Praising the Beloved: An Evening with Mesut Kurtis

Devotional music concert by Mesut Kurtis, flagship event of the Cambridge Festival of Islamic Arts, blending traditional and contemporary Islamic vocal traditions.

Mesut Kurtis performs an evening of Islamic devotional music as the flagship concert of the Cambridge Festival of Islamic Arts, supported by Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London. His repertoire spans devotional songs, ilahis and vocal traditions from Türkiye, the Balkans and the wider Muslim world, combining traditional forms with contemporary arrangements. The programme centres on themes of love, praise and devotion, drawing on multiple languages and musical traditions to explore devotional music as a shared space of remembrance and reflection.