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The show will weave live bellydance with TAYF headlining their classic repertoire and some fresh pieces. TAYF brings fresh voices and ideas to the musical tradition of maqam. Combining musicians from the SWANA region and beyond, the group expands the standard repertoire while maintaining a connection to its ensemble members’ roots, delivering an innovative and spacious sound. The first set features more traditional music, focusing on the spirit of tarab—musical ecstasy. The second set, dedicated to the pioneering composer Ziyad Rahbani, pays homage to his impact on Arab music and takes us into a more modern approach. The Arabic word TAYF evades a singular definition: spectrum, queer, light, ephemeral. The ensemble leans into every interpretation, merging the traditions of maqam with commitments to an expansive future. Founded in May 2024 by musician and audio engineer C Mikhail, TAYF boasts nostalgic and fresh sound from across the SWANA region. 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We're curating sets across the diaspora to bring you a sweet close to a hot hot summer. Line-up drops the first week of September RSVP for free to keep up on what's going down with BIYA BIYA & Friends at Solidarity Triangle (intersection of Milwaukee/Kimball/Diversey Avenues). Show: 7:00 PM Jam: 8:30 PM ON SOLIDARITY TRIANGLE Solidarity Triangle is owned by the Chicago Department of Transportation and managed by the Milwaukee Avenue Alliance and the Logan Square Chamber of Commerce. Learn more here. ☔️ Rain plan: Solidarity Studios (3323 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60641) https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/get-your-creative-life-in-order monthly 0.5 2025-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/7c3c3836-9643-4fd1-a6c4-7d6e8193dc81/Get+your+creative+life+in+order+%282048+x+652+px%29.png Events - Get Your Creative Life in Order: A Salon and Zine Workshop in partnership with Arts + Public Life - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/biya-biya-diaspora-mending-party-hot-girls-zine-guides monthly 0.5 2026-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/67568595-fb06-4f47-85d4-3c33ce4561da/Mending+Party+web+%281%29.png Events - BIYA BIYA: Mending Party - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/biya-biya-diaspora-duos-shruthi-hasani-rosalba-jack-sundstrom monthly 0.5 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/28098b19-444b-4e00-8fce-029da17ef27b/Diaspora+Duos+web+%281%29.png Events - BIYA BIYA: Diaspora Duos Live Music Show - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/biya-biya-queer-muslim-mixer monthly 0.5 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/4914ab37-beb6-4ea8-b09b-7bf152de6eb0/Queer+Muslim+Mixer+banner.png Events - BIYA BIYA: Queer Muslim Mixer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/biya-biya-dabke-kathak-dance-workshop monthly 0.5 2025-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/68b56057-99ee-4dde-9d92-0687a81310dd/Dabke+x+Kathak+web+banner.png Events - BIYA BIYA: Dabke x Kathak Dance Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/2025/6/10/hundreds-and-hundreds-of-stars-reading monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/92663e8d-2f3c-4cbd-b8f1-003fc9a834ff/hundreds+flyer.jpg Events - TimeLine presents a reading of HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF STARS by Sandra Delgado - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/e563f9d3-4343-4fc0-9b99-63404597d99b/hundreds.jpg Events - TimeLine presents a reading of HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF STARS by Sandra Delgado - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/biya-biya-tatreez-workshop-chicago monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/538ce011-646e-48c4-b168-469afa27395b/Tatreez+Workshop+web.png Events - BIYA BIYA: Tatreez Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/2025/5/27/biya-biya-maqam-workshop-chicago-reckless-darling-c-mikhail monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/991f9750-9ae7-41d6-955c-144369aeb3cc/Maqam+Workshop+web+banner Events - BIYA BIYA: Maqam Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/2025/5/27/biya-biya-calligraphy-workshop-chicago monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/27a8daaa-126d-4b6e-bc21-f40360b8aa27/Calligraphy.png Events - BIYA BIYA: Calligraphy Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/2025/5/27/biya-biya-zine-workshop-chicago monthly 0.5 2025-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/248113cc-a12d-479a-8fb7-c670d39d7a53/Copy+of+Open+Music+Mic+%26+Jam+%282048+x+652+px%29.png Events - BIYA BIYA: Zine-Making Workshop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yasminzacaria.com/events/2025/5/31/biya-biya-open-music-mic-jam-chicago monthly 0.5 2025-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/ffc8d769-5338-4c51-aa1f-f3c313ee46a7/Open+Music+Mic+%26+Jam+Header.png Events - BIYA BIYA: Open Music Mic &amp; 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Transcripts included. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1498771805561-7L0A3AB5ZEG5Z2KESCFJ/image-asset.jpeg Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1494907442036-KMXS5WNXY787RZ5ZIUIA/image-asset.jpeg Overview Follow our journey here via Kickstarter, where we raised 150% of our fundraising goal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1513269846121-7XFSYOWQ5S3U16YSVOAY/Carl+and+Barbra+Ellis Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1498772155072-M4EZICZPCZD9OZT773ZE/image-asset.jpeg Overview Film Premiere at the Chicago History Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1513269968245-98HKC09NXKGQYYIU49AG/rich+pic.jpg Overview https://www.yasminzacaria.com/writing daily 0.75 2025-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1745863569769-G0F5HCLGOJURYQZKOA96/Copy+of+Pillowman.png Arts + Culture + Public History - Building a SWANA ecosystem on dance floors and beyond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1751437845867-9DFE5ZWSBHYSK9A4EE3A/1+%283%29.png Arts + Culture + Public History - Pacific Gets Specific: Life in the Details at New-Play Fest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1743815887581-89T0FXHMJB8WMT7U4YOP/Pillowman.png Arts + Culture + Public History - Chicago Embraces The Pillowman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1743051952850-GPUHMQ7QF19UT55MQF5V/Screenshot+2025-03-27+at+12.05.23+AM.png Arts + Culture + Public History - Raven Theatre Revisits Sam Shepard’s ‘A Lie Of The Mind’ Through Immigrant Lens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1738701525823-0J41FCQNVL8CVQQQ5O39/Untitled+design+%2817%29.png Arts + Culture + Public History - From Tehran to Tehrangeles Michael Shayan sings, dances, and jokes his way through his maman’s journey in Avaaz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1728932612669-O2DHF434CGN2Z2FPDIG7/SK+ITT+%281%29.png Arts + Culture + Public History - 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The Understudy Opens a New Chapter for Chicago Bookstores The Understudy Opens a New Chapter for Chicago Bookstores https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1628108581541-OAIPKS1T74VIR2NCQOAT/The-Ridiculous-Darkness-1.jpg Arts + Culture + Public History - Overworked, Underpaid, Unheard: Chicago Theatre Freelancers Speak Out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1571889550379-2GTNM3N0CSBBP1YV9KIU/at_nov19_LotteryDayPro_04.jpg Arts + Culture + Public History - A City Divided A City Divided: How Chicago’s theatre scene reflects its legacy of racism—and what can be done to fight it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1637763229417-8TXP21JQT3Y9C89IVIH5/maddie-williams_jeopardy.jpg Arts + Culture + Public History - A Dramaturg on ‘Jeopardy’ and a Dream Come True Last month Madison Mae Williams, a dramaturg with a focus on new plays, did the field proud in a national TV appearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1607990758298-ZZBRNZSTI7PWY4YZL24B/in-the-heights_porchlight-theatre.jpg Arts + Culture + Public History - One Way to Stop Whitewashing: It’s Got to Be Taught Too often, comfort with culturally inappropriate casting starts in educational settings—precisely the places these practices should be interrogated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1607990723038-DDXZXB13Y3MZBDR8IXB9/HEADER_theater_programs.jpg Arts + Culture + Public History - How Theater Programs Are Adjusting to Online Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1637763725602-DMKU6D5K1UDCTZCV97VH/1.