Even though these three artists are collaborating for the first time as a trio, they already have much in common: from their shared passions for improvisation and playing string instruments, to their love of jazz music and Arabic Maqam modal music.
In this unprecedented performance, this trio presents a repertoire consisting of their own original compositions as well as some of their favourite and well-known jazz standards.
The unique thing about this concert is that this is the first time Ali Omar El-Farouk and Ahmad Hani perform together since 2008! Even though the two had collaborated together many times in the past, they had both moved out of Egypt a long time ago. With both of them being currently in Cairo, a long overdue reunion was in order, and they couldn’t be happier to share the stage with none other than the multi-talented Rana Haggag.
A one-of-a-kind performance not to be missed!
RANA HAGGAG
https://www.facebook.com/RanaHaggagViolinstSinger
Multi-talented Egyptian musician, holding a Bachelor's degree from the Cairo Conservatory and a Master's degree in Violin Performance. Skilled in Jazz and Arabic singing. A long side of her musical career as a professional violinist at both Cairo Symphony & Cairo Opera orchestra performing many concerts in Egypt and Europe she also performed with most of the mega pop stars of the Arab world.
Although she comes from a really classical music background but she found her true passion in old school Jazz and also jazz fusion as she sings and plays Classical Jazz tunes and knows a good portion of Classical Arabic songs.
Her first step to the jazz scene in Egypt was at Cairo Jazz Festival 2018. Since then she has her own music project that shows her own style of singing/ playing Jazz tunes and mash ups.
ALI OMAR EL-FAROUK
www.aliomarelfarouk.com
Ali Omar El-Farouk is an Egyptian/Canadian guitarist and oud player based out of Montreal and Cairo. He is an active performer, teacher and composer with a professional career spanning more than two decades which include performances in Egypt, Canada, U.S.A., Turkey, Spain, Italy, Thailand, and cruise ships touring the Bahamas and the British Isles. His versatile musical vocabulary is a result of his privileged exposure to both eastern and western cultures. He spent years studying jazz music, traditional Arabic/Middle-Eastern music, flamenco music, and western classical music.
He has worked in jazz groups, rock/blues/pop bands, all the way to Middle Eastern and flamenco ensembles. His performances include the Festival Du Monde Arabe, Festival Nuits D’Afrique, Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques Festival, and Festival Sefarad in Montreal as well as the Manial Palace Festival, the Cairo Jazz Festival, and the Jazz Mania Festival in Cairo.
His first album ‘Ela Mataa?’ was recorded in Montreal and released in January 2019. He holds a Licentiate degree in Jazz Performance from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, one of Canada’s top music institutes, and a Bachelor’s degree with Distinction in Jazz Studies from Concordia University in Montreal. He is as passionate about performing live as he as about teaching music and he teaches music at his own studio and online.
He was the 2022 recipient of the ’Friends of Manial Palace Museum Association’ award in Egypt, which was presented to him by His Highness Prince Abbas Hilmi and the great classical pianist maestro Ramzi Yassa.
AHMAD HANI
https://www.instagram.com/ahmadhani.bass/
Having Turkish-Egyptian family roots and being raised in Dubai at the Arabian-Persian Gulf then moving to Cairo at the Mediterranean and the Red Sea were enough reasons to create a musician like Ahmad.. saturated and familiar with varied cultures.
Starting playing the bass at the age of 20 was kind of a blessing for him as the self taught musician started to explore the instrument and finding his own way of playing and expressing his musical ideas and life experiences that he already had!
And by travelling the world as he performed more than 5000 concerts, TV shows and workshops in 50 countries and currently living between Turkey and Europe, Ahmad's diversified musical ideas were pied with more different colors and flavors.
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Doors open at 7:30, concert starts at 08:00
-Shared tables
-Ticket price: 200 LE + 1 minimum order per person(not included in the ticket price)
-Tickets are non-refundable
-You can purchase your ticket from the branch itself, or through the following online link:
https://www.easykash.net/ETJ2870
