Dubbed the Bob Dylan of the Arabic world, legendary singer, composer, oud player and folk hero Marcel Khalife is a musical freedom fighter, a global ambassador for his Lebanese heritage and a pioneering innovator of Arabic musical traditions.

From protest songs and political ballads to bewitching improvisations of an extraordinary spiritual intensity, his powerful, poetic music defies categorisation. He has been a vital presence in Arabic and world music, and has campaigned for artistic and humanitarian causes, since the 1970s. In 2005 was named a UNESCO Artist for Peace.

For this concert of intimate reflection and high-energy rhythm, he is joined by his eldest son Rami Khalife, a classically trained pianist and composer, and regular collaborator with his father, as well as virtuoso percussionist Aymeric Westrich. Together the trio perform songs from Marcel Khalife’s decades-long catalogue, as well as new compositions fusing classical, electronic and dance music by Rami Khalife.