In her performances, Ayoub will be interpreting material from both her album “Oceans and Moons” and others of her most recent works. Ayoub’s work is a fusion of traditional Arab music and Latin rhythms, including touches of flamenco along the way. The daughter of Lebanese parents, but brought up in Venezuela and a resident of the United States, this singer has been influenced by Arab artists such as Fairuz and Mohammad Abdel Wahab, but also by jazz figures including Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone, along with contemporary musicians like Barbara Streisand and Simon & Garfunkel. In her second album, which she recorded by traveling to both Madrid and Beirut, she worked with Javier Limón (the Spanish Grammy-winning producer of the album “Lágrimas negras” by El Cigala and Bebo Valdés). Ayoub sings in Spanish, Arabic, French and English and lives between New York, Beirut and Miami.
 

Concerts

Casa Árabe Auditorium in Madrid (Calle Alcalá 62). Tuesday, June 10, 8:00 p.m. Tickets: 4 euros, on sale soon through this website. Any tickets which are not sold on the Internet will be put on sale one hour before the concert at the door of the Casa Árabe Auditorium for the price of 5 euros, or 4 euros for the officially unemployed, Arabic Language Center students and Youth Card holders.

Casa Árabe Auditorium in Cordoba (Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9). Thursday, June 12, 9:00 p.m. Free entry by prefetching.
 

Workshop on “The Art of the Maqam and Arab Rhythms”

Given by Elizabeth Ayoub and Joe Zeytoonian, Arab oud player
An interactive session between musicians and the audience, where you can learn about a few examples of Arab maqamat. The maqam, which means “range” in Arabic, is the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arab music. As part of the event, the group will learn to sing a song and try out some vocal improvisation.
Wednesday, June 11. 6:00 p.m.
Location: Hall of Columns at Casa Árabe in Madrid (Calle Alcalá 62). Limited number of spaces (20 participants). You can sign up as of June 2, by sending a confirmation e-mail to confirmaciones@casaarabe.es with “Taller musical” in the e-mail subject line.