Eight voices, one mission.

Oud Master & composer and teacher of the oud, Arabic Music Theory, Percussion & Rhythms Born in Baghdad, Mukhtar has been playing the oud and Arabic percussions since 1979. He has worked with many folk music groups and musicians in the city. In 19

Richard J. Dumbrill was born in 1947, France. He Studied music at Reims (piano, harmony, fugue, counterpoint, composition, direction, analysis, classics). Moved to Fez from 1975 onwards to study the traditional music and organology. He was appointed Direc

An Iraqi academic, born in Sharjah, U.A.E., Ruba was raised in a household where the exposure and appreciation of many cultural traditions was considered to be part and parcel of becoming a world citizen. So, it is not surprising that her interests in exp

Paul Hughes-Smith is an aficionado of the music of the Middle East and at present is studying the ‘ud with Ahmed Mukhtar. He was an Associate Producer for BBC TV working in the Music & Arts and Education departments. After leaving the BBC in 1995 whil

  Ignacio is a flamenco guitarist, producer and recording engineer based in London. Musician of the year Latin UK AWARDS 2019 winner. He has recently become Doctor at J H Pestalozzi University, Hon.Fellow North & Midlands School of Music and Fell

Camilla is a composer, improviser, performer – piano, voice, trombone, accordion, found objects. Trained in Western classical music, then studied and recorded folk music in Hungary and Romania. Now living in Radnorshire, Wales, since 2009. She also co-fou

Listen to Sonia on Bandcamp - CLICK HERE Sonia Hammond currently lives near Hay-on-Wye. As a scholarship student at the Birmingham School of Music (now the Birmingham Conservatoire) she gained a BA first class Honours degree in Music together with a handf

Having completed a degree in Psychology at the American University of Beirut, Ahmad moved to London in 2014 to pursue higher education in Neuroscience. Soon after landing in London, he joined the Taqasim Music School where he has been learning the art of