“Sam Shalabi is a composer, guitarist and oud player who makes Arabic classical music, provocative postpunk, squally free jazz and panglobal folk music – all at once. Cleverly, however, he manages to glue these genres together in such a way that the final result doesn’t resemble any of them. Born in Libya to Egyptian parents, Shalabi was five when his family moved to Canada and he has been a leadin”
