FOLK SONGS FROM THE LEVANT X THE BEIRUT GROOVE COLLECTION
Fri 21 Jul
|London


Time & Location
21 Jul 2023, 19:00
London, Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 9ES, UK
About the event
Folk Songs Form The Levant
Demi Garcia Sabat and Rafa Saga Salti
Demi is touring percussionist and drummer. He specialises in Flamenco, Jazz, Latin, and Arabic music. Born in Barcelona and based in London, he studied at The London College Of Music and trained with the Jazz legend Peter Erskine. He performed with an eclectic number of musicians and groups such as, Shirley Smart, Nicolas Meier, Ahmed Mukhtar, Nikki Yeoh, Lourdes Fernández Flamenco Company, London Symphony Orchestra, and The Budapest Cafe Orchestra. During the last few years, Demi has been branching out in new directions. Recent ventures include composition, arranging and music production.
Rafa is an aspiring vocalist. She’s haunted by world folk music and more so by Arabic folk music. Born in Damascus to a Palestinian family, she found her identity in the historical bio region of the Levant. While navigating artistic and poetic expression through various mediums, she…