Sama’an Ashrawi, "Baba Was a Rolling Stone"

Friday, November 6, 2026 - 5pm

More than anything, Baba Was a Rolling Stone is a music book. Hundreds of songs and artists are referenced within its pages. This book contains more than 20 hours of music, over 300 songs and artists referenced, spanning a great many genres and eras and locations. Whittling it down to just one hour was a tremendous challenge, but the best kind of challenge. This deep love for music that I possess is a reflection of my parents’ love for each other and of their love for music. This book is also about traveling, searching, for a place to belong. Sometimes we find that sense of belonging in music. In a sound that feels like home, in a lyric that references the place we’re from, or the place we wish to be; sometimes those places are one and the same. So join me on this journey, on this search, for a place to land. — Sama’an Ashrawi




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