New sounds from Arab lands

This adventurous programme brings together eminent performer-composer-improvisers from Syria, Tunisia and Lebanon, who create new music inspired by the rich cultural heritage of the Arab lands. Performing on Middle Eastern and Western instruments, they exemplify the talent, achievement, and breadth of a rising generation of cosmopolitan Arab musicians. The programme combines myriad melodic modes and microtonal subtleties of Arabic music, jazz and classical music, generating a sublime mix of spontaneity and control rooted in a thousand-year-old tradition of improvisation.