Ziyad Sahhab and his Band at Metro Al Madina

Ziyad Sahhab is a Lebanese folk musician and political music artist. He started playing the oud in 1989 and became a member of the Beirut Arabic Music Orchestra in 1993. At the age of 13, he performed solo at the Cairo Opera House. He founded the group “Chehadine Ya Baladna” that participated in a lot of local and worldwide festivals (Tunisia, Egypt, Italy, France, Turkey.)

His first album “Ouyoun El Bakar”, released in 2004, includes songs of the Egyptian poet Salah Jahine.

His second album “Keep on Singing”, released in 2007, includes songs of the Egyptian poet Ahmad Fouad Najm.

Salman Baalbaki: Percussions
Fouad Afra: Drums
Bashar Farran: Bass
Nidal abou Samra: Saxophone
George Kassis: Piano
Ziyad Sahhab: oud and vocals
Yasmina Fayed: vocals

Doors open at 9:30 p.m.
Event starts at 10:00 p.m.

Ticket: $20 including one regular drink