Maryam Saleh. (Photo: The Rainbow Theatre)
Egyptian singer Maryam Saleh is scheduled to perform at The Rainbow Theatre in Jordan's capital this Friday, 2 August.
The independent musician will sing covers of songs by famed Egyptian singer and composer Sheikh Imam.
Maryam Saleh's music is experimental; she blends different genres of music including rock, oriental, funk and triphop.
Saleh was one of the founders of Baraka Band in 2008, which covered Sheikh Imam songs and summoned his lyrics into Egypt's contemporary rock genre.
She has long been influenced by the music of Sheikh Imam, who was also a family friend. "He raised me," Saleh told Ahram Online in 2012 prior to one of her performances. "He used to sing in my house, on my birthday. I grew up listening to his music."
Saleh is also a member of an Arabic triphop project with her Lebanese counterpart Zeid Hemdan. Together they mix electro beats with rock.
Programme:
Friday, 2 August at 9.30pm
51 Mohammed Rida Street, Amman, Jordan
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