Booking and details
Dates Fri, Aug 23, 2024
Tickets Free
Duration 5:30pm-7:30pm
Please note: This event will now take place in the Folger Theatre.
FREE Folger programming all summer long!
Bring your friends and join the Folger for relaxed summer evening with food, drinks, music, dancing, poetry, and more. It’s a chance to discover new artists and performers and explore the Folger’s galleries and gardens.
Join us for our last summer Folger Friday with an evening celebrating Arab music and poetry, featuring Laith Alattar and Band. The evening will begin with a reading from poets Danielle Badra and Zeina Azzam, followed by a performance with comedian Rola Z.
Drinks will be available to purchase. Our exhibition halls will be open throughout the evening; timed-entry passes are recommended.
Laith Alattar
Laith Alattar, Arab-American composer, vocalist, and oud player, performs an eclectic assortment of classical, folk, and contemporary Middle Eastern and World Fusion music, incorporating styles from the Middle East and North Africa with elements of classical, rock, jazz, and other Western and World musical traditions.
LAiTH ALATTAR & BAND: DC Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Music Ensemble
LAiTH ALATTAR & BAND: DC Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Music Ensemble
Laith Alattar (Oud & Vocals)
Abderrahim Amthqal (Ney)
Emad Botros (Oud)
Nacim Khalfaoui (Violin)
Dominic Khawand (Percussion)
Hajar Moutawakkil (Percussion)
Sam Salous (Percussion)
Haytham Yaghi (Electric Bass)
Image courtesy Laith Alattar