About Habib Yammine
Percussionist and ethnomusicologist Habib Yammine, was born and brought up in a family whose members loved Zajal - poetry in Lebanese dialect. He now teaches in various musical and educational institutes including Paris University VIII and the Cité de la Musique. He is the leader-conductor of the Al-Adwar Ensemble, created in 1991 together with singer Aïcha Redouane, and now specialising in the art of the Middle Eastern Maqam. Their work has brought
