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Focus4 reasons why Arabic poetry inspires me
To tie in with our review of her Inner Rhyme CD, Lebanese violinist Layale Chaker explains why she finds musical inspiration in Arabic poetry
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VideoLayale Chaker and the Sarafand Ensemble
In this video from Morgenland Festival Osnabrück 2017, Layale Chaker and the Sarafand Ensemble with Michel Godard perform their version of the Lebanese folk solk Havvel ya gannam. Violinist and composer Layale Chaker trained at the National Higher Conservatory of Beirut in her native Lebanon, followed by studies at the ...
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BlogsLayale Chaker on the violin as cultural chameleon
The Lebanese composer and violinist discusses the ease with which the violin can drift between genres – and why she has devoted her creative life to doing just that