-LOC-Florencia-Ana-Mari%CC%81a-Marti%CC%81nez-photo-Cory-Weaver-scaled.jpg Arts + Culture + Public History - Riverboat romance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1607998517118-SBK83BQUAGOBR0VUL85D/SUGA.jpg Arts + Culture + Public History - Travis Coe performs his personal solo work with rigorous grace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1637763909177-XDQG9TWRBPAN1Y8HMKZY/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-2.45.43-PM-e1612380708855.png Arts + Culture + Public History - ‘The Nourish Project’ does just that https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1607998522272-6O8FW7OXPWRV38W7MI3K/alabaster.jpg Arts + Culture + Public History - ‘Alabaster’ Navigates the Hard and Soft Aches of Love and Grief Shrewd Productions' staging of Audrey Cephaly's complex and funny play pushes us to embrace grief https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1607998514974-TV50XGSCDFVYPF34U6T5/Single_Black_Female.Photo_by_Dave_Hawks.jpg Arts + Culture + Public History - Lisa B. 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Dramaturgs' Network Invisible Diaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1565470570706-17DRNW3WRT9KYUWIY6Z0/55b875_ea3e0dc9c88b4e5e9202db2d3c216b10_mv2.gif Arts + Culture + Public History - Fierce Femmes with Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel https://www.yasminzacaria.com/masalachat daily 0.75 2019-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1513293697124-TJX44GNJ52FHARY7CGA8/image-asset.jpeg Overview https://www.yasminzacaria.com/vl-voices daily 0.75 2017-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1513192481892-V508JCI2JU6HTPIH6ZM9/V%26LV_Banner.png ... https://www.yasminzacaria.com/cinderella-the-remix daily 0.75 2019-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1513291739274-Y79KFBMZZM5X8CBCJ2Z9/cindy+turg+note.jpg dramaturgy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1513292466628-CZJ9M5CCZJARMZCLHJ35/Screenshot+%2899%29.jpg dramaturgy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1495550133782-ZY2XOUFCX0HAY9O3M5W2/Screenshot+%2898%29.png dramaturgy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1513292336826-74X6L93H8QAI593JEX2I/afro+girl.png dramaturgy https://www.yasminzacaria.com/revs daily 0.75 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1543796268705-ZPM056L6MR2KC5P99GID/revs+pamphlet.png dramaturgy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1543796470237-TUAN47TB5CPKBN3B9OS3/revs+dramaturgy+display.jpg dramaturgy https://www.yasminzacaria.com/dramaturgy daily 0.75 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1716344947610-N4LBRYDDMUWUWTLCUT0S/Screenshot+2024-05-21+212855.png new play + civic + ethno-drama - "English" at the Goodman Theatre (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1679523941396-58B2L567XNAG7VBVMFHN/2223_Layalina_900x600_PDP.jpg new play + civic + ethno-drama - "Layalina" at the Goodman Theatre (2022/2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1586554471829-S0FD0YC42TXDBC8WE3NT/goodfriday+%281%29.jpg new play + civic + ethno-drama - "good friday" at New Manifest Theatre "good friday" at New Manifest Theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1546028918035-XH0NPHWV7NP0E2FGL721/HTPAL.jpg new play + civic + ethno-drama - "How to Pick a Lock" at RhinoFest, Prop Thtr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1546028924770-5NNCFCYBZ12KMLRGTD4G/revs+%281%29.jpg new play + civic + ethno-drama - "The Revolutionists" at Strawdog Theatre Company "The Revolutionists" at Strawdog Theatre Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1546028921735-7JZXCHBDMANWM0TZZ9VQ/Mothers%2B8MAY18-45.jpg new play + civic + ethno-drama - "Mothers" at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, New Play Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1565153592352-22XK7NT5JM4Q7EBZDKK3/Missed+Connections_logo.jpg new play + civic + ethno-drama - Missed Connections A staged reading produced by Wayward Sisters Theatre Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1565153728404-GFY75U74Q52XDMYC4UUR/Still+Here_logo.jpg new play + civic + ethno-drama - Still/Here: Manifesting Joy and Survival Free Street Theater’s 50th Anniversary show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1565153843831-27CBFGNDS5G7Z9SRK7IY/Too+Heavy.jpg