
From a Moroccan youth to relocation in the U.S. In 2002, I parlayed my early education in qanun at the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Rabat into the formation of the Arabesque Music Ensemble, a professional touring ensemble which has performed throughout North America at venues ranging from Georgetown University to the Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal. Allied endeavors have included releasing three award-winning CDs of music by Egyptian composers and founding the Heartland Seminar on Arab Music, an intensive program designed on the traditional mentorship ...

Bashraf Nawa Athar
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Qanun, Percussion
Dark, Mysterious, Suspenseful

Sama'i Nawa Athar
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Percussion, Qanun
Dark, Dreamy, Energetic, Intense, Mysterious, Quirky, Suspenseful

Bashraf Farahfaza
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Qanun, Percussion
Dark, Mysterious, Suspenseful


Longah Farahfaza
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Qanun, Percussion
Dark, Dreamy, Energetic, Intense, Mysterious, Quirky, Suspenseful

Dulab and Sama'i Bayati
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Qanun, Percussion
Dark, Dreamy, Energetic, Intense, Mysterious, Quirky, Suspenseful

Sama'i Darij Bayati
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Qanun, Percussion
Dark, Mysterious, Suspenseful

Taqsim and Sama'i Rast
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Qanun, Percussion
Dark, Mysterious, Suspenseful

Longah Nahawand (I)
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Qanun, Percussion
Dark, Mysterious, Suspenseful

Longah Nahawand (II)
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Qanun, Percussion
Dark, Mysterious, Suspenseful

Fantasy Nahawand
Morocco
Classical, Traditional
Qanun, Percussion
Dark, Mysterious, Suspenseful