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What We Offer
What We Offer
Concerts
Concerts
Our live sets blend original compositions with fresh interpretations of traditional Middle Eastern pieces. Performances run 45–90 minutes and centre on the full ensemble’s dynamic, improvisational energy. Every show invites the audience into the experience with interactive moments, shared grooves, and communal atmosphere included.
Makam Salam can perform as a tight 6-piece core band or expand into a 12–15-member ensemble for a full collaborative showcase. Larger formats feature multiple acclaimed vocalists, rich vocal harmonies, and a wide sonic palette that blends jazz, orchestral colours and contemporary Middle Eastern textures.
Workshops
Workshops
We offer a range of participatory workshops tailored for festivals, communities and organizations. These include:
Circle Singing and multilingual harmony sessions
Music-as-healing spaces focused on peacebuilding and processing grief
Maqam–Jazz Fusion masterclass designed for musicians looking to expand their vocabulary.
Shared Talks by peace-building activists from the region and musicians
And many more.
▿ Workshop Details
▿ Workshop Details
WORKSHOP 1: COLLECTIVE SINGING & CIRCLE SINGING
WORKSHOP 1: COLLECTIVE SINGING & CIRCLE SINGING
Duration: 20–90 minutes
Capacity: 20–50 participants
Level: All levels
Description
A guided introduction to circle singing and multilingual harmony. Participants explore vocal traditions from Arab, Jewish and Mediterranean cultures, focusing on collective sound-making rather than individual virtuosity. A warm, grounding, communal experience.
What You’ll Learn
• Circle singing patterns (no musical background needed)
• Creating multilingual harmonies
• How collective voice builds safety and connection
• Breath and grounding practices using sound
• Songs from Arab, Hebrew, Turkish, Kurdish and Mediterranean traditions
Who It’s For
Open to anyone wanting to experience the power of shared voice. Ideal for festivals, community groups, schools and organizations focused on connection, creativity and wellbeing.
WORKSHOP 2: MUSIC FOR HEALING, GRIEF, AND PEACEBUILDING
WORKSHOP 2: MUSIC FOR HEALING, GRIEF, AND PEACEBUILDING
Duration: 45–90 minutes
Capacity: 10–50 participants
Focus: Healing & Dialogue
Description
A reflective workshop using music, storytelling and gentle sound meditation to explore how creative expression supports grief, emotional processing and cross-cultural understanding. Rooted in Makam Salam’s lived experience of collaboration across borders, this session offers a compassionate space for shared humanity.
What You’ll Learn
• How music and vibration support emotional processing
• Collective grief practices
• Stories from artists working across conflict
• Grounding and somatic sound-based techniques
• Tools for holding complexity, nuance and hope
Who It’s For
Anyone drawn to the healing power of music. Suitable for general audiences, community organisers, activists, educators, and those working in conflict-affected or polarised environments.
Workshop Environment
A trauma-informed, respectful space. Sharing is optional; participants engage only at their comfort level.
WORKSHOP 3: MAQAM–JAZZ FUSION MASTERCLASS
WORKSHOP 3: MAQAM–JAZZ FUSION MASTERCLASS
Duration: 120 minutes
Capacity: 10–50 participants
Level: Musical background required
Description
An in-depth masterclass on the meeting point between maqam (Middle Eastern modal systems) and jazz improvisation. Participants learn to navigate modal frameworks, blend traditions and innovate collaboratively.
What You’ll Learn
• Core maqam modes (Rast, Bayati, Hijaz, Saba)
• Techniques for melodic improvisation within modal structure
• How to bridge traditional and contemporary approaches
• Cross-cultural improvisation strategies
• A practical toolkit to apply immediately to your playing
Who It’s For
Intermediate–advanced musicians or students looking to expand their improvisation vocabulary and explore cross-cultural fusion while honouring ancestral traditions.
Instruments
All instruments welcome — melody, rhythm and voice. Participants should bring their own instruments.
Community Jams and Impact
Community Jams and Impact
A central part of our work happens offstage. We host regular community jam sessions that bring together musicians and audience members from across cultures, borders and often polarized backgrounds. These gatherings create a space to play, improvise, talk and genuinely meet each other — a grassroots bridge-building practice that has become one of our most meaningful forms of impact.
Alongside this, we regularly partner with humanitarian initiatives, support fundraising efforts and use shared artistry to foster real dialogue and understanding.
Our concerts usually fundraise for a given pressing humanitarian cause needed in the region - from humanitarian aid to Palestinian families to helping peace-building organizations, amplifying the impact by both fundraising directly and increasing awareness.
✉️ CONTACT: makam.salam.shalom@gmail.com
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