TPFF 2023 Presents: Faraj Suleiman Live in Toronto

This is a public event, and anybody is invited to attend. However, to meet up with Ex-Muslims of Toronto at the event, you will need to go through screening.

TPFF is thrilled to kick-off its 16th annual festival with the internationally-acclaimed Palestinian composer Faraj Suleiman.

For the first time in Canada, Faraj will perform hits from “Better than Berlin” and his latest album “Upright Biano”, with lyrics written by Majd Kayyal, composed and sung by Suleiman — melodies and stories of Palestinian strangled dreams in the city of Haifa, musical images of love, frustration, and migration, in the shadow of colonialism and gentrification.

Join us on September 28th at The Opera House. Don't miss out on the magic that is Faraj Suleiman. #TPFF2023

“These are songs of nostalgia to a city we have never left, songs about getting lost in streets we know by heart”.

Faraj’s music is strongly influenced by Arabic/Eastern melodies and rhythms. He often incorporates those scales and modalities in his compositions. In addition to being inspired by his Arabic culture, he is also influenced by Jazz traditions. As an Arab musician/pianist trained in classical music, he constantly searches for new forms of expression to equally appeal to his "Eastern" and "Western" listeners.