new play + civic + ethno-drama - Too Heavy for Your Pocket TimeLine Theater Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1743052467268-30NEK6HZCHK4MZQP8KKT/Screenshot+2025-03-27+at+12.14.13+AM.png new play + civic + ethno-drama - First Annual Love, NYC Dramaturgs Celebration (February 2025) A Symposium and Reception Celebrating Artistic Collaboration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1628110054599-LCQQFHHJLQW87OLDHIHV/tcg+dreamers.png new play + civic + ethno-drama - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/56bd1730-b1bb-4654-9510-1dba2dec7f82/ITT+TAYF+%282840+x+1152+px%29.png <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763774993497-JEW4T4I5DW5JDQS8R8T1/DSC09215.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763774995450-HDW4MY2FEOPFQXOQ0UHE/DSC09263.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763775021135-0FO1LWJJYZCYKH2C8QH1/DSC09651+%281%29.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763774995623-8MQWYXY8NYEVXO4DPENU/DSC09388+%281%29.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763775153913-NUH6DCGZG33GRLYI5TAX/DSC09628.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763775120226-UHJPLXOOYH198T8E2FSX/DSC09590.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763775246913-NOTGORD1KQL16QL5R947/DSC09699.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763774997396-KZZTPXPHW4CSQJASEF32/DSC09540+%282%29.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763775242732-LCVXOBCOFC18Y9I2HKQP/DSC09453.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763774990678-91CLWO3K6NJSHHUVXMVF/DSC00124.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/1763774989542-HWWQZ0I98PPRPG8O4NPH/DSC09025+%281%29.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/72466a64-4b20-4d41-a4db-fa9fd34644e7/IMG_1808+-+Sham+Abyad.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - Sham Abyad Sham Abyad is a Syrian-American vocalist. For Sham, music is more than just a passion, it’s a refuge and a way to connect deeply with herself and others. Her voice carries the depth of her diverse cultural and emotional experiences. She has performed with the Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, the Chicago Immigrant Orchestra, and other ensembles, but being part of TAYF is especially close to her heart. She feels grateful for this path, for the music, and for the chance to have crossed paths with such extraordinary individuals, each of whom she deeply loves and cherishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/ca0b0efa-d2b6-485e-b5f2-d97d14284875/RAR_5090+-+Aliah+Ajamoughli+%281%29.jpeg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - Dr. Aliah Ajamoughli, PhD Dr. Aliah Ajamoughli, PhD is a Syrian American ethnomusicologist, cellist and educator. Her musical style intertwines seemingly two opposing worlds: the folk tunes of her fatherland Syria with medleys of her Alabama upbringing. This blending of bluegrass and maqam sounds the necessity of revolution, joy, and hope across global systems of oppression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/01090876-ccc3-4aec-a599-557b76bfddf0/Darwish+with+flute+2+-+low+res+-+credit+C+Mikhail+-+P+D.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - Phaedra Darwish Phaedra Darwish has been a musician since she started taking lessons at the age of 6 from her mother. She holds a degree in music (primary: saxophone and voice) and is grateful to have traveled the world because of it. She was brought into the world of Arabic music through studying and performing the art of raqs sharqi, and she feels music and dance are wonderful ways to share her heritage as a Lebanese-American. She plays with many Chicago groups which celebrate the SWANA region such as Surabhi Ensemble, Rocambu Jazz, the Middle East Music Ensemble at University of Chicago, and Music & Dance of the Mediterranean. Being a member of TAYF feels like coming home, and she is grateful to make music with such wonderful people https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/c5bb6dc5-106f-4561-824a-ccdd0ee77064/DSC06306+-+C+Mikhail+%282%29.jpeg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - C Mikhail C Mikhail (they/them) is an Assyrian-German-American musician and audio engineer based in Chicago. With a speciality in the Arab music tradition of maqam, they have become a coveted bassist in ensembles across the city like the Chicago Immigrant Orchestra, Sumoud Collective, and the Middle East Music Ensemble of UChicago. C also plays electric bass in the indie band Oyeme. Known for the founding of the queer maqam ensemble TAYF in 2024, they are a proponent of creating opportunities for musicians of the SWANA diaspora. Learn more at cmikhail.