{"id":2692,"date":"2026-06-08T23:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shadyrabab.com\/?page_id=2692"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:42:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shadyrabab.com\/?page_id=2692","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2692\" class=\"elementor elementor-2692\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c099c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3c099c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9659a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9659a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/shadyrabab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EMI0795_ShadyRabab_\u00a9EmilieSaubestre_2-768x1152.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2701\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shadyrabab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EMI0795_ShadyRabab_\u00a9EmilieSaubestre_2-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/shadyrabab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EMI0795_ShadyRabab_\u00a9EmilieSaubestre_2-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/shadyrabab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EMI0795_ShadyRabab_\u00a9EmilieSaubestre_2-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/shadyrabab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EMI0795_ShadyRabab_\u00a9EmilieSaubestre_2-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/shadyrabab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EMI0795_ShadyRabab_\u00a9EmilieSaubestre_2-scaled.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc37173 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc37173\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e31d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7e31d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shady Rabab is an Egyptian-born, Toronto-based music producer, performer, and instrument maker whose work moves between the ancient and the unseen. Rooted in Arabic musical traditions and shaped by a deep connection to material and memory, his practice transforms discarded objects into living instruments, carrying sound, story, and spirit.<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the heart of his work is \u201cFarida,\u201d a four-string electric instrument built from recycled materials. Named after the Arabic word for \u201cunique,\u201d Farida holds a warm, resonant voice that echoes both heritage and experimentation. Through it, Shady creates soundscapes that feel ritualistic, blending organic tonalities with immersive electronic textures.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His performances are not only musical but experiential, spaces where rhythm, movement, and energy dissolve the boundary between artist and audience. Using wireless systems, he moves freely, inviting people into a shared moment that feels both grounded and otherworldly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the stage, Shady is the co-founder of the Garbage Music Project, an initiative that empowers communities to build instruments from waste, transforming discarded materials into tools of expression and awareness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now based in Toronto, he is expanding his practice within the Canadian music scene, carrying forward a vision where sound becomes a bridge between past, present, and possibility.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dac226 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6dac226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875d470 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"875d470\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81e5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a81e5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ae2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lucille-contact-form\" data-id=\"b1ae2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lucille-contact-form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"lc_swp_boxed\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lucille_contactform vc_lc_contactform\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<form class=\"lucille_contactform\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"contactform_fields\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"comment-form-author vc_lc_element lucille_cf_entry\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Name\" name=\"contactName\" id=\"contactName\" class=\"lucille_cf_input required requiredField contactNameInput\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lucille_cf_error\">Please enter your name<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"comment-form-email vc_lc_element lucille_cf_entry\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Email\" name=\"email\" id=\"contactemail\" class=\"lucille_cf_input required requiredField email\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lucille_cf_error\">Please enter a correct email address<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"comment-form-url vc_lc_element lucille_cf_entry\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Phone\" name=\"phone\" id=\"phone\" class=\"lucille_cf_input\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"comment-form-comment vc_lc_element lucille_cf_entry\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"comments\" placeholder=\"Message\" id=\"commentsText\" rows=\"10\" cols=\"30\" class=\"lucille_cf_input required requiredField contactMessageInput\"><\/textarea>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lucille_cf_error\">Please enter a message<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"captcha_error lucille_cf_error\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"error\">Incorrect reCaptcha. 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