Hadi Eldebek - Oud Mohamad Eldebek - Percussion Julia Patinella - Voice Andreas Arnold - Guitar  ..read more

Progressing Through Maqam: Monthly Arabic Singing Classes with Sami Abu Shumays 7pm-8:30pm, Wednesday January 15th 2025 Brooklyn School of Music - 126 St Felix St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Reserve Tickets Here! -> https://www.viewcy.com/e/progressing_through_m ** 3-class bundle available at a discount! ** This class is the first of 3 classes dedicated to maqam rast.  The classes are designed to build on one another, while also staying beneficial for drop-ins at any level: January 15th: Rast Part I  February 19th: Rast Part II March 19th: Rast Part III A note from Sami: Due to the inter ..read more