One of our main goals at Brooklyn Maqam Hang is to foster a community of musicians and listeners. We feel very lucky to have such a warm group of talented musicians and enthusiastic music lovers among us, so we'd like to share here the many musicians who help make the Hang so special.
May 14 2022
Brooklyn Maqam presents, another Jam at Sisters! Join us May 24th, music starts around 8pm.
Bring your riq, oud, violin, etc., or just come and enjoy the music/vibe at one of our favorite spots in Brooklyn. For first time musicians…
May 5 2022
Brooklyn Maqam Presents
PARHĀM HAGHIGHI: 'Songs of Birjand'
May 11th 7pm
$20 suggested
Paying tribute to his roots, Parhām Haghighi once again will be back in Barbés, with a selection of regional folk music of Iran, in particular the music…
Mar 21 2022
We have some nice events coming up in the spring!
First, join us this week on Tuesday March 22nd, for another Arabic music jam at Sisters! Bring your oud, violin, riq... or just come and hang and enjoy the music…
Feb 10 2022
We are so excited to get back into Sisters this month!
To kick things off, we will be hosting an Arabic music jam night on February 22nd. Bring your oud, violin, riq... or just come and hang and enjoy the…
Feb 2 2022
We are so happy to be beginning some monthly programming again. To start out, we will be booking wonderful groups once a month at Barbes, the first of which will be this Wedesday February 9th featuring Palestinian vocalist/oudist George Ziadeh.
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Oct 27 2021
We are really looking forward to some events happening this fall!
First of all, we are pleased to be collaborating with Robert Browning Associates again on the opening concert of their upcoming season. We hope you'll join us in welcoming…
May 31 2021
Brooklyn Maqam is back at it, putting together live performances in Brooklyn again! Most of our dates are at one of our favorite new venues, Wild Birds. They have an indoor and outdoor music setup, and we are excited to…
Jan 17 2021
by Insia Malik
A Brooklyn-based Iraqi vocalist, Zahra AlZubaidi performs a variety of Arabic music styles with a focus on Iraqi maqamat and atwaar. She has appeared with several ensembles in NYC, such as Safaafir & Hamid Al Saadi (Iraqi…
Jul 7 2020
By Insia Malik
Megumi Saruhashi is a Japanese violinist and composer. Her dedication to bring healing to the heart and restoration of innocent perception through music propelled her to perform around the globe for people in all circumstances from Carnegie…
May 22 2020
by Insia Malik
Johnny Farraj is a Lebanese-born musician and software engineer of Palestinian descent. His main instrument is the riqq; he also plays the 'ud and sings. Johnny is the creator of MaqamWorld.com, the leading Internet reference on…
Jan 21 2019
Sami Abu Shumays is a multi-faceted artist, teacher, scholar, and arts administrator. He is a vocalist and violinist performing the music traditions of Egypt and Syria, and he founded and leads the ensemble Zikrayat, which performs music and…
Jan 21 2019
Zafer Tawil is a virtuoso on ‘oud, violin, and qanun, and a master of Arab percussion. Zafer has performed in concerts across the country, including performances with numerous musicians ranging from Sting to Arab music virtuosos Chab Mami, Simon Shaheen…