A Cross-pollination of Western and Arabis Sounds
Music by Um Kalthoum, Fairuz, Sayid Darwish, Mohammed Abdo, and many others
Anass Habib singing, Amstel Quartet saxophones
Together with Moroccan singer Anass Habib, Amstel Quartet delves into the world of Arabic music, full of emotion and poetry. From Fairuz, ‘the cedar of Lebanon’, to the stirring music of Mohammed Abdu, and from the Egyptian father figure Sayid Darwish to the best-known works of the ‘Lady of Cairo’, Um Kalthoum. Stories of the Soul is a wonderful exploration of the Arabic soul brought to you by the world’s most colourful saxophone quartet and vocalist Anass Habib, who is specialized in traditional Arabic, Aramaic and Byzantine music. Also the Amstel Quartet will combine the songs with some of their audience all-time favorites instrumentals from their repertoire.