Member Since: 5/14/2006
Band Website: email: [email protected]
Band Members: Band Members:
Gaida’s concerts included a great line up of New York based musicians such as Amir Elsaffar-santoor and trumpet, Arturo Martinez-flamenco guitar, Dimitri Mikelis-oud, Johnny Farraj-percussion, Ramzi Edilbi-percussion, Tareq Abbushi-buzuk, Uri Sharlen-piano and accordion, and Zafer Tawil-violin, oud, and percussion.
Ammar and Ghayeb-Recorded at Oustaz Studios
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Adel Hinnawi
Influences: Influences:My mother, Sabah Fakhri, Damascus breeze, the rain, the birds, Um Kulthum, Fairuz, Najat Al-saghera, Janice Joplin, Sufi music (zikr), The call to prayer (Athan), Salat el Eid (the prayer before the Eid), the Blues, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, the sounds of strings and the nay, Hamza Shakoor, Mussaher Ramadan, Abdul Halim Hafez, and the people in my life...
Sounds Like: Sounds Like: “The depth of the expression that you emit goes so very far. Like an old soul in a young and beautiful form. Hearing your voice makes one reflect and think of all of the experiences lived and the ones that we will liveâ€. Suzana Peric-Film Muisc Editor
Type of Label: Indie