Music of Ramadan
Spiritual music for the holy month — an evening of stillness and reflection.
The sound of the sacred month.
Music of Ramadan is a program of devotional and contemplative works performed during the holy month: Sufi-inspired pieces, classical religious poetry, and tranquil instrumental music arranged for oud, voice, and percussion. Designed to create an atmosphere of peace and reflection, it suits iftar gatherings, cultural centers, interfaith programming, and any presenter seeking music that slows the room down and opens it up.
Upcoming
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Watch & listen
- Hadi EldebekOud & composition
- Mohamad EldebekPercussion
- Layla HaddadViolin
- Samir NasrCello
- Nadia KaramVoice
Developed with support from presenting partners committed to new intercultural work.
Our students were still talking about it a week later — it opened a real conversation about witness and exile.
The room went completely silent, then completely alive. I've never seen an audience hold their breath like that.
They gave our community a way to grieve together that felt honest, never performative. People left lighter.
A rare thing — music that asks hard questions of a young audience and trusts them to sit with the answers.
Booking them was the easiest yes of our season. Every rider detail was handled before we even asked.
Hanzala doesn't perform grief so much as hold it up to the light.
The Brooklyn RailRead →
An oud line that seems to remember more than any one person could — devastating and, somehow, consoling.
Bandcamp DailyRead →
The most quietly radical concert I saw all year. It refuses spectacle and earns every silence.
HyperallergicRead →
Listen to the story behind Music of Ramadan
An in-the-room conversation about how this project was made — coming soon to the Brooklyn Nomads podcast.
Bring Music of Ramadan to your room.
This project can be adapted for concerts, schools, festivals, cultural institutions, and community gatherings. One inquiry, one human reply.