MAKAM SALAM | Concert for Peace Music, Not War | Donate

Support Makam Salam: A Middle-Eastern Collective Concert for Just Peace

Join us in making an unforgettable night of music, unity, and connection possible. This is the first collaboration in London bringing together Palestinian, Israeli, and Middle Eastern artists and activists for an evening dedicated to peace, coexistence, and mutual understanding, and standing against war, violence, oppression and hatred. We are here to create understanding and peace - starting here with us.

About the Event

This concert unites renowned musicians and peace advocates in calling for an end to violence, war, and oppression. Through music, personal stories, poetry, and interactive experiences, we’ll journey together toward inner peace and shared empathy, hoping to inspire ripples of peace that reach far beyond this night.

• Our Mission: We are here to build bridges towards peace — from within ourselves, between ourselves, and rippling out in the world. Standing together on the side of peace, empathy, and shared humanity, we call for an immediate ceasefire and hostage deal - and for a peaceful, just, and equal future for everyone in the holy land and beyond. We denounce aggression, hostility, and division, and instead cultivate peace as a way of life through empathy, understanding, and open dialogue, which we will facilitate through an artistic journey.
• Fundraising for Peacebuilding: All proceeds beyond costs will support peace-building organizations in the region: Standing Together and Women of the Sun, two remarkable charities working to build a just and peaceful future in the region.

Why We Need Your Help

To make this impactful event happen, we’re raising funds for essential costs such as venue hire, equipment rental, and travel for artists arriving from across Europe and even the Middle East. Every contribution, however small, will help bring this evening of peace and unity to life.

Where Your Donation Will Go:

• Venue Hire. Venues are costly in London.
• Equipment Rental and costs
• Artist Travel and Accommodation: Supporting artists and activists travelling from the Middle East and Europe, and even local artists necessary transportation costs related expenses.
• Vendors & event-related costs
• Artist compensation: We are here to do good, and we need to be fair to the professional artists too. The artists will split a nominal compensation for their (long and considerable) effort which went into this work.
• Charity Donations: All proceeds beyond the costs above will go directly to grassroots organizations dedicated to peacebuilding and social justice in the region: Women of the Sun and Standing Together.

Meet the Artists

We are thrilled to present an extraordinary lineup of artists volunteering for this cause:

• MIRA AWAD – Award-winning Arab-Israeli Musician & Peace Activist (Eurovision, Bobby McFerrin)
• Meera Eilabouni – Palestinian Musician & Peace Advocate
• Dunja Botic – Acclaimed Serbian-Greek Maqam Singer (Idirisi, WOMAD, BBC)
• Tal Sandman – The Sandman Project (Red Sea Jazz Festival)
• Tomer Eldor – Jewish-Israeli jazz pianist (London EFG Jazz Festival)
• Rayan El Husseini – Lebanese-French violinist and pianist
• Oliver Rutherford – Iranian-British percussionist
• Visual Art by Broken Fingaz – Israeli/Arab collective promoting peace through art
• And many more special guests

What to Expect on This Special Night

Live Performances: An unforgettable night of music blending regional sounds and original compositions. Hear the artists’ personal journeys, hopes, and dreams for peace.
Interactive Experiences: Engage in reflective meditations, spoken word, and audience participation, fostering a true sense of community.A Community of Peace Seekers: Connect with others committed to peace, coexistence, and justice, united in empathy and understanding.A Call to Action for Peace: Together, we’ll create Art & Peace—not war—sowing seeds of peace that start here and ripple outward.

Charities You’ll Be Supporting

Standing Together: A grassroots movement uniting Israelis and Palestinians against occupation, inequality, and discrimination. Standing Together is building a society of peace, social justice, and equality for all.

Women of the Sun: A Palestinian-led organization in Bethlehem working for non-violent solutions and community aid, in partnership with Women Wage Peace. Recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Women of the Sun promotes peaceful change in the region.

🙏 Help Us Make This Concert Possible

To make this night of peace and unity a reality, we need your support. Every donation—no matter the size—brings us closer to covering the event’s costs and advancing peacebuilding efforts in the Middle East.

Join us in creating a future of empathy, connection, and hope. Thank you for supporting peace.

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