About the event
Discover global sounds where tradition meets bold modern energy.
- Discover new global sounds as artists who bridge modern approaches with traditional roots come together.
Three bands, two stages:
Three bands, two stages:
- Sami Galbi (Switzerland and Morocco): A high-energy multi-instrumentalist blending North African Raï and Chaâbi with the raw analog textures of Swiss electronic and urban club culture. (7pm on The East Plaza, standing/general admission)
- Bombino (Niger): The "Sultan of Shred" and desert blues icon fusing hypnotic Tuareg rhythms with raw rock-and-roll energy. (8:15pm in The Red Theater, reserved seating)
- Ibibio Sound Machine (UK): A genre-defying afro-futurist collective blending West African rhythms, electronic textures, disco, post-punk, and global club energy. (9:30pm on The East Plaza, standing/general admission)
Getting there
The Red Theater, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi
NYU Abu Dhabi A6 Arts & Humanities Bldg - Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hwy - Al Saadiyat Island - Saadiyat Marina District - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
