Orchestra

Arabesque Orchestra

Haunting Melodies & Passionate Rhythm

"Excellent ensemble...authentic"

Classcial 96.3 Radio

"Fascinating...mysterious"

The Globe and Mail

"Consistently high level...fires up the dance"

CBC Radio

Canada's foremost Arabic orchestra includes nine acoustic musicians and vocalists led by [Bassam Bishara] and founded by [Dr. George Sawa]. The orchestra has mastered Classical, Contemporary, Regional and Muwashshahat styles of music It features the vocals of Bassam Bishara and [Najwa Tannus] and traditional instruments such as the qanoon, oude, dumbek, rababa, mizmar, riqq, daholla, naye and violin. The orchestra performs cultural favourites as well as original pieces composed by lead vocalist and oude player [Bassam Bishara] and lead dumbek player Suleiman Warwar. Arabesque Orchestra's dedication to high artistic standards has garnered many invitations to perform across Canada and abroad with and without Arabesque Dance Company.