Episode 5 - Chicago Immigrant Orchestra

Oud player Wanees Zarour and guitar player Fareed Haque discuss the reformed Chicago Immigrant Orchestra, which represents a wide range of Chicago's immigrant community. The Orchestra feature musicians from the Far East, Western Europe, Africa and the Americas. The ensemble weaves all of the diverse musical traditions from the wide-spread homelands into warm, rich, ever-so-beautiful textures of newness and familiarity.