An Evening of Arabic Music with Elias Lammam, Accordion Virtuoso

Friday, February 10th, 2012
Showtime: 8:00-10:30pm
Doors open at 6:30 pm

Elias Lammam, world-renowned Oriental accordionist, singer, bandleader, and composer performs original and classic Arabic music for one night only at Angelica's Bell Theatre in Redwood CIty, with his brother Antoine Lammam on percussion (riqq, tabla), Rony Dib and Khader Khaleih. Special guest belly dancers Ma*Shuqa and Hala will also perform in this elegant and romantic dinner show.

"Elias Lammam is a one of a kind musician. Very talented. He is the best that I have ever heard. Amazing accordian player and singer."
- Oud virtuoso Naser Musa

Originally from Beirut, Lebanon, Elias Lammam has toured as a featured soloist with notable singers Rageb Alame, George Wasouf, Ghassan Saliba, and Joseph Noumnoum, and superstar Oriental dancer Amani of Lebanon. He recently performed in L.A. with Syrian singer ASALA Nasri at a special concert for the Prime Minister of Kuwait. Ms. Asala was moved to tears by his accordion solo and declared "that is the best solo I've ever heard!"

Before moving to the U.S., he performed regularly in five-star nightclubs throughout the Middle East and Europe. Since moving to the US, he has performed to standing ovations at accordion festivals and concert halls throughout the U.S. He is a respected vocalist in his own right, singing the golden-age classics of Oum Kolthoum, Abdel Halim Hafez, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and Fairouz, as well as performing many of his own original compositions. The Santa Cruz Arabic Music Ensemble, directed by Elias Lammam, will open the show.