Abdo Dagher Ensemble

Primary Genre

Middle Eastern
Secondary Genres
African

Contact Name

Riad Abdel-Gawad

PA System

Indoors & Outdoors

Configurations

Duo (2)
Quartet (4)
Solo (1)
Trio (3)

Instrumentation

Violin, Oud (Arabic lute), Riqq and Duff (Arabic percussion), Qanun (Arabic trapezoidal zither),

About

The Abdo Dagher Ensemble plays Middle Eastern folk and traditional music as well as original works by Abdo Dagher, the legendary accompanist to the Pearl of the Orient: Oum Kalsoum. The purpose of the group is to introduce the US public to the rich musical and cultural heritage of the Arab world and Arabic music through mesmerizing virtuoso improvisations.

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