Raul Midón and Alex Cuba in Abu Dhabi

An evening of soul, jazz, and Latin pop sounds with two dazzling singer-songwriters and instrumentalists, Raul Midón and Alex Cuba. Enjoy an outdoor concert of solo and collaborative sets.

Alex Cuba’s sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks, and powerful guitar riffs relinquish a conventional stereotype that exemplifies much of the Latin music landscape. The winner of the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and multiple Latin Grammys, his musical evolution for years was all about searching for the simplicity and soul in Cuban music – taking apart the complex arrangements, mixing it with North American influences, adopting the melodic simplicity of pop music, looking to Cuban folk traditions for inspiration.

Raul Midón is a Grammy-nominated contemporary singer/songwriter whose impassioned acoustic guitar playing -- which traverses pop, jazz, soul, urban, cumbia, and flamenco -- has garnered as much attention as his smooth singing and sophisticated writing. Blind since birth, Midón is known for his signature combination of silky voice and percussive guitar. His breezy style has endeared him to jazz and pop audiences and his sweet, silky tenor delivery and poignant, emotional phrasing have been influenced by everyone from Bill Withers and Michael Franks to Donny Hathaway and D'Angelo.

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all patrons.

See below the guidelines for attending events at The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi.

● Entry to the NYUAD Campus is through either the West or East Parking or the Welcome Center.
● As per current Department of Culture and Tourism guidelines, in order to attend a performance and enter campus patrons are requested to present their Al Hosn Green Pass for entry. To maintain a Green Pass the tests are every 30 days. UAE citizens and residents, who are fully vaccinated and boosted (if eligible), can maintain a green pass by receiving a PCR every 30 days. Or have an official exemption from vaccination or booster a receive a PCR test every 7 days
● Entry for events should be based on Al Hosn Green pass in full. Vaccinated children below age 16 have an automatic green pass. Unvaccinated children are required to have a negative PCR to obtain a green pass (based on Al Hosn's timings). NYUAD will follow the Al Hosn green pass timings in this case. 16+ guests follow the Al Hosn green pass in full.

Exceptions to this are as follows:-

○ For the un-vaccinated (ages 13+), present a negative PCR test result not more than 7 days old with a valid Al Hosn Green Pass.
○ Visitors to the UAE who are fully vaccinated (booster not required) are permitted to enter with a 30-day PCR. Visitors who are unvaccinated will be permitted to enter with a 7-day PCR

● Patrons will be required to present a valid ticket to an event at The Arts Center upon entry to the campus, either through parking or through the welcome center.
● The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) has announced that beginning Wednesday, September 28, the wearing of face masks will no longer be required in most indoor public places, including campus buildings. Current regulations requiring masks indoors remain in effect until then.
● Although the mask requirement has been lifted, members of our community who choose to wear masks may continue to do so. Please be considerate and mindful that this is an individual’s choice and is welcome in our community. Nobody should be asked to remove their mask or made to feel uncomfortable if they choose to wear one.

Your cooperation with the above requirements for the health and safety of all is greatly appreciated.

For access and wheelchair bookings please email nyuad.boxoffice@nyu.edu