Join us for a remarkable live performance featuring the Yemeni pianist, Saber Bamatraf, whose moving compositions draw from his deep personal experiences as a war refugee from Yemen now residing in Scotland. Saber will be accompanied by the talented Phil Westwell (uilleann pipes, flute and whistle) and Katherine Campbell (cello).

This unique concert will showcase a repertoire that not only reflects Saber’s journey through the adversities of war but also his transformative path towards hope and resilience. The musical evening promises to be a soul-stirring exploration of the themes that are as universal as they are personal.

Following the performance, you will have the exclusive opportunity to participate in a Q&A session with Saber Bamatraf himself and a panel of music and war experts with Dr Consuelo Martino (University of Edinburgh), Dr Francesca Modini (University of Warwick) and Dr Morag Grant (University of Edinburgh). This discussion will delve deeper into the role of music and art in coping with and understanding the complexities of war and forced displacement.

Collaboration with The Other as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Other is an extraordinary hour of music and images from a pool of eight musicians and a visual artist, some whom have an experience of forced displacement and migration, from Scotland, Chile, Iran, Brazil, and Yemen. The event is part of Made in Scotland Showcase.

Collaboration with The Other as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Other is an extraordinary hour of music and images from a pool of eight musicians and a visual artist, some whom have an experience of forced displacement and migration, from Scotland, Chile, Iran, Brazil, and Yemen.

Collaboration with The Other as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Other is an extraordinary hour of music and images from a pool of eight musicians and a visual artist, some whom have an experience of forced displacement and migration, from Scotland, Chile, Iran, Brazil, and Yemen.

A solo piano performance by Saber Bamatraf on the third day of the international residencies conference by Res Artis, hosted by ACME Studios in partnership with University College London.

As part of the Southside Symphony, Saber premiers his music composition "Hadhrami Nights" which was written in 2018. This event is part of Art27scotland's Festival of Migration, the Southside Symphony features musical fusion of many different cultural heritages. Hadhrami Nights” was inspired by Hadhrami folklore. The melodic pattern of the prelude is based on the Bedouin and tribal melodies - commonly known as Zamel - used during improvised poetic exchanges in ceremonies and occasions. It is believed that these primitive melodies have been sung since ancient times. The evening will include a keynote speech by the special guest the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights, Alexandra Xanthaki.

Saber Bamatraf will be featured at the upcoming Yemeni Song Day event, alongside the incredible Yemeni singer حسين محب - Hussain Moheb. Saber will be accompanied by the wonderfull cellist Juliette Lemoine

As part of Art27's Firsthand Fringe shows, Saber Came to Tea is an entertaining short play with original music and magic that tells the story of one young woman's defiant stand against the constraining social norms of her family. A young Yemeni couple risk their family and their lives to be together. Devised with award-winning Yemeni artists-in-exile Shatha Altowai and her composer and husband Saber Bamatraf together with Palestinian poet Ghazi Hussein and writer/director Robert Rae. In Arabic with English subtitles with breakfast included.

Performers include singer-songwriter and national treasure Rab Noakes; songwriter and producer Becci Wallace; musician and activist Calum Baird; poet and former refugee and political prisoner Ghazi Hussein;Yemeni Musician Saber Bamatraf; and spoken word artist Iona Lee. Hosted by the incomparable Susan Morrison.

Event by The Scottish Council on Global Affairs in the Bute Room of the Museum.

Saber Bamatraf will perform accompanied by Phil Westwell (uilleann piper and flutist) and Katherine Campbell (cellist) as part of PeaceRep and the Global Justice Academy's exhibition launch 'Art as a Tool of Peace', which presents a series of works by young artists from regions of Syria and Yemen whose lives are affected by ongoing conflicts. The event will begin with introductory remarks by Yemeni artist Shatha Altowai and PeaceRep researcher Dr Juline Beaujouan.

An evening of music, performance, visual art and conversation with Yemeni artists Shatha Altowai and Saber Bamatraf.

Saber will release his second album "Embrace from Edinburgh" at The White Canvas exhibition where his partner artist Shatha Altowai presents her Family series. This project comes under their fellowship awards from the IIE-Artist Protection Fund, which are hosted at IASH, University of Edinburgh.