@goodadamgood and I are doing a thing!! Come join us for a night of Turkish makam inspired originals on Tuesday at @sistersbklyn ! @namunez on percussion and #paulbrown on double bass! @brooklynmaqam thank you for hosting us! Details below! Can’t wait!! ✨♥️
Hoshneva: Turkish Makam Music
Tuesday, September 23
8:00PM
Sisters — 900 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
$20 Admission
Hoshneva, meaning “pleasant melodies” in Turkish, is the name of an ongoing ensemble featuring a rotating cast of musicians steeped in the Turkish Makam music tradition. This iteration features Turkish-born violinist Eylem Başaldı, and Adam Good on ud, performing original compositions heavily influenced by the styles of Ottoman Turkish makam composers. Their repertoire ranges from short dance rhythm pieces to the longer usuls of Saz Semai and Peşrev forms. Melodic lines are mirrored on violin and ud as the group explores these makams through improvised taksims.
Featuring:
Eylem Başaldı - violin
Adam Good - ud
Paul Brown - upright bass
Nezih Antakli - percussion
Stick around for the jam after the set!
We spent a whole year in the studio, and now we are finally ready to release the full album of Ya Ghorbati (out on July 10) ✨✨✨
Thank you @iratemple & @eylembasaldi for your incessant, profoundly inspiring production work on the record.
Thank you Chris Gilroy @chrisgilroy for your six-month masterclass on mixing.
Thank you Dan Coutant @srmastering for the gorgeous mastering.
And to the musicians who embarked on this journey a long time ago @iraktemple who has been at the very heart of this project from day 1 and @eylembasaldi@yoniavibattat@zguigueno@aprilcentrone who landed their talent and heart to this ancestral song.
Deep gratitude to all who have supported and continue to support the project in so many ways 🔥
See you at @joespub in New York on July 11 for our release concert ❤️✨
🔮NEW YORK! SAVE THE DATE 🔮
@joespub presents Laura Elkeslassy in her debut album release Ya Ghorbati: Divas in Exile (vinyl pre-order now available on @ayinpress ).
On July 10 I will release my debut studio album of judeo-arab folk music honoring North African mid-century divas at Joe’s Pub, with a stellar live band directed by @iraktemple (music direction and production), playing alongside the brilliant @eylembasaldi (music production), @yoniavibattat@nizardahmaniofficial , @zguigueno , @rachlihal
Join us in a landscape where borders vanish and music reigns. I’ll see you there!!
(Photo by @miriam_goi )
It was so special to play the full show of Ya Ghorbati last week at University of Wisconsin Madison, with @iraktemple@eylembasaldi@rachlihal@ran_livneh@nizardahmaniofficial . Deeply grateful and honored for the opportunity to introduce the project to this warm audience!!
A big thank you to @rika99 , @conney_project@uwmadisonjewishstudies@meadwitterschoolofmusic for the invitation and for the wonderful midwestern hospitality. Thank you to Daniel Gabrois from Klez Fest Midwest, Amie Goblirsch (amieology), Brian Ugorowski and all the students who supported the performance + Samuel England for an engaging class in the Middle Eastern Studies department, and Julia Rottmeyer, Thomas Kasdorf, Nathan Le James in the Music department.
Learn more about the project at lauraelkeslassy.com
Photos by Harry Browne (@weathergageproductions )
Join us in wishing violinist extraordinaire and Art2Action’s Music Director Eylem Basaldi a very happy birthday!!! 🎻✨ Eylem’s artistry and leadership continue to inspire our community and elevate every stage she touches. May this year bring new compositions, bold collaborations, and standing ovations around the world!
Festive photos of our incredible DRONE music ensemble from this summer’s Joyce Award-supported workshop production, commissioned and presented by the Arab American National Museum at Detroit Public Theatre. 📸 Final photo by Houssam Mchaimech
Back home..
flashbacks..
All these energies that music bring together will stay with me.
As I look at these pictures, I’ll remember that after rain always comes the sun, and that will help me carry on with what I have to accomplish now in the coming days..
الله المعين #غالية_بنعلي #الأرواح_التي_لا_ينقطع_وصلها
Inspired by the island of Qeshm, this is the third version of my piece, and one that feels especially close to my heart.
In the middle of the track, make sure to listen to Eylem Basaldi’s beautiful improvisation, our first collaboration together.
I’m truly grateful to create this music with such amazing friends and great musicians: Edward Perez, Connor Kent, and Mehrpouya Daneshvar. Their artistry helped this piece find its best form. 🎶✨
این قطعه را با الهام از جزیرهٔ زیبای قشم ساختم و این سومین نسخهای است که با شما به اشتراک میگذارم.
در اواسط قطعه، حتماً به بداههنوازی زیبای ایلِم باسالدی گوش دهید؛ این اولین همکاری ما با یکدیگر است.
و سپاس از دوستان بینظیرم ادوارد پرز، کانر کِنت و مهرپویا دانشور که به اجرای این قطعه به بهترین شکل کمک کردند. 🎶✨
Part of the @farhangfoundation San Francisco Art & Cultural Series program
Qeshm
Composed by: Ehsan Matoori
Bass: Edward Perez
Drums: connor Kent
Clarinet: Mehrpouya Daneshvar
Violin: Eylem Basaldi
San Francisco - Oct 12, 2025
Special thanks to @rezakhan@arashr0d and @kamrankavoosi
#qeshm #ehsanmatoori #edwardperez #eylembasaldi #connorkent #mehrpouyadaneshvar #voicesunveiled
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