"Interview with Octave’s Drummer, Hrag" by Husam Alhasasneh

Banner photo: Octave performing at Jadal for Culture and Knowledge in downtown Amman, September 7th, 2023. Photo credit: Alhasasneh, 2023.

My second week in Jordan, I was introduced to my host brother, Hrag, who told me he was the drummer for a band and invited me to see a show they had that weekend, at Jadal for Knowledge and Culture, a café in downtown Amman. This concert was my introduction to the Amman music scene, and my introduction to Octave (IG: octaveband.jo).

Husam Alhasasneh attends the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and participated on the fall 2023 Area and Arabic Language Program in Amman, Jordan.