faris ishaq
faris ishaq
📅 Date: 6 May 2026
🕰️ Time: doors open 7pm
📍 Location: OSLO Hackney (London, E8 1JB)
👤 Ages: 18+
46% funded
Palestinian multi-instrumentalist and composer Faris Ishaq charts unexplored territories utilising percussion and the Nay, an ancient Middle Eastern flute dating back to 5000 B.C.
timings
7pm: doors open
7.30pm: recommended latest arrival
8pm: Faris Ishaq's set starts
9.20pm: estimated finish time
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faris ishaq
Palestinian Nay master, percussionist, and composer Faris Ishaq charts unexplored territories with the Nay, an ancient Middle Eastern flute dating back to 5000 B.C. Rooted in his Palestinian heritage, Faris celebrates its cultural legacy in today’s modern musical landscape.
For this one-off performance in London, Bethlehem-born Faris presents Jasad. Arabic for Body, the project draws from the breath-centred essence of the Nay, one of the oldest flutes still in use, with deep Palestinian and Middle Eastern roots (ca. 5000 B.C.). Made of reed cane, without a mouthpiece or mechanics, the Nay responds solely to the player’s breath and intention, becoming an extension of the human body and a mirror to its soul.
In a distinctive setup, he simultaneously performs the Nay alongside a leg-mounted frame drum and foot percussion. Faris fuses Palestinian Tashbib—a percussive, improvisational Nay style—with the rhythmic footwork of Palestinian Dabke dance. Having danced Dabke professionally, he translates its patterns onto the leg-mounted frame drum, shaping Jasad into an embodied expression of Palestinian breath and culture.
oslo hackney
OSLO is one of London's iconic grassroots gig venues. The first of its type to open in the area, it's based in the redeveloped Victorian ticket office of the former Hackney railway station.
They've hosted Mumford and Sons, Dua Lipa, and Alabama Shakes, but noisenights were the first classical shows to take over this unique space. We're returning again after four years of sold out shows.
tickets
Rewards: standing tickets to noisenight239 on Wednesday 6 May 2026 at OSLO Hackney, London. First-come, first-served for the best views. Doors open at 7pm.
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