If you ever need any proof that music is truly an international language, this is it. A Lebanese singer, a baroque musician and a jazz musician united in their love for beautiful songs that enable and inspire them to sing and play their best. Songs from the West and from the East, both old and new. Music by Dawud Hosni, Michel Lambert, Umm Kutlhum and Constantijn Huygens go side by side, with new lyrics in Arabic fitted to 17th Century Baroque songs and innovative arrangements for the classical Arabic ones. With this bold move these three musicians are setting the pace in crossing the borders between jazz, classical European and Arabic music. A CD 'Ombre de Mon Amant' was recorded in April 2018 for Zefir Records, and released early 2019. 

We are thankful for the support we received from the Arab Culture Fund and the Dutch Embassy in Beirut for making this project possible. If you need more info about this project please contact us via info [at] maartenornstein.com