Sarafand at WQXR Cooking up something new in rehearsal for Layale Chaker & Sarafand’s at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR. This project is named ‘Radio Afloat’, the vision of a radio lost at sea. The new music Layale Chaker composed for this concert is a reflection on the intertwined destinies of people and the natural world, which manifest even louder in times of collective pain; a commentary on the ebb and flow of politics of power and conflict that further the vulnerability

I'm thrilled and honored to be playing with this crew of extraordinary musicians. If you are going to be close to any of these shows Don't miss it! Wed, May 18th | Classical Next, Hannover (DE) Sat, May 21st | Peniche Anako, Paris (FR) Sun, May 22nd | Metaal Kathedraal, Utrecht (NL) . . . . . . Layale Chaker Phillip Golub Sam Minaie Jake Charkey Qasim Naqvi Classical:NEXT Péniche Anako Metaalkathedraal #layalechaker #layalechakerandsarafand #sarafand #violin #cello #piano #b

A double bill at DROM with Kinan Azmeh. Layale Chaker and Sarafand will be on stage playing our new album Inner Rhyme, and Kinan will be presenting a new trio with John Hadfield and Erdem Helvacioglu. #LayaleChakerSarafand #LayaleChaker #Sarafand #KinanAzmeh #DROM #NYCMusic #Violin #Clarinet #Cello #Piano #Percussion #ZiyaTabassian #JakeCharkey #CelloJake #PhillipGolub #NickDunston #AdamMaalouf #Jazz #InnerRhyme #jazz

For your consideration! ´Inner Rhyme’ is on the ballot for the first round of considerations to the 62nd Grammy Awards in the category Best World Music Album. We are so proud of this album, which was made with a lot of love, and gathered so much love and support around it as well. Please consider voting if you are a voting member! #LayaleChaker #LayaleChakerSarafand #Sarafand #InnerRhyme #Grammys #GrammyAwards #JakeCharkey #PhillipGolub #NickDunston #AdamMaalouf #InaCircleRe

I had a wonderful time playing Inner Rhyme with Layale Chaker, Phillip Golub, Adam Maalouf and Marouen Allam today at WNYC Soundcheck. Thanks to Jon Schaefer for having us and Johnny Gandelsman for making it happen. #NewYorkPublicRadio #LayaleChakerSarafand #LayaleChaker #PhillipGolub #AdamMaalouf #JakeCharkey #CelloJake #NYCMusic #Poetry #BrooklynMusic #PublicRadio #InnerRhyme #Jazz #WNYC #MarouenAllam

I performed with Layale Chaker and Adam Maalouf in a slimmed down trio version of Sarafand at the Lincoln Center Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center for a film and panel discussion event dealing with the refugee crisis stemming from war in Syria. We performed selections of our album 'Inner Rhyme'. Innovations in Education as Response to Conflict: An evening at Lincoln Center with the visionary leaders designing new ways to educate and accelerate generations who have been denied

I performed last night with Layale Chaker & Sarafand to release our new album, 'Inner Rhyme' at the Stone. The heating was out so we wore scarves, but the music warmed up the place pretty quick. I love playing with these guys! Layale Chaker (violin, composition) Jake Charkey (cello) Phillip Golub (piano) Nick Dunston (bass) Adam Maalouf (percussion) "Layale Chaker's Inner Rhyme is a distinguished addition to the catalogue of In a Circle Records, the imprint founded in 2008

I'm so happy to announce the upcoming release of Inner Rhyme, the debut album of Sarafand, our band led by my extremely talented friend Layale Chaker on Jan. 22 at the Stone in New York. This album celebrates Arabic poetry, unveiling musical threads woven by the rhythmical cycles of the twelve classical Arabic poetic meters, the physical contour of verse, and the percussive potential of words. Layale’s composition process aims to capture the shape and essence of epic testimo

I had the good fortune to perform live music for this opera/theatre/film production. It's a film opera about woman's experience of war written by Lisa Schlesinger, music by Kinan Azmeh, film by Irina Patkanian, directed by Marion Schoevaert Iphigenia Point Blank: Story of the First Refugee, A film opera, is adapted from Euripides’ Iphigenia plays and ancient Greek laments from the Trojan War epics. The play follows Iphigenia, the first refugee depicted in western drama, thro