Ali Omar El-Farouk Quartet is a world-fusion ensemble bringing together four of Bangkok’s most accomplished musicians under the direction of Egyptian-Canadian oud player and composer Ali Omar El-Farouk. Blending the rich traditions of Arabic maqam with jazz and global improvisational practices, the quartet creates a sound that is both deeply rooted in heritage and strikingly contemporary in expression.


The ensemble’s repertoire features original compositions alongside carefully crafted arrangements of Arabic and Middle Eastern classics, reinterpreted through a modern, cross-cultural lens. Centered around the oud, an instrument seldom heard in Bangkok’s music scene, the music invites listeners into a nuanced dialogue between Eastern melodic traditions and Western harmonic language.


Presented at the Siam Society, this performance highlights the artistic and cultural intersections that emerge when musical traditions travel, adapt, and evolve across borders. It forms part of Ali Omar El-Farouk’s final concert series in Bangkok before his return to Egypt, offering audiences a distinctive and meaningful musical experience.


Lineup: * Ali Omar El-Farouk – oud * Jirawat Kantha – piano/keyboard * Anna Wongman – upright bass * Paponpat Nawilaijaroen – drums

Enjoy an intimate evening of swinging jazz and warm musical conversation at Bluebird Jazz Bar.

Led by Egyptian-Canadian guitarist and oud master Ali Omar El-Farouk, this special quartet brings together three of Bangkok’s finest and most active jazz musicians — Karla Silvestre on voice, Veerachit Tangsamutr on bass, and Tor Jazz on drums — for a festive night rooted in groove, listening, and shared energy.

With over 25 years of global performance experience, Ali draws from a deep musical background spanning jazz, Arabic classical music, flamenco, and beyond. Together, the quartet explores the jazz standards repertoire we all know and love, delivered through the classic voice-guitar–bass–drums formation.

Expect a solid swing, soulful improvisation, and a true four-way musical dialogue — musicians fully present, responding to one another in the moment, and letting the music unfold naturally.

THE BAND Karla Silvestre – Voice Ali Omar El-Farouk – Guitar Veerachit Tangsamutr – Bass Tor Jazz – Drums

A performance not to be missed!

Doors open at 8:30 PM. We play two sets, starting the first set at 9 PM.

Ali Omar El-Farouk Quartet is a newly formed world-fusion ensemble bringing together some of Bangkok’s most accomplished musicians under the direction of Egyptian-Canadian oud player and composer Ali Omar El-Farouk. Blending the rich traditions of Arabic maqam with jazz and global improvisational styles, the quartet creates a sound that is both deeply rooted and strikingly contemporary.


The group’s repertoire features original compositions alongside fresh arrangements of Middle Eastern classics, reimagined through a modern jazz lens. With the oud at its center, an instrument rarely heard in Bangkok’s music scene, the ensemble explores a unique sonic landscape where East meets West in expressive and unexpected ways.


This performance marks the quartet’s debut appearance and is part of Ali Omar El-Farouk’s final concert series in Bangkok before his return to Egypt, making it a rare and special musical encounter.


Lineup: * Ali Omar El-Farouk – oud * Jirawat Kantha – piano/keyboard * Anna Wongman – upright bass * Paponpat Nawilaijaroen – drums

In their first ever collaboration as a trio, these three seasoned artists join forces to create a unique performance, celebrating the three genres that they all share their love for: Arabic, jazz, and pop. It all comes together in this special lineup of voice, flamenco guitar, and acoustic fretless bass.

A one-of-a-kind performance not to be missed!

-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/JXM9023

Following their successful performances two years in a row, Argentinian singer María Luz Seferiades and Egyptian/Canadian guitarist and oud player Ali Omar El-Farouk collaborate for their third year to take their listeners on a journey into the deepest longings for Latin America, presenting their own interpretations of well-known Bolero, Tango, Samba, and Bossa Nova songs.

They return for their second year in a row at Upstairs with their latin quartet, accompanied by Michael Goulart on bass and José Miguel Valero on percussion.

Musicians: María Luz Seferiades – Voice Ali Omar El-Farouk – Guitar Michael Goulart – Bass José Miguel Valero – Percussion

Reservation by phone only between 9 am & 5 pm 🙂 514 931 6808 ☎️

See you there! 🌹

Drawing from his strong influences in jazz and flamenco music that he has played over the years, guitarist Ali Omar El-Farouk returns for a third year with his flamenco jazz trio with two of his favourite human beings and artists from Montreal: Shaun Ryan on electric bass, and Hanser Santos Gómez on percussion. This powerful trio develops a sound together by delving into the flamenco jazz genre that has been constantly evolving over the past few decades, presenting their unique interpretations of some of Ali’s original compositions, and of well-known jazz compositions.

