ANTOINE LAMMAM

Arabic Tablah

Antoine Lammam, was born in Beirut, Lebanon.
His musical career started early, where at the age of 8 he was given his first drum, an Egyptian Tabla.

Antoine’s passion and his huge talent was noted by his family, many of whom were themselves involved in the arts.

At the age of 14, Antoine moved to United Arab Emirates with his family, running away from the war in Lebanon, where he joined a local band at 16. He was encouraged to master his craft and studied under very famous Khalidji Conga master Jumah Ibrahim and famous Syrian bongos & Tambourine player Marwaan sherief. The move to United Arab Emirates and joining a number one band consisting of 20 members gave the young Antoine a rich insight into the cultural origins of Middle Eastern music mixed with the flavors of Indian and African Rhythms. In the mid of 1970’s, Antoine became the main drummer for famous Khalidji singer Abdullah bel-Kheir. But as Antoine began looking for new dimensions of percussive sounds, he found himself turning full circle into his first interest and his sensual passion for the Arabic Tambourine.

It wasn’t till late 1970’s, when Antoine met and studied with famous tambourine player Michael Baklouk.              

After that, Antoine became the main tambourine player in Dubai major radio station, where he enjoyed playing for famous artists; doing different contest shows, and recording for various top singers of that time.

Antoine immigrated to the U.S. when he was 20 to work on his degree in medicine. His mystical interest carried him away from medical school to Eastern philosophy and psychology. Antoine carries several healing degrees and resides in Santa Rosa, California.

 ٍAntoine had accompanied many famous singers in the USA, played at tons of major night clubs all over America, and taught Arabic rhythms and percussion theories and hands on practice at UC Berkeley(World Music from the Middle-East)  from 1991-2009. Antoine has also been on several CD’s like “Souk el Amir,” “Planet Passion,” “Melodic musing,” “Echoes of Silence,” and many, many more.

He is the brother of the famous violin player Georges Lammam, and the master accordion player Elias Lammam.

On the other hand, Antoine not only has amazed audiences by his live performances on stage but he also has written several songs, as well as several books of poetry. Antoine is a published poet. His books are “Confessions from Rain,” “Echoes of Silence,” “Together,” “Passion of the Renaissance,” and “For the Sake of a Woman.” 

You dance and your veil falls over the earth where millions of flowers grow carrying and breathing the scent of your skin. You dance and your veil dissolves inside me like the spring water of a river, taking me to places where time vanishes, where your lips and mine melt like honey reflecting all the beautiful red rays of the sun."
From Antoine’s book “Passion of the Renaissance.”