Salma's Tribute to Ziad Rahbani

A jazz tribute evening at The Jazz Cafe in London, where Salma performs songs she made with Ziad Rahbani, backed by a band led by Ryan Naccour. Ziad Rahbani does not appear on stage.

Salma's Tribute to Ziad Rahbani is a jazz tribute to the work of Ziad Rahbani, who died in 2025, rather than a performance by Ziad himself. Salma returns to the stage with a band under musical director Ryan Naccour to play the material the two created together, along with Ziad's pieces that blend Arabic melodic writing with jazz and funk idioms.

Salma first came to Ziad's notice in Beirut in 1986, when he heard her sing and invited her into his studio. Their partnership produced Monodose, a 2001 album that drew on bossa nova and oriental jazz. The two last performed together at The Jazz Cafe in 2019, during Ziad's European tour and his London show that year.

The Jazz Cafe hosts concerts and shows in London. The evening suits listeners who follow Ziad Rahbani's music and the crossover between Arabic melody and jazz.