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Join Salaam Festival for a heartfelt and huge evening of remembrance through rhythms.

Experience the spiritual and human connection as we welcome Hāmza Bouzhār, Maryām Al-Säeīd and headliner Büşra Kayıkçı. We promise an evening to inspire us through the passion of their voices and melodies to open, reflect and remember. 

Headline Artist – Büşra Kayıkçı
Playing for the first time in Manchester, Büşra Kayıkçı is an outstanding interdisciplinary artist seeks to forge a unique voice at the intersection of music, space, and visuals. Since her debut recording, Eskizler (2019), she has consistently sought to expand her sonic palette, further developing her sound in the album Places (2024) and most recently in the EP project Weaving (2025).
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Born and raised in Istanbul, the composer and pianist Büşra Kayıkçı has an artistic foundation deeply rooted in a diverse range of disciplines. While devoted to piano since the age of nine, she also pursued ballet and attended art school on the weekends, fostering a multifaceted creative sensibility. Her academic background in interior architecture and environmental design at university further informs her unique approach to music, where structure and fluidity intertwine.

Hāmza Bouzhār
Hamza is a Moroccan artist, Sufi singer and composer, the recipient of numerous individual and collective awards for his music in Morocco. The foundation of Hamza’s musical career began through singing in schools and local festivals.

Maryām Al-Säeīd
Maryam is a poet and pharmacist with an MA in Creative Writing from MMU, mentored by Andrew McMillan and Carol Ann Duffy. She leads healing and writing workshops blending spirituality and mindfulness to inspire women to live their truth. With poems published in Echo and performances at WOW Festival and Qisetna, she celebrates the transformative power of words.