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!

Ali Omar El-Farouk 7pm Wednesday August 9th, 2023 Barbes - 376 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 $20 cover

In his first ever performance at Barbes, Ali Omar El-Farouk presents a selection of some of his favourite pieces that bring out the spirit and sound of the oud. In an intimate solo performance, Ali will perform a repertoire that includes pieces from the Classical Arabic repertoire as well as compositions by Sayed Darwish, Mohamed Abd El Wahab, Ömer Faruk Tekbilek, and Anouar Brahem. Ali will also present some of his own compositions.

Ali Omar El-Farouk is an Egyptian/Canadian guitarist and oud player from Cairo and Montreal. He is an active performer, teacher and composer with a professional career spanning more than two decades with performances in Egypt, Canada, U.S.A., Turkey, and Spain.

His versatile musicianship is a result of his exposure to western and eastern cultures. He spent years studying jazz music, classical Arabic music, western classical music, and flamenco music. He has worked in jazz groups, rock/blues/pop bands, and Middle Eastern and flamenco ensembles. His performances include many festivals in Montreal and Cairo.

His first album ‘Ela Mataa?’ was recorded in Montreal and released in 2019. He holds a Licentiate degree in Jazz Performance from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, one of Canada’s top music institutes, and a Bachelor’s degree with Distinction in Jazz Studies from Concordia University in Montreal.

https://aliomarelfarouk.bandcamp.com/album/ela-mataa

In a one-of-a-kind duo reunion singer Najla Jaffel and oud player and guitarist Ali Omar El-Farouk present a special evening of Egyptian and Tunisian music. For the first part of the performance they will perform in its entirety the masterpiece Al Atlaal that was sung by the legendary Om Kalthoum and whose music was composed by the great composer Riyad Al Sunbati. For the second part of the performance they will perform a selection of well known Tunisian songs by great Tunisian artists such as Hédi Jouini, Fathia Khairy, and Ziyad Gharsa. A performance not to be missed!

يقدم عازف الجيتار علي عمر الفاروق برفقة عازف الإيقاع هاني بدير مجموعة مختارة من روائع جيتار الفلامنكو لأعظم أساطير جيتار الفلامنكو مثل سابيكاس، پاكو دي لوثيا، پاكو پنيا، ڤيسينتي اميجو، مورايتو تشيكو، دييجو ديل موراو، بالإضافة الى مؤلفات علي عمر الفاروق. تعكس هذه المقطوعات الرائعة، التي تُعتبر من أعظم الموسيقى المؤلفة للجيتار، التنوع الكبير لموسيقى الفلامنكو التي تأتي في قوالب موسيقية مختلفة مثل التانجوس، الفاروكا، السوليا، التارانتوس، الاليجرياس، البوليرياس، الروندينيا، الرومبا، و غيرهم من قوالب اخرى كثيرين، كل منهم فريد في الهارموني الخاص به و في إيقاعه. نشأت موسيقى الفلامنكو في الأندلس بجنوب إسبانيا في أواخر القرن الثامن عشر، وهي تراث فني عميق وغني تركيزه الأساسي على الرقص والغناء. مع ظهور العديد من أساطير جيتار الفلامنكو خلال القرن العشرين، أصبحت موسيقى جيتار الفلامنكو شكلاً من أشكال الفن الخالدة بحد ذاتها والتي تستمر دائمًا في التطور.

In an intimate performance guitarist Ali Omar El-Farouk accompanied by percussionist Hany Bedair presents a selection of flamenco guitar masterpieces by the greatest flamenco guitar legends of all time such as Sabicas, Paco De Lucía, Paco Peña, Vicente Amigo, Moraíto Chico, Diego Del Morao, as well as compositions by Ali Omar El-Farouk. These wonderful compositions, considered to be some of the greatest music composed for guitar, reflect the diverse repertoire of flamenco music which comes in various music forms such as Tangos, Farruca, Soleá, Tarantos, Alegrías, Bulerías, Rondeña, Rumba, and many other forms, each one unique in its harmony and rhythm.

Originating from Andalusia in the south of Spain by the late 18th century, flamenco music is a deep and rich art form with its main focus being traditionally the dance and the singing. With the emergence of many flamenco guitar legends throughout the 20th century, flamenco guitar music has become a timeless art form of its own which always continues to evolve.

