Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival 2018

From December 6 to 9, Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival returned for its 6th edition. The four day event, held in four different venues, celebrated musical innovation and diversity with an exceptional line-up. Uniting local and international acts, the musical genres covered an array of genres from classical Arabic music to jazz, contemporary international music, and electronic acts. Next to headliner and Lebanese indie-music pioneer Tania Saleh, a total of eleven acts performed: Palestinian oud player Basel Zayed, Egyptian alternative music trio Lekhfa, Norwegian jazz trio GURLS, Tunisian artist Imed Alibi, Javier Díez Ena from Spain, Lebanese electro-acoustic duo Two or The Dragon, Egyptian musician Baskot Lel Baltageyya, Sig & Erik Truffaz, Kinematik, and Liliane Chela.