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Gaida

Gaida is a vocalist and composer working at the intersection of the New York Arab and improvised music scenes. Her compositions draw at once on classical Arabic song, Syrian folk traditions, and free improvisations that expand on traditional Arabic maqams (modes) to produce an original and highly personal style marked by great emotional intensity. An acclaimed singer from an early age, Gaida was born in Germany and raised in Damascus. Later she lived in Kuwait, Paris, and Detroit, where she received classical voice training at Wayne State University. Now settled in New York, Gaida works with leading music artists such as Amir ElSaffar, Brahim Fribgane, Tareq Abboushi, Zafer Tawil, and Rufus Cappadocia

Gaida's Debut Album "Levantine Indulgence" Arrives March 21

February 23, 2010

Translating Ecstasy from Syria to the Blues: Gaida's Secret Passion is Revealed For Gaida, morning in Damascus meant melodies: waking to the sound of her father's radio while he shaved, the predawn intertwining calls to prayer bursting from mosques across the world's longest-inhabited city. Strains of Umm Kulthum and Fairouz rose from radios and stores as ...

Levantine Indulgence

By Gaida

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009

Arabic Classics at Alwan: An Evening with Anwar Diab Agha & Gaida

June 2, 2009

Gaida & Anwar Diab Agha with Faisal Zedan SATURDAY JUNE 6 AT 9:00 PM This performance marks the world premiere collaboration between the Syrian master oudist/violinist and composer, Anwar Diab Agha and rising star vocalist Gaida. They will perform the classics from the Arab world that people know and love, including songs of Oum ...