Abdul Salam Kheir
oud and voice
Abdul Salam Kheir studied music at the Lebanese Conservatoire, specialising in Mouwashahat (classical Arab song) as a singer and oud player. There he also focused on composing in various musical idioms, which has enabled him to travel all over the world performing and promoting Arab music - in live concerts and with ensembles of many nationalities.
Apart from his unique partnership with lutenist David Miller, Abdul Salam enjoys a number of other collaborations with musicians from different cultures. He has arranged songs for Led Zeppelin, which he performed in a live concert on GMT, he was involved in the composition of the soundtrack of the French Film Marie de Nazareth and he has taken part in a Channel 5 Documentary about Andalusian music with the Spanish singer Clara Sanabras.
He has worked with the renowned flamenco guitarist Juan Martin and his group, and recorded with them Musica Alhambra, a CD exploring Flamenco, Arab, Moorish, Indian gipsy and Sephardic music. This programme was also performed live during several tours throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Algeria, Oman and Turkey.
For some years Abdul Salam has enjoyed working with Ex Cathedra in Birmingham, sharing the stage with them in concerts of Christian and Islamic music, as well as working as a vocal tutor for their Junior Academy. Most recently, in 2009, he appeared with Ex Cathedra in Birmingham Town Hall, performing Sufi chant alongside Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms sung in Hebrew and an English setting of the Mass by Catholic composer James MacMillan.
As a performer and teacher of Arab singing and oud playing, Abdul Salam has a longstanding association with Dartington International Summer School, and as a composer, he has written songs for many of today’s famous Arab singers, including Sabah. He has appeared in many festivals throughout the UK, including the English Heritage Festival in Cheswick, and the Llangollen Festival in Wales, where he performed for their Royal Highnesses Prince Charles and Prince Mohammed of Saudi Arabia.
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