Tarabband enchants audience with Arab Music From Sweden

Within the activities of the spring festival held at Al-Shaheed Park, Nadin Al-Khaldi; a Swedish artist of Iraqi origin, recently led her music band, Tarabband’s performance was were warmly received by the audience and played several songs she had composed herself inspired by stories about wars, refugees sufferings and passions. The band also played a piece called Sakkara expressing Al-Khaldi’s love for Egypt.

In addition, the band performed a Dabka dance and a song about a Libyan girl who died off Libyan shores while attempting to flee the war. The concert concluded with a piece played by Gabriel Hermansson, Fredrik Gille, Dan Svensson, Filip Runesson and Romain Gabourg. Al-Khaldi had to flee Iraq over 18 years ago and live as a refugee in various countries until she settled in Sweden where she met her band members.