Friday 22 July 2011 7.30pm Barbican Hall, London

Featuring El Tanbura, Azza Balbaa, Mustafa Said & Ramy Essam Tickets £12.50 / £15 / £20 / £25

Between January 25th and February 11th, Cairo’s Tahrir Square turned into a cross between Woodstock and a giant soapbox. Music and poetry played a crucial role in breaking the ice and melting the fear of tyrannical decades.

The Barbican Hall in London celebrates people power in the Arab world with an exceptional line-up of artists, all of whom helped to create the soundtrack to Egypt’s revolution.

Part of Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture. Presented by the Mayor of London. Sponsored by HSBC