#offendumtour

These photos were taken at @stanford in #PaloAlto a few nights ago — much love to all the beautiful people who came out to support. 🤍 Thank you for the hospitality @stanfordlive, let’s bring the full #LittleSyria show to campus soon! 🎙️ Catch me performing alongside @ronniemalley again this Sunday in Chicago at @epiphanyarts201! 🙌🏼 #OffendumTour. // 📸 Michael Spencer https://www.instagram.com/p/CoK_jEIu8Tf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Some #OffendumTour dates for my 7abayeb in Amreeka comin up 🤌🏼 Jan 28 — Palo Alto, CA (Stanford Live) Feb 5 — Chicago, IL (Epiphany Center) March 1 — Atlanta, GA (Emory University) March 3 — Chapel Hill, NC (UNC) March 17 — DC (Georgetown University) More Chicago, NY & LA dates coming soon! For bookings: [email protected] 🪬 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnwwsr_OVB6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

24 hrs in #Seattle. 🕊 Thank you @super_uw & @seattleusjp & @ronniemalley & @mamnoonrestaurant & @gabrielteodros & @meklitmusic & @gary.payton.20 🤲🏼 #OffendumTour. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdWf-7IOV9H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Stay classy Sham Diego.” 🌴 #OffendumTour. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcMWzkgOkEO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We’re coming to #SanDiego! ✈️ Very excited to announce 3 special concert events this Thursday + Friday + Saturday alongside my brother, the #Oud virtuoso @ronniemalley. 🎙 1) At @sdsu in collaboration @sdsusjp 🇵🇸 from 5:30pm - 7pm @ Smith Recital Hall … 2) At @balboapark’s @centrocultural @ 8pm (#ArabAmericanStudies Conference begins @ 6:30pm) … 3) And lastly, a very special youth program in collaboration w/ @majdalcenter at @legacycreativeartsstudio from 2-4pm insha’Allah 🙏🏼 Please pull up & spread the word fam. Y’all know how much I miss #SoCal — I will likely be hugging every palm tree I see. 🌴 #OffendumTour. https://www.instagram.com/p/CbaqjUiuOj0/?utm_medium=tumblr

So my @sxswedu performance event was cancelled last week (along with all my gigs for the foreseeable future) ... but thanks to the good people of @qfintl & some wonderful professors / friends at @utaustintx I was able to make one last stop on the #OffendumTour. ✨🎙✨ I spoke to students at Burnet Middle School & Austin High school on Wednesday who’ve been studying #Arabic & nurturing their curiosities about #Arab history / culture thanks to a remarkable teacher named Courtney ... I then guest lectured in two classes at the University of #Texas on Thursday (Intro to Music in World Cultures & History of the Modern Middle East), which ultimately turned out to be the last classes of the semester for these brilliant students. I watched as young people took in this heavy news & I was instantly reminded of my days at UVA when we were watching the horrors of 9/11 unfold. The sudden realization that nothing would ever really be the same again was all too familiar — albeit a very different set of circumstances. We thankfully ended the evening with one final gathering / concert where I was able to share some of the new music I’ve been working on & savor the cathartic / life-affirming feeling of performing for an engaged audience one last time before lockdown ... Not sure if / when the next gig will take place but I wanted to thank all those who organized / attended a couple nights ago & welcomed me in their classes this week. I’m thankfully now back home in LA with the family trying to figure out what the next steps will be for us (I’m sure many artists / gig economy workers are in the same boat & I’m sending you all #solidarity / #love). Be as positive as you can around your families — especially children. Remember to smile. Remember to be as empathetic & compassionate & present as you can with those you love. Be open to the messages Mother Earth is sending us at this pivotal moment in human history. Find contentment in the simple pleasures of life & family. Call you your parents & check on your neighbors. We are literally ALL in this together for once. Stay safe, sane & sanitary beloveds. One day at a time. 🤲🏼 #Sinsyrianly — #OmarOffendum. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9t70zJB1as/?igshid=1t8k6eeb7t2x4

So I’m performing at #LincolnParkHighSchool in #Chicago on Monday & I think one of their students just made my favorite show flyer ever ... 1000 shukr Aliya Segura! ♥️ #OffendumTour. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5ovcwUhQm_/?igshid=wbp3lu467kml

Literally a “packed house” at Sunday’s #CulturalMajlis event in #Georgetown! 🙌🏼 1000 shukr to Professor @sultanalqassemi for the gracious invitation — what a beautifully intimate way to share my work & reflect on the inspiration behind many of the poems / songs I’ve written over the last two decades. Being in my old stomping grounds brought back a lot of memories, both bitter & sweet; all of which I’m of still grateful for ... Much love to everyone in attendance & best of luck to our beloved brother Sultan with the next chapter in Boston / Cambridge! 🧿 #HometownLove. #SinsyrianlyYours. #OffendumTour. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5YVV2lhfvA/?igshid=1xhz2efoudzlk