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/32884fa8-577f-4cee-b2a0-7dcd1d25c34b/DSC03002+-+Karl+El+Sokhn.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - Karl El Sokhn Karl El Sokhn, aka Reckless Darling, is a Lebanese multi-instrumentalist. His approach to musical performances is fluid, open-minded and versatile. Reckless Darling takes pride in his language and heritage and his compositions seamlessly blend maqam theory with Western composition. Hitting the scene with an opening show of 650 attendees at the Irish American Heritage Center, Reckless Darling continues to participate in numerous projects in the Chicago music scene. He is the drummer for the Chicago Reader’s best emerging band of 2024, Billy Joel Jr.; the guitarist for the Middle East Music Ensemble, and the riq, guitar player and singer for TAYF. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/464a5b07-f9ae-46c6-a961-4f3cb1b15907/DSC06298+%283%29.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - Shayna Silverstein Dr. Shayna Silverstein is a Chinese-Jewish-American musician and professor at Northwestern University. Since her first encounters with SWANA musical cultures while living and gigging in NYC some twenty years ago, she began to study maqam and folk music. Shayna played violin with the Middle East Music Ensemble at the University of Chicago (2003-2012), learned oud and researched dabke in Syria, and attended the Arabic Music Retreat directed by Simon Shaheen. In addition to playing SWANA music, she also plays with the Lakeview Orchestra. Find out more about Shayna's music and scholarship at shaynasilverstein.com. Shayna appreciates how each member of TAYF brings their own musical sensibility to the intimate arrangements, and cherishes the experience of offering fresh, contemporary SWANA repertoire for Chicagoans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/eeb74bed-aa6e-4832-a5a3-57db4d0c9d74/DSC06270+%282%29.jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - Kai Samih Movagh Kai Samih Movagh is a musician and visual artist from the Chicago area whose primary instrument is drums and percussion. Kai has experience playing in a diverse area of musical acts of different genres including jazz, rock, r&b, metal, and folk music from the SWANA region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/5c26c0e4-f822-4259-8d23-c2e149ffe4bb/DSC08304+-+Y.+O..jpg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - Yasmeen Yasmeen is Arab-Hispanic-American and grew up loving raqs sharqi, or belly dance. After finding Phaedra Darwish's classes and deciding to study raqs sharqi formally in 2021, she quickly became dedicated to honoring this art and professionally reclaiming SWANA dance. She values joy and authenticity and hopes to bring that to every performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/a9281d26-0028-4f5b-823b-c6580db173e7/phaedra.jpeg <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - Phaedra Darwish Coming from a background in instrumental and vocal music and musical theatre, Phaedra Darwish was mesmerized by Arabic dance and music after studying different types of dance from around the world. She feels that these art forms are beautiful ways to share the culture of her heritage. She has been performing and teaching workshops and classes in Chicago and throughout the US for the past 14 years, as well as producing and taking part in cultural events, community fundraisers, and dance festivals as both a musician and dancer. Learn more at bellydancebyphaedra.