A one-of-a-kind performance not to be missed! 🎵🎶

4873 St Laurent Blvd. Doors open at 8:30 PM. The concert starts at 9 PM.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door. Cash only.

Following their successful collaborations two years in a row as a duo, Argentinian singer María Luz Seferiades and Egyptian/Canadian guitarist and oud player Ali Omar El-Farouk return for a third year of collaboration to take their listeners on a journey into the deepest longings for Latin America, presenting their own interpretations of well-known Bolero, Tango, Samba, and Bossa Nova songs.

A one-of-a-kind performance not to be missed!

Casa Del Popolo: 4873 St Laurent Blvd.

Doors open at 8:30 PM. The concert starts at 9 PM.

TICKETS: $20 cash only at the door.

Kalthoumiyyat Trio, in a one-of-a-kind trio performance on Saturday July 26th at Kawalees, three unique artists present a special evening of Egyptian and Tunisian music: voice, oud, and riq. Known for their successful performances together of Om Kalthoum’s music, Najla Jaffel and Ali Omar El-Farouk will be joined by a special guest on riq, who will be coming to Montreal all the way from New York City!

This unique trio will present its own interpretations of some of Om Kalthoum’s greatest masterpieces, such as Enta Omri, Alf Leila We Leila, Daarat Al Ayyaam, and Lel Sabr Hedoud. They will also perform some of the most beloved songs from Tunisia.

A performance not to be missed!

Kawalees: 5175A Park Ave, Montreal, Quebec, H2V 4G3.

Doors Open At 9 PM. Show Starts At 9:30 PM.

Tickets: $20 At The Door.

Le spectacle bimestriel du Cabaret Flamenco de Montréal pose ses valises pour la saison 2025 au Café La Ligne Verte. Co-organisateur et lieu pour la communauté de quartier où on peut y déguster des plats végé, sans gluten et qui offre une micro-brasserie.

Lieu de rencontre et de musique, face au métro Frontenac avec aussi des places de stationnement gratuites toutes proches! Nous vous invitons à venir nous soutenir pour le retour de cette scène ouverte aux aficionados et amateurs du flamenco !

El alma del flamenco avec: Au chant : Natacha Torres À la guitare : Ali Omar El-Farouk

21,60 $ sur www.cabaretflamenco.com 25 $ à la porte (s'il en reste!) Crédit photo: Hervé Leblay

Drawing from his strong influences in jazz and flamenco music that he has played over the years, guitarist Ali Omar El-Farouk returns for a third year with his flamenco jazz trio with two of his favourite human beings and artists from Montreal: Shaun Ryan on electric bass, and Hanser Santos Gómez on percussion. This powerful trio develops a sound together by delving into the flamenco jazz genre that has been constantly evolving over the past few decades, presenting their unique interpretations of some of Ali’s original compositions, and of well-known jazz compositions.

A one-of-a-kind performance not to be missed! 🎵🎶

4873 St Laurent Blvd. Doors open at 8:30 PM. The concert starts at 9 PM.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door.

In an unprecedented and unique performance, Egyptian-Canadian guitarist and oud player Ali Omar El-Farouk brings his newly-formed Levant-Andalucía Trio to The Siam Society. Accompanied by Łukasz Kurzydło on percussion and Bartosz Dworak on violin, this trio presents not one but two performances back-to-back, each containing its own repertoire and a variety of different instruments.

The first performance takes the audience deep into the heart of Andalucía in the south of Spain, the birthplace of flamenco music. This deep and historical art form has evolved into many sub-genres over the years, and the Levant-Andalucía Trio explores the instrumental side of flamenco. Where the flamenco guitar had traditionally been used to accompany the dance and singing, it has later on evolved into its own genre of flamenco guitar music, breaking the boundaries of tradition and fusing the flamenco guitar with many other instruments.

The second performance takes the audience even further back in time, to the music of the levant region of the middle-east, where the oud reigns supreme. With such an ancient historical significance, the oud is one of the most recognizable and popular musical instruments in the middle-east. With such a hypnotizing beautiful sound, it has always been the instrument of choice for the greatest composers from this region, and it carries forward so much music of many eras from many countries. This performance introduces the audience to some of the most popular compositions that really allow the oud to shine, especially in a dialogue with the violin where these two instruments have proven to blend beautifully together.

The oud, whose own ancestor dates back some 3500 years to ancient Persia, first arrived with the Moors during their 711 AD invasion of Spain. More importantly, the oud is a direct, if distant, ancestor of the modern guitar. Even though each instrument has evolved into its own musical world, the strong connection between the two instruments is always there.

When: Wednesday, 28 May 2025 at 19:00

Where: Auditorium, The Siam Society

Admission: * Members – 800 baht * Non-Members – 1,000 baht * Students (to undergraduate level) – 400 baht

Only cash and online banking are accepted

Wine will be on sale.

