Toronto Palestine Film Festival

TPFF Closing Night: Jam Session with Hala Ayyad and Murshed Khalid

Expired September 30, 2020 3:59 AM
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Co-presented by Sitti Soap

Help us celebrate our closing night and join us for a jam session with Toronto-based singers Hala Ayyad and Murshed Khalid featuring your favourite Arabic songs.


This performance will also feature bassist Rocky Haddad, percussionist Naghmeh Farahmand, pianist Johnny Bahri, guitarist Edward Tarzi, violinist Eddy Suleiman and Majd Sukar on clarinet.


Hala Ayyad is a Canadian-Palestinian singer based in Toronto. She has always had a profound appreciation for Arabic music of different genres, and believes that music is truly the best form of expression no matter the dialect or genre.


Murshed Khalid is a Toronto-based artist who sings mainly sufi and Classical Arabic music among others. He’s a member of the Canadian Arabic orchestra choir and he founded in 2019 his own music ensemble, Hikaya Project.