Programme

Al-K ndi
Ensemble & The Whirling Dervishes of Damascus

Grand Auditorium
Fri

  • Musicians of the Al-Kindi Ensemble posing in traditional outfits
    ©: Sabine Chatel
  • Musicians and dancers of the Al-Kindi Ensemble on stage
    ©: Sabine Chatel

What you’ll hear and see

The artists

  • Sheikh Hamed Daoud vocals
  • Ziad Kadi Amin ney
  • Adel Shams El Din riq
  • Mohamed Qadri Dalal oud
  • Khadija El-Afritt qanun
  • Diaa Daoud vocals
  • Sariah Daoud vocals
  • Hatem Al-Jamal Whirling Dervish
  • Yazan Al-Jamal Whirling Dervish

album

A dizzying show, in every sense of the word.

Known in Europe as «whirling dervishes», they are in fact followers of the Mevlevi brotherhood, performing the impressive and highly codified ritual of sama. The group from Damascus will be accompanied on the stage of the Grand Auditorium by the musicians of the Al-Kindi Ensemble, a veritable conservatory of Syrian and Turkish Sufi musical traditions.