For reservation, please contact: The Siam Society 131 Asoke Montri Road (Sukhumvit 21), Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-661-6470-3 ext 201 (Please contact us during office hours) E-mail: chuleeporn@thesiamsociety.org

‘The Greatest Egyptian & American Songs’ brings you an exquisite selection of jazz and pop classics from the golden era of music. From Cole Porter to Abdel Wahab to George Gershwin to Fareed El-Atrash to Jerome Kern to Kamal El-Taweel. A night of nostalgia, music, and escape with the beautiful guitar and vocal sounds of Ali Omar El-Farouk and Harfoush.

Join us for a spellbinding performance as Egyptian-Canadian oud virtuoso Ali Omar El-Farouk and Polish percussionist Łukasz Kurzydło bring the enchanting tales of Arabian Nights to life through music.

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!

Doors open at 7:30 PM, concert starts at 8 PM.

Drawing from his strong influences in jazz and flamenco music that he has played over the years, guitarist Ali Omar El-Farouk returns for a second concert with his flamenco jazz trio with two of his favourite human beings and artists from Montreal: Shaun Ryan on electric bass, and Hanser Santos Gómez on percussion. This powerful trio develops a sound together by delving into the flamenco jazz genre that has been constantly evolving over the past few decades, presenting their unique interpretations of some of Ali’s original compositions, and of well-known jazz compositions.

A one-of-a-kind performance not to be missed! 🎵🎶

4873 St Laurent Blvd. Doors open at 8:30 PM. The concert starts at 9 PM.

Tickets are purchased at the door.

Following a successful collaboration last summer as a duo, Argentinian singer María Luz Seferiades and Egyptian/Canadian guitarist and oud player Ali Omar El-Farouk return for their second collaboration to take their listeners on a journey into the deepest longings for Latin America, presenting their own interpretations of well-known Bolero, Tango, Samba, and Bossa Nova songs.

This time they expand their formation to a full quartet with Michael Goulart on bass and José Miguel Valero on percussion.

Musicians: María Luz Seferiades – Voice Ali Omar El-Farouk – Guitar Michael Goulart – Bass José Miguel Valero – Percussion

After his successful solo oud performance of last year, Egyptian/Canadian oud player Ali Omar El-Farouk returns to Brooklyn Maqam for the second year in a row, this time with his Maqamat Trio!

Following his return from Montreal to Cairo in 2019, Ali Omar El-Farouk had sought to create a context and collaboration in which he can continue playing Arabic Maqam Music repertoire in Cairo. With a preference for the trio formation which he had formed many different versions of throughout his career, he formed Maqamat Trio in 2021 with Ayman Asfour on violin and Hany Bedair on riq. The trio performed in Cairo continuously since its inception, with its latest performances taking place earlier this year.



As fate would have it, both Ali and Ayman would be in Brooklyn at the same time on August 14th, the date of the concert. So it only made sense for Ali to bring his Cairo-based Maqamat Trio to Brooklyn. This time, the two artists would be accompanied by none other than Brooklyn’s very own Johnny Farraj on riq.


It is worth noting that these three artists have either known each other or known about one another for years, having so much in common, and having still much more to share with one another. They are very excited to be performing together as a trio for the very first time, especially in front of Brooklyn Maqam’s very appreciative audience who know and love Tarab and Arabic Maqam music so much.



Ali Omar El-Farouk: Oud
 Ayman Asfour: Violin
 Johnny Farraj: Riq

Paco Peña is regarded as one of the world's foremost traditional flamenco guitarists, and an essential artist to listen to for solo flamenco guitar music. In this concert Ali Omar El-Farouk performs Paco Peña’s music, most of which is from Paco Peña’s album Toques Flamencos which is a very popular album in the flamenco guitar world. Each composition is played in one of the popular flamenco music forms and rhythms such as the Farruca, Alegría, Rumba, Colombiana, Taranto, Tientos, and Soleá.



For all flamenco guitar music aficionados, this is a one-of-a-kind performance not to be missed!

Following a successful collaboration last summer as a duo, Argentinian singer María Luz Seferiades and Egyptian/Canadian guitarist and oud player Ali Omar El-Farouk return for their second collaboration to take their listeners on a journey into the deepest longings for Latin America, presenting their own interpretations of well-known Bolero, Tango, Samba, and Bossa Nova songs.

In their first collaboration ever, Natacha Torres and Ali Omar El Farouk explore the exciting and fiery dialogue between the voice and the guitar in the one art form that both artists are passionate about: FLAMENCO! This interplay is presented through a repertoire of traditional flamenco music that includes some of the most popular music forms such as Alegrías, Tientos, Tangos, Fandangos, Rumba, and Bamberas.

Ali will also perform instrumental pieces by some of the greatest flamenco guitarists of all time.

An evening not to be missed!