Join us as we interview Kanun musician Firas Zreik on our afikra Quartertones series.
Date: Tuesday, January 11
Time: 12PM NYC | 5PM London | 7PM Beirut | 9PM Abu Dhabi
Hosted By: Mikey Muhanna (afikra)
Bio: Born in Haifa to a musical family, his mother - Amal Murkus is an internationally renowned singer, Firas Zreik started playing music at an early age, when his talent quickly accelerated and gained local and then national reputation, after winning first prize at The Nazareth Competition for Musical Talents. He has worked, recorded & performed with international artists from the highest caliber, such as Roger Waters, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Goshal, Simon Shaheen, Bassam Saba, Amal Murkus, Fabrizio Cassol, Amir Al-Saffar, Aynur Dogan, Raghu Dixit, Marwan Khoury, Abeer Nehmeh and many more. Firas is the lead Kanun player and soloist for The National Arab Orchestra, which is among the finest worldwide in that genre, he’s also the lead Kanun player for legendary Oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen, as well as the musical director of Amal Murkus’s (his mother) band, which he also recorded on her latest album, in addition to writing and composing many of her recent songs.
This event is being videotaped for subsequent broadcast on the library website and other media. The audience is encouraged to offer comments and raise questions during the formal question and answer period, but please be advised that your voice and image may be recorded and later broadcast as part of this event. By participating in the question and answer period you are consenting to the possible reproduction and transmission of your remarks.