Sat 1st March 7.30pm - Leighton House

Call 07956 581 813 for tickets
alkitabconcert@gmail.com

Performers
Tala Tutunji: Piano
Houria Niati: Guest Vocalist
Alessia Mankovskaya: Vocalist
Basil Khoury: Violin
Laurence Hill: Arabic Percussion

A unique collaboration between Al Kitab and special guest Houria Niati. Beginning with the Moorish musical achievements of Al-Andalus in 711; a selection of songs attributed to the great ninth century composer Ziryab Ibn Nafi followed by the Cantigas De Santa Maria attributed to King Alfonso X. Taking the audience through fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth century Arabic compositions. Finally, residing in diverse contemporary compositions by renowned composers including Bushra El -Turk, Tarek Younis and Elia Khoury.