Oud player Hadi Eldebek is a musician and cultural entrepreneur based in New York City. Hadi is the artistic director of The Brooklyn Nomads, a cross-cultural band rooted in Arabic music traditions, as well as the co-founder of startups grantPA — a tool for artists to find grants and other opportunities — and Circle World Arts — a platform to learn about the world arts. His TED talk, discussing the importance of funding the arts and artists, has gone viral with more than 1.3 million views. Here, we interview Hadi about his projects, inspiration, work with Silkroad, and more!

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