Elias Lammam

Elias Lammam is one of the most highly regarded accordionists in Middle Eastern music

  • world-renowned accordionist and composer
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • highly acclaimed vocalist
  • master instructor of Classical Arabic Music

elias Lammam is an accomplished accordionist and composer. As a soloist, he toured with notable singers Rageb Alame, George Wasouf, Ghassan Saliba, Joseph Noumnoum and the well known Lebanese raqs sharqi artists Amani and Samara. Elias' compositions have been heard on Middle Eastern television dramas as well as on commercials for companies including Coca-Cola, Gillette, and Lipton Tea. He served as band leader for Escoba Nightclub in Dubai for 10 years and later taught music and managed a nightclub in Beirut, Lebanon until moving to the U.S. in 1999.

Elias Lammam teaches and performs regularly throughout the United States as a soloist and with the George Lammam Ensemble.
He is also a sought after instructor of classical and contemporary Arabic music, teory, and performance. He has taught Arabic music and theory at U.C. Berkeley
as well as at many other elite higher learning institutions throughout the world.

Elias also teaches regular private and group classes in the greater Bay Area. Additionally, he reconstructs accordions for the Eastern microtonal system.

  • Instrumental Instruction: accordion, oud, qanun, nay (arabic flute), and Arabic percussion
  • Vocal Coaching: repertoire, technique, and theory
  • Maqamat Theory (Arabic modal melodic theory and practice)
  • Arabic rhythms

Private lessons by appointment only.

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Weekly Class Schedule:

LOCATION COURSE TITLE
(Instructor approval required for enrollment.
Please call for additional information.)
DATE AND TIME
SANTA CRUZ
Contact instructor for current Santa Cruz schedule.
San Jose Classes held at:
Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley
Houge Park, Building 2,
3952 Twilight Drive
San Jose 95124
Arabic Music and Singing Classes, all instruments and levels welcome!
Adults and youths 16 years and up!
Cost: $30 /class.
$200 for full program (8 weeks).
$300 for both classes (music & singing)
To register, send payment via PayPal to hala@haladance.com
Please mention instrument and level.
Sundays 5:00 - 8:00 pm (starts March 20, 2011)
5:00-6:30pm-Musicians,
6:30-8:00pm-Singers.
Duration: March 20 - May 8, 2011
(8 weeks).
EAST BAY
Contact Elias for current SF EAST Bay Area schedule.
Ensemble Class Meeting Schedule and Location
Arabic Music Ensemble Class Sundays 10:00 a.m. - noon
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Upcoming Performances by Elias Lammam:



THE GEORGES LAMMAM ENSEMBLE in Concert
“TARAB NIGHTS”
An enchanting night of Arabic Music
Featuring Oriental accordion virtuoso
ELIAS LAMMAM

Saturday, March 19th, 2011
Social hour and Dinner starts at 6:30PM
Music/Tarab Night starts at 7:30PM
(Hor'dourves, light dinner and Tea provided)

Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley
3952 Twilight Drive, San Jose, CA 95124 (Building #2)
$20.00 per person

For more information: info@aaccsv.org or (408) 377-2722


MORE CLASSICAL ARABIC MUSIC IN CONCERT:

Naser Musa Performs in Sunnyvale

March 26th, 2011 at 8 pm in the Sunnyvale Theatre
550 E. Remington Drive
General admission tickets are $28.
Discount tickets for students and seniors are $22.

Naser Musa's show will feature music from many different Arab countries, including Egypt, Iraq and Jordan, performed on traditional Arabic instruments, along with stories about the traditions and cultures represented. Naser will be accompanied by Georges Lamman on violin, Elias Lammam on accordion, Loay Dahbour and Tony Lammam on percussion instruments, and by local belly dance instructor Alcina.
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Past Workshops by Elias Lammam:

LOCATION COURSE TITLE
DATE AND TIME
Lafayette Accordion Baladi Workshop: What, Why, and How to Play It!
A workshop for Arabic melody instruments and percussionists
Sunday
February 26, 2006
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Martinez Accordion Baladi: What, Why, and How to DANCE to it:
A Workshop for Dancers with Yosifah Rose
Wednesday
March 1, 2006,
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Elias is available for corporate events as well as private bookings
for performances, studio recordings, and instructional workshops.

Contact Elias Lammam

510-213-5169
www.eliaslammam.com

Available for purchase: Elias Lammam's CD - Selsebil

$15.00 plus tax and shipping


Elias Lammam - Selsebil Front Cover Elias Lammam - Selsebil Back Cover

Elias Lammam - Selsebil Credits


Elias Lammam - Selsebil Titles

Elias Lammam


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