Lubana Al Quntar's guest appearances

Lubana Al Quntar

Music and Concerts

John Adams

John Cohen

Sam Phillips

Rosanne Cash

Lionel Loueke

Chris Lee

Randy Newman

Graham Nash

Leonard Bernstein

Nico Muhly

Zosha Di Castri

Burt Bacharach

Jeff Davis

Alan Lomax

Natasha Trethewey

OwlTail

Kenan Adnawi

March 25, 2015. In this concert Lubana Al Quntar performs classical Arabic Maqam pieces with a melancholy flavor, characteristic of this genre. She is accompanied by the internationally known oud player Kenan Adnawi, who also presents traditional instrumental music of Syria. Speaker Biography: Lubana Al Quntar is a gifted singer of both opera and traditional Arabic song. Also a teacher, she headed the Department of Opera Singing and launched the Department of Classical Arabic Singing at the Syrian National Conservatory. She came to the United States in 2012 and has since performed in numerous venues, including the Kennedy Center. For more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6705

March 25, 2015. In this concert Lubana Al Quntar performs classical Arabic Maqam pieces with a melancholy flavor, characteristic of this genre. She is accompanied by the internationally known oud player Kenan Adnawi, who also presents traditional instrumental music of Syria. <br><br>Speaker Biography: Lubana Al Quntar is a gifted singer of both opera and traditional Arabic song. Also a teacher, she headed the Department of Opera Singing and launched the Department of Classical Arabic Singing at the Syrian National Conservatory. She came to the United States in 2012 and has since performed in numerous venues, including the Kennedy Center. <br><br>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6705" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6705</a>

Lubana Al Quntar & Kenan Adnawi: Traditional Music and Song from Syria