Music in the Garden: From Tehran to Casablanca

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Took place 2 months ago

Thu 01 Aug 18:45 - 21:30

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Enjoy a wonderful outdoors concert surrounded by the beauty of a garden overlooking the water. Bring a picnic and share food & drinks with others during & after the concert.

Take in the wild musical caravan of Opa Yallah who take audiences on a journey of original and folk music from Greece, Turkey, Algeria and Iran.

You will treated to new arrangements of folk and old popular music in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Greek and some crossovers in English/French. Opa Yallah will perform several original compositions inspired by these styles along with these selections. There is a common thread in these musical cultures’ melodies, rhythms and poetry, which Opa Yallah weaves together in its concerts. The current lineup of musicians from Türkiye, the Philippines, Latvia and Canada will play bouzouki, oud, çumbus, guitar, keys and percussion.