Ebadi Al-Johar entertains his audience... and the oud is the master of the evening

The artist, Abadi Al-Johar, opened the first Gulf concerts within the “Riyadh Season” activities, with a concert that achieved great public success, hosted by the “Mohammed Abdo Arena” theater, in an evening titled “An artistic session with the octopus of the oud.”

Al-Johar presented his audience with an exceptional musical journey, combining the masterpieces of his works and his creativity on the oud instrument, accompanied by a musical band led by Maestro Amir Abdel Majeed, in a night filled with authenticity and sadness.

The program witnessed the presentation of a group of his most prominent songs, including: “Dakhoon,” “Whoever Asks What He Gets Lost,” “All the Insulators,” “O Dark Ones,” “What’s wrong with you,” “The sideburns of my journey,” “I got her hand,” “He is no longer coming,” “Half Solutions,” “Mirrors,” “I Saw the Illusion,” “That Evening,” “Whatever Happened,” and “You Come Back.” Fine,” and “weak point.”

The evening concluded with the song “They Said You See,” which Al-Jawhar performed in the “duet” style with the participation of the artist Natasha, who had opened the artistic session with a singing section that included a group of her works, including: “Crowd,” “My Feeling,” “Al-Gharam,” “Downie,” “The Hawa Returned,” “A Big Party,” “Don’t Deviate,” “Ayoh Al-Jadaa Al-Iskandarani,” and “Shayesh.” “It is written for me,” and “Yemeni seal.”

Natasha expressed her pride in this participation, praising the continuous support and encouragement she receives from “Oud Octopus,” noting that this is the second “duet” that brings them together.

Natasha also thanked the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority, Counselor Turki Al-Sheikh, expressing her great happiness with her first participation in the season’s activities, and standing on a stage bearing the name “Arab Artist” in front of the Saudi audience.

In press statements on the sidelines of the ceremony, Al-Jawhar attributed the secret of his continued success to “the quality of the work he presents that respects the listener’s ear, mind and conscience,” expressing his pride in the continuous participation in all sessions of the season since its inception, and revealing his passion for acquiring rare recordings, including a very old CD of the song “Min Ghir Layi” by the late musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab, which he had previously re-performed with his voice on a previous honorary occasion for “Musician Generations.

This exceptional artistic evening comes within the seventh edition of the “Riyadh Season,” which continues to provide diverse entertainment and cultural experiences that attract the most prominent artistic figures in the Arab world.