ABOUT AL QAHWA

The group name Al Qahwa is Arabic for “the coffee house”. It was inspired by the coffee house culture in the Middle East where people would go to hear the latest news, music, poetry and stories. The repertoire began with traditional songs from Syria, Egypt and Iraq. Then the group started adding original repertoire by members of the band.

Al Qahwa’s new recording “Weyn Allah” adds Waleed Abdulhamid (bass, vocals) and Lauren Barnett (sax, b.up vocals) to the core group. It was made with support from The Toronto Arts Council and The Ontario Arts Council. It was released in June 2023 followed by a Canadian tour with the 6 piece ensemble. “Weyn Allah” was nominated for FMO’s ACTRA RACS award for best recording artists; and CFMA’s “Oliver Schroer’s Pushing The Boundaries” award. In 2024, Al Qahwa was invited to showcase at Circulart 2024 Music Conference in Medellin, Colombia sponsored by Sunfest, Capacoa and The Canadian Embassy.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Beverly Kreller
Publicist | SPEAK Music
bev@speak-music.com | 416-922-3620

Al Qahwa would like to acknowledge support from the Ontario Arts Council Market Development grant, which gave them support to showcase and attend Circulart 2024 in Medellín, Colombia. 

To order and buy physical CDs, or to buy Al Qahwa CDs or tracks digitally, go to:
alqahwa.bandcamp.com

To contact the group or for bookings send an email to
Marilyn@mgam.com  (MGAM)

To support Al Qahwa, please donate to their tip jar at this link:
https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=L5HED3CL9JHHL

Or click the yellow donate button below:

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