Live Music

BANJ Live at Radio Beirut

Sunday, Jul 5, 2015
10:00pm -> 2:00am
Radio Beirut

BANJ is a merge of three previous band projects.

The first of which is “Force” from 1983, with two veteran musicians, namely bass player Abboud Saadi and drummer Emile Boustany. The second, the “Kool Trio”, that included composer and piano player Hani Siblini who also was part of “Force”. And finally a project called “2 for the Road” with vocalist Ramzi Karkabi of the band “Linger” and Emile Boustany. This led to the fusion of three different music styles. Jazz, Rock and contemporary.

Last and definitely not least, BANJ included the saxophone, piano player, music teacher and performer Nidal Abou Samra, sealing the new group. The BANJ set list includes originals as well as cover songs.

The Lineup:
– Ramzi Karkabi – Guitar,vocals
– Hani Siblini – Keyboards
– Nidal Abu Samra – Sax
– Emile Boustany – Drums
– Abboud Saadi – Bass

Cost
10,000 LL