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