Live Music

Pop will save us / Gros Bras / Avo Tutunjian & Friends with Yervand Margaryan from Yerevan

Thursday, May 19, 2011
8:30pm -> 12:30am
Beirut Music and Art Festival (BMAF) - 2011

Beirut Souks

Pop Will Save Us
8:30pm – 9:30 pm

The Pop will Save Us project started with a residency program at Academy Shloss Solitude Stuttgart in 2006, where the eponym EP was written and produced at Sumsilobatem Studios by Ziad Saad.

Gros Bras
9:45 pm – 10:45 pm

Members:
Nidal Abou Samra | Piano
Jihad Said | Drums
Ibrahim Jaber | Percussion
Raed El Khazen | Electric Guitar
Jean Madani | Bass
Rima Bou Aoun | Vocals

Ibrahim Jaber was born in Lebanon and has been playing percussion since his childhood. Over the years he perfected his music through continuous travel and the people he met while on his journeys. He taught percussion and accompanied contemporary and classical dance classes at the national conservatory of Grenoble, as well as oriental and afro-jazz dance classes. He participated locally and internationally in the 38th Festival of the Francophone.

Avo Tutunjian & Friends with Yervand Margaryan from Yerevan
11:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Members:
Avo Tutunjian | Alto Saxophone
Anthony Wonsey | Piano
Ervand Markarian | Trumpet
Makram Abou Al Hosn | Acoustic Bass

This group was put together specially for this concert with musicians that have never performed together before in this band setting. The music style will be Bebop Jazz.

Special Feature:15,000L.L. for all 3 shows of the night