“The sky itself darkens in sorrow when an artist leaves this world behind. The winds howl through the vacancy he has left in this edifice we artists have built, and are always building together, brick by brick, wherever we might find ourselves.” Masrah al-Madina founder Nidal Ashkar has composed a tribute to Bassam Saba. An eloquent advocate of Arabic music, the Lebanese performer and educator had cultivated a successful career ...