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/6686524c-de1e-4db9-90be-a3bef06cda50/Untitled+design+%2825%29.png <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ziad Rahbani Tribute concert</p> - CBS News Chicago TAYF Founder C Mikhail and BIYA BIYA Founder Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel speak on the Ziad Rahbani Tribute Concert and the power of cultural preservation. Watch the segment here! https://www.yasminzacaria.com/yalda-night-life daily 0.75 2025-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/91b87f45-5fd7-4156-b7eb-3a6721c07954/Allison+-+LINE-UPP+%282%29.png Yalda Night Life - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/a465e2dc-5639-4d60-b058-5d1ad540c400/Reader+Nom+25.png Yalda Night Life - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/e3fbd8e4-e3f7-4d4a-856b-d440ac9d5ec2/farnaz.png Yalda Night Life - Farnaz Khosh-Sirat Farnaz Khosh-Sirat is an Iranian artist whose voice is a sanctuary she carries within. Rooted in classical Iranian singing, she traces memory, longing, and what is quietly hoped for. In performance, she leans into the delicate thresholds of being human, letting tenderness, ache, and devotion rise. Her work creates spaces of reflection and presence—small worlds where sound becomes remembrance, inviting listeners into shared intimacy and quiet contemplation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/c1ab8df0-338b-49d4-80aa-3aa8d453891d/TAYF.png Yalda Night Life - TAYF TAYF is a queer-fronted maqam ensemble that steeps their set in music focusing on the spirit of tarab—musical ecstasy. Their contemporary arrangements of music in the maqam tradition are lovingly swirled with jazz and pop stylings. Featuring: C Mikhail (they/them) is an Assyrian-German-American musician and audio engineer based in Chicago. With a speciality in the Arab music tradition of maqam, they have become a coveted bassist in ensembles across the city like the Chicago Immigrant Orchestra, Sumoud Collective, and the Middle East Music Ensemble of UChicago. Dr. Aliah Ajamoughli, PhD is a Syrian American ethnomusicologist, cellist and educator. Her musical style intertwines seemingly two opposing worlds: the folk tunes of her fatherland Syria with medleys of her Alabama upbringing. This blending of bluegrass and maqam sounds the necessity of revolution, joy, and hope across global systems of oppression. Kai Samih Movagh is a musician and visual artist from the Chicago area whose primary instrument is drums and percussion. Kai has experience playing in a diverse area of musical acts of different genres including jazz, rock, r&b, metal, and folk music from the SWANA region. Pouyan is a practicing physician whose artistic life is centered on singing. As an amateur tenor, he has performed with the Ordibehesht Choir and the Tehran Symphony Orchestra Choir in Iran. He now sings with the University of Chicago Middle Eastern Music Ensemble Choir, where he blends his passion for vocal performance with a desire to preserve and share Middle Eastern musical traditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/c453b6c3-cda1-4e14-a825-87ea54443d2e/Yasmeen.png Yalda Night Life - Yasmeen Yasmeen is Arab Hispanic American and grew up loving raqs sharqi, or bellydance. After finding Phaedra's classes and deciding to study raqs sharqi formally in 2021, she quickly became dedicated to honoring this art and professionally reclaiming SWANA dance. She values joy and authenticity and hopes to bring that to every performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58b9e06aa5790a1de0b613f3/7c53f902-5242-45d5-be0e-dad88d952636/flyer+%282%29.png Yalda Night Life Gigi Sa3id is a local artist & disc jockey with a deep reverence for the dancefloor. Her club mixes prioritize movement, often focusing on deep house & garage. Her background as a musician spanning several disparate subcultures has armed her with a library that is both encyclopedic and bizarre - indicative of a lifetime of devotion to music. Ilham Mae is originally from Amsterdam with deep roots in North Africa and Chicago. She ropes together a sonic wrap around the world. A. Parssi is a Chicago based artist + DJ. Parssi got their start as a DJ at their college radio station in Rochester, NY. After moving to Chicago in 2017, Parssi expanded their radio involvement by joining CHIRP Radio. As a former Music Co-Director and DJ, recontextualizing music and bringing in new voices to the airwaves drove their work. In March 2023 they started Shokoufeh, a DJ night that focuses on SWANA music from across genres and decades. Since then, they’ve brought this night to Podlasie, Sleeping Village, The California Clipper, and other venues across the city.