The National · September 2025
Season of Arabic culture coming to the heart of London
“An evening of traditional Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian folk songs.”Read the article
Songs from the Levant, reimagined.
Live at Bishopsgate Institute · London · 26 September 2025
Watch
A first film from the night.
One full performance from Songs from the Levant, with the remastered concert sound.
Live
New dates, announced first.
15 Aug 2026
Fundraiser for Lebanon
All proceeds go to Barzakh برزخ — feeding displaced communities in Lebanon.
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One night at Bishopsgate.
On 26 September 2025, Sura and her band filled Bishopsgate Institute for Songs from the Levant — reinterpreted Arabic folk tunes and original compositions, carried into jazz, funk and soul.
- Venue
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Date
- 26 September 2025
- Arrangements
- Ziad Hisham
- Season
- A Season of Arabic Culture
- Presented by
- MARSM UK & City of London Corporation
Stills · 26.09.2025
The room, the light, the song.
About
Between memory, tradition and reinvention.
Sura is a Lebanese singer and songwriter based in London, reimagining music from the Levant through a contemporary lens. Trained in opera and having performed as a vocalist in several Beirut bands, she turned to Arabic music after relocating to London — and her live work has moved between memory, tradition and reinvention ever since.
Her performances bring together reinterpreted songs from the Levant and original compositions, in contemporary arrangements shaped by Arabic music, jazz, funk and soul.
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Lullaby — Together For Palestine
A reimagined Palestinian lullaby with English lyrics by Peter Gabriel — Sura sings alongside Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Leigh-Anne, Mabel and more. Released December 2025 in aid of Palestinian-led relief organisations.
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed · Interview
سُرى عبده: أكتشف العربية في صوتي
“I discover Arabic in my voice.” — SuraRead the interview