Mustafa Saeed will be paying a musical tribute to Sheikh El-Akbar and taking the audience on a lyrical journey with verses of Al-Hallaj, Jamil Sudqii El-Zihawi and Omar Khayyam.

Mustafa is a musician and musicologist as well as a Oud virtuoso and singer. He founded Asil Ensemble for Arab​ classical and contemporary music in 2003. He has been the director of Arab Music Archiving and Research (AMAR) since 2010 and is also the producer of 'Rawdat al Balabel', a podcast specialized in Arabic music, for AMAR & Sharja ِArt Foundation.

Mustafa Saeed, oud/ vocals
Rida Bitar, violin - Firas Al-Endary, viola/ vocals - Imad Hashisho, cello - Ali Hout, percussion - Bilal Bitar, qanun - Salma Jaradat, vocals