Opening Concert Live in Berlin

This festival evening opens Creative Music Lab III  Women in Oriental Music, an international music programme that highlights the artistic voices of women musicians from the Middle East and the wider Mediterranean region.The opening concert brings together three distinctive musical perspectives:

Meral Polat Band

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09 May.2026 - 7:00 PM

Theater im Delphi

Gustav-Adolf-Str. 2 13086 Berlin

Meral Polat Band

Improvisations and reinterpretations of Arabic and classical pieces—an unprecedented encounter between Syria and Europe, bridging diverse backgrounds with a shared vision. This project was born and raised in the heart of the Genoese music scene, where a penchant for research and improvisation meets traditional Arabic folk music.

Meral Polat

Syrian-Austrian singer and composer based in Vienna, Basma Jabr blends Arabic maqam with jazz, improvisation, and contemporary composition. Her voice navigates emotional depth and tradition with innovation, delivering intimate and powerful performances. She has performed internationally and released the album Furat, honoring Arab female artists.

Chris Doyle

Iranian multi-neck guitarist and composer based in Vienna, Mahan Mirarab fuses contemporary jazz, European classical, and Iranian traditions. His music explores migration, memory, and identity. He teaches jazz oud and maqam, collaborates widely, and develops works spanning jazz, experimental, folk, and interdisciplinary projects.

Jens Bouttery

Hungarian percussionist, composer, and educator based in Vienna. András Dés works in jazz, world music, and contemporary performance, collaborating with leading artists and performing globally. As a bandleader, composer, and educator, he creates music for concerts, theatre, and interdisciplinary projects, shaping European jazz with innovation.

Lisa Lukaszczyk

Italian bassist, composer, and improviser, Daniele Camarda combines global string traditions with live electronics, improvisation, and contemporary jazz. Touring worldwide, he collaborates with leading artists and works across jazz, world music, electronic, and experimental genres, also composing for film, dance, and theatre.

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