Albaidar Duo ★ Magic Carpet Sessions

Name: Albaidar Duo ★ Magic Carpet Sessions
Start: 2025-01-30T20:45:00+01:00
Location: Veemkade 576, 1019 BL Amsterdam, Netherlands

Schedule

Thu, 30 Jan, 2025 at 08:45 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Veemkade 576, 1019 BL Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam, NH

ALBAIDAR DUO ★ MAGIC CARPET SESSIONS | Adventurous, intimate & crossing borders with music from around the world!
The Albaidar Duo will present a captivating blend of Arab folk and classical music from the Middle East, focusing particularly on the traditions of Syria, where both musicians have their roots. In this intimate chamber setting, listeners will be transported on a carpet
ride, breathing in the vibrant atmospheres of songs inspired by themes of love, nature, homeland, and exile, inviting discovery and connection through the warm sounds of Middle Eastern instruments and voices.
This unique collaboration between two independent artists that started in 2014 while they were members of the Prague-based ensemble Ziriab. In 2023, Kristýna and Marwan published music videos as a tribute to Arab divas Asmahan and Layla Mourad. In May 2024, they performed at Kettle’s Yard gallery in Cambridge,
responding to an exhibition by Syrian visual artist Issam Kourbaj. Drawing inspiration from one of the recurring themes in Kourbaj’s artwork, wheat seeds, they took the name Albaidar as a symbol of new life cycles and the recognition of what is essential and vital.
Al baidar/البيدر is a place where wheat, barley, or other grains are cleansed and stacked after harvesting. Reflecting on essential themes such as love, nature, homeland, and more, the duo finds their voice by presenting the best of Arabic music in
intimate arrangements, enhancing the traditional timbres of the oud, daf, riq, and nay with the Western flute.
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Doors open: 20:00
Concert: 20:45
Presale tickets: 13,50 EUR
Limited student discount tickets: 10 EUR
Door tickets: 16,50 EUR