Free seating with a mixture of floor cushions, chairs, and stools. If you have any specific seating requirements, please contact info@stonenest.org at time of booking.

Join us for a transformative evening of music, art, and connection at Makam Salam (מקום שלום | مقام السلام), a Concert for A Just Peace in the Middle East. This special event brings together a collective of renowned musicians and artists from across Palestine-Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the Middle East and beyond in a shared stand for peace, unity, and coexistence.

Through music, live art, stories and poems, we aim to create a space for empathy and understanding, breaking down divides and bringing our societies here closer and more open to connecting. Together, we stand for peace, understanding, connection and justice, and against violence, war, occupation, oppression, and hate. We gather tonight to bring more peace and understanding - first, within each of us in the room, between each other, and out into London and the world.

This is more than a concert—it’s a shared journey. The night blends soulful performances, interactive performances, audience singing, and live art projections by acclaimed artists collective Broken Fingaz, creating an immersive atmosphere to reflect and connect with ourselves and each other.
The evening will include contributions from grassroots peace activists, poets, and nonprofits working for peace, with personal stories of hope and resilience woven throughout the performances.

Featured Artists

Our collective of artists from Palestinian, Israeli, Iranian, Lebanese, Turkish, and other backgrounds spanning from the Middle East to the UK - features:

• Mira Awad – Voice
  (Award-winning, internationally acclaimed Artist & Peace Activist - Eurovision, Bobby McFerrin, Noa, Andrea Bocelli)
• Meera Eilabouni – Voice, Guitar
  (Women of the Sun & Women Wage Peace)
• Uzi Navon - Voice
• Tomer Eldor – Piano, Voice
• Rayan El Husseini – Violin, Voice
• Anthea Makzume - Voice
• Tal Sandman – Guitar
• Oliver Koroush Rutherford – Percussion
• David Mordechai - Percussion
• Daniel Gouly - Clarinet
• Twm Dylan, Yishai (Jesse) Eigen - Bass / Upright Bass

Guest performances by Daniel Sonabend and more surprise guests
Live Art by BROKEN FINGAZ (Saatchi Gallery)

With Joe Walton (VJ).

Peace-building Organizations and Activists

The evening will also feature peace-building activists from Standing Together, Ripples and more - sharing their stories, poems, and calls.

Fundraising for charity

The evening will be raising funds for a few peace-building organizations in the Middle East:

• Women of the Sun & Women Wage Peace - Nobel Prize-nominated peace-building organizations led by women from across Palestine and Israel
• Standing Together – a grassroots shared Israeli-Palestinian movement and organization for nonviolent resistance to the status quo building for coexistence and a peaceful, just and equal future for everyone throughout the land.

Our Call

Our shared collective of Palestinian-Israeli, Middle Eastern artists and allies are united in our call for peace and imagining an alternative peaceful, just, and equal reality. Right now, we are specifically calling for:

• An immediate ceasefire and hostage deal.
• An end to all violence, war, occupation, and oppression.
• Equal rights, safety, and freedom for everyone across the land.
• Peace, nonviolence & understanding as a way of life; liberation from labels and “sides”, open-mindedness and dialogue,, holding each other’s humanity, peace and love as our shared goal.

This is a night to imagine an alternative reality with collective liberation and peace permeating the Middle East and beyond — starting within ourselves and radiating outward into the world.

Comprehensive security measures, including bag checks, will be in place at the event. Please plan to arrive early to allow sufficient time for the security screening process.

Stone Nest is an arts organisation and performance venue in the heart of London's West End, bringing exceptional and experimental art to a wide audience. A hidden gem nestled amidst the bright lights of theatreland, it offers a platform for bold, visionary artists and a space where audiences can encounter an eclectic programme of contemporary performance.

Stone Nest is an old building and unfortunately cannot currently accommodate electric wheelchairs. We can accommodate manually operated wheelchairs via a temporary ramp; please let us know that you are a wheelchair user when booking and whether a Companion will be accompanying you, and we will arrange a Companion ticket for you.