Amir ElSaffar New Quartet // Hamid Al-Saadi

A double bill of vocalist Hamid Al-Saadi and the revered Iraqi Maqam tradition, and trumpeter, composer, santur player, and vocalist Amir ElSaffar’s New Quartet. The performance presents the first two records on ElSaffar’s newly established label, Maqām Records, which highlights music based on the maqam modal tradition of Iraq and the larger Middle East, and is dedicated to bringing both historical and contemporary maqam music to global audiences.