Ali Omar El-Farouk: Flamenco Guitar Hany Bedair: Cajón, Palmas Salma Zaky: Palmas

Ali Omar El-Farouk www.aliomarelfarouk.com علي عمر الفاروق هو عازف جيتار و عود مصري/كندي مقيم بين منتريال و القاهرة. هو عازف و مدرس و ملحن ذو مشوار مهني يمتد اكثر من عقدين و يشمل عروضا في مصر، كندا، الولايات المتحدة، تركيا، إسپانيا، و سفن سياحية قامت بجولات حول جزر البهاما و الجزر البريطانية. خبرته الموسيقية المتنوعة هي نتيجة تعرضه المميز للثقافات الشرقية و الغربية. أمضى سنوات في دراسة موسيقى الجاز و الموسيقى الشرقية و الموسيقى الكلاسيكية الغربية و موسيقى الفلامنكو.

اسس و اشترك في فرق جاز و روك/بلوز/پوپ، وصولاً إلى فرق موسيقى شرقية و فرق فلامنكو. تشمل عروضه مهرجان العالم العربي، و مهرجان ليالي أفريقيا، و مهرجان مونتريال للموسيقى الجديدة، و مهرجان صفارد في منتريال، و في مهرجان القاهرة للجاز و مهرجان جاز مانيا بالقاهرة.

تم تسجيل ألبومه الأول "إلى متى؟" في مونتريال وتم إصداره في يناير ٢٠١٩. حاصل على شهادة الليسانس في عزف الجاز من كلية شوليك للموسيقى بجامعة ماكجيل، إحدى أكبر معاهد الموسيقى في كندا، وشهادة البكالوريوس بامتياز في دراسات الجاز من جامعة كونكورديا بمنتريال. يعشق عزف الحفلات الموسيقية بقدر شغفه بتدريس الموسيقى و يدرس الموسيقى في الستوديو الخاص به و اونلاين على الإنترنت.

Ali Omar El-Farouk is an Egyptian/Canadian guitarist and oud player based out of Montreal and Cairo. He is an active performer, teacher and composer with a professional career spanning more than two decades which includes performances in Egypt, Canada, U.S.A., Turkey, Spain, and cruise ships touring the Bahamas and the British Isles. His versatile musical vocabulary is a result of his privileged exposure to both eastern and western cultures. He spent years studying jazz music, classical Arabic music, western classical music, and flamenco music.

He has worked in jazz groups, rock/blues/pop bands, all the way to Middle Eastern and flamenco ensembles. His performances include the Festival Du Monde Arabe, Festival Nuits D’Afrique, Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques Festival, and Festival Sefarad in Montreal as well as the Cairo Jazz Festival and the Jazz Mania Festival in Cairo.

His first album ‘Ela Mataa?’ was recorded in Montreal and released in January 2019. He holds a Licentiate degree in Jazz Performance from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, one of Canada’s top music institutes, and a Bachelor’s degree with Distinction in Jazz Studies from Concordia University in Montreal. He is as passionate about performing live as he as about teaching music and he teaches music at his own studio and online.

Hany Bedair www.facebook.com/hanybedair هاني بدير عازف إيقاع مصري يتمتع بخبرة تزيد عن ٣٠ عامًا. هو عضو بارز في الوسط الموسيقي المصري، حيث قام بتسجيل و تقديم حفلات موسيقية مع عمر خيرت، زياد الرحباني، ياسر عبد الرحمن، تامر كروان، نصير شمه، خالد حماد، عايدة الأيوبي، حمزة نمرة، أصالة، روبي و كثيرين غيرهم. كما كان عضوًا في فرقة ساترداي نايت لايڤ (بالعربي) و عضو مؤسس لفرقة الجاز الشرقية افتكاسات. يقوم هاني بدير بتدريس الإيقاع الشرقي منذ عام ١٩٩٨ في العديد من المؤسسات مثل بيت العود العربي الذي أسسه نصير شمه، و معهد دراسات الشرق الأوسط الذي يديره ديڤيد هول و مكتبة الإسكندرية. وهو من أفضل مدرسين الإيقاع الشرقي في مصر.

Hany Bedair is an Egyptian percussionist with over 30 years of experience under his belt. He is a prominent member of the Egyptian music scene and industry, having recorded and performed live as a session musician with Omar Khairat, Ziad El Rahbanni, Yasser AbdelRahman, Tamer Karawan, Nasseer Shamma, Khaled Hammad, Aida El Ayoubi, Hamza Namira, Assala, Ruby and more. He was also a member of the Saturday Night Live (bel arabi) house band and a founding member of the oriental jazz band Eftekasat. Hany Bedair has been teaching oriental percussion since 1998 at several institutions including Beit El Oud El Arabi which was founded by Nasseer Shamma, and the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies managed by David Hall and Bibliotheca Alexandrina. He is one of the top oriental percussion instructors in Egypt.

-Doors open at 8:30, concert starts at 9:00 -Shared tables -Ticket price: 150 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://easykash.net/NOU2677