Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland at Teatro Basilica, November 18, 2026

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland play Teatro Basilica in Rome on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 21:00, with their first album as a duo, Eternal Life No End, released by the Canadian label Constellation. The theater is at Piazza di Porta San Giovanni 10, a few minutes' walk from San Giovanni station, where metro lines A and C meet. The concert is organized by Zen Arcade: on the presale circuit indicated by the organizers the ticket costs 22.37 euros, fees included, and the evening is for adults only. Teatro Basilica is a hall with 100 seats, and with only one date on the calendar it's best to buy your ticket early.

Moumneh is the mind behind Jerusalem In My Heart, the audiovisual project born between Beirut and Montréal. Oberland comes from Oiseaux-Tempête, the French project he is part of. Together they bring to Rome an album of trembling electronics and acoustic instruments, with the buzuk, the rababa, the clarinet and the saxophone, and with Moumneh's voice singing in Arabic. Below you'll find the album, the two musicians, the hall, the square and everything you need to plan the evening.

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland at Teatro Basilica at a glance

The concert by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 21:00 at Teatro Basilica, Piazza di Porta San Giovanni 10, with a single ticket price of 22.37 euros and no entry for anyone under 18.

Date and time

There is only one date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026. The organizers list doors at 21:00, which is also the start time of the evening. In a hall this size, arriving 15 minutes early is the wisest choice.

The ticket

The price published by the organizers is 22.37 euros, with fees already included. Tickets are nominal and are sold on the presale circuit indicated by Zen Arcade, which you can also reach through the channels of Teatro Basilica. For information about the hall, the theater answers at info@teatrobasilica.com.

Who organizes it

The evening is curated by Zen Arcade, which also handles ticket sales. Choosing a theater instead of a club says a lot about the kind of listening the concert calls for: seated, in silence, inside the sound.

Minimum age

The event is listed as adults only. If you've just turned 18, bring an ID: it may be requested at the entrance.

Eternal Life No End, the album coming to Rome

Eternal Life No End is the first studio album by the duo Moumneh and Oberland, released by Constellation on April 3, 2026, on vinyl, CD and digital, with a running time of 43 minutes and 31 seconds.

A long collaboration

The label's presentation describes it as the culmination of a long history of cross collaborations between the two musicians, and as a synthesis of their individual sensibilities and of the ones they share. So this isn't a chance meeting of two names on tour, but a project that matured over time and finds a complete form on the album.

The instruments

The album's sound mixes trembling electronics, made of vibrations and pulses, with acoustic instruments: the buzuk, the rababa, the clarinet and the saxophone. On top, Moumneh's voice, singing in Arabic. It's a balance between the warmth of hand-played instruments and the electric matter around them.

Anger and lament

Constellation presents the album as a record born of indignation and lament for the political present, which the label calls supremacist and genocidal. The Arabic subtitle accompanies the English title on the cover. If you're going to the concert, you should know this isn't ambient music: it's a protest album, built with the tools of experimental music.

The format

The 180-gram vinyl comes in a heavy cardboard jacket with an inner sleeve and includes a digital download code. The CD comes in a small gatefold cardboard sleeve. For collectors of Constellation releases, it's catalog number CST191.

What you'll hear at Teatro Basilica

At Teatro Basilica the duo presents the repertoire of Eternal Life No End live: electronics, acoustic instruments from the Levantine tradition, winds and singing in Arabic, in a hall with 100 seats.

A concert to hear seated

The music of Moumneh and Oberland is made of long durations, drones and layers that change slowly. In a club it would get lost in the noise of the bar. In a theater it becomes a focused listening experience. The hall at the Basilica, small and intimate, amplifies this: the sound reaches you from up close and the audience is part of the space.

The setlist

The setlist hasn't been published. It's reasonable to expect material from the album, but in live experimental music pieces are often transformed, stretched or merged together: if you know the album, you'll find references, not reproductions.

The length

The organizers haven't announced the length of the concert. The album runs a little over three quarters of an hour. An evening like this usually ends within an hour and a half of the start, but that figure isn't official.

Before you go

Our advice is to listen to the album at least once before the evening, ideally on headphones. You don't need to know it by heart: a sense of the texture of the sound is enough to get into the concert right away.

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Jerusalem In My Heart

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh is a musician and producer who lives in Montréal, founder of Jerusalem In My Heart, an audiovisual project active since 2005 between Beirut and Montréal, and co-owner of the recording studio Hotel2Tango.

A live project

Jerusalem In My Heart began as a live performance in which music and projected images carry the same weight. Working alongside Moumneh is the Montréal filmmaker Erin Weisgerber. Over the years Jérémie Regnier, Malena Szlam, Karl Lemieux and Charles-André Coderre have also been part of the project. Its roots are declared in the names of the two home cities, Beirut and Montréal.

The discography

Since 2013 Jerusalem In My Heart has released four studio albums on Constellation: Mo7it Al-Mo7it in 2013, If He Dies, If If If If If If in 2015, Daqa'iq Tudaiq in 2018 and Qalaq in 2021. In 2015 a shared album with the Canadian band Suuns also came out, released by Secretly Canadian.

Film

In 2016 Moumneh wrote six of the eight tracks on the soundtrack of Déserts, a film codirected by Charles-André Coderre. The link with images runs through all his work: Jerusalem In My Heart performances are meant to be seen as well as heard.

Hotel2Tango

Moumneh is also one of the owners of Hotel2Tango, the Montréal recording studio connected to the music scene around Constellation. His role as a producer explains the care for sound on his records: the electronics aren't an added effect, they're part of the writing.

The Utrecht festival

In 2017 Jerusalem In My Heart curated part of the program of Le Guess Who?, the Utrecht festival devoted to adventurous music from around the world. It's a sign of a recognized position on the international scene.

Frédéric D. Oberland and Oiseaux-Tempête

Frédéric D. Oberland is a French musician best known as a member of Oiseaux-Tempête, and in the duo with Moumneh he brings the winds, the string instruments and his experience in instrumental music.

A collaboration born on stage

Constellation speaks of a long history of cross collaborations between Oberland and Moumneh before this album. Eternal Life No End is their first studio album as a duo, and the Rome concert is part of the promotion for the release.

The sound

On the album, among buzuk, rababa, clarinet and saxophone, the acoustic contribution of the two intertwines with the electronics, according to the label's description. If you already know Oiseaux-Tempête, the concert is a chance to hear Oberland in a lineup stripped to the essentials, two musicians and their machines.

Where to learn more

For the full biographies of the two musicians, the reference is the album page on the Constellation website and the official channels of their respective projects. The Rome organizers haven't published an extended biography of Oberland.

Constellation, the Montréal label

Constellation is the independent Montréal label that has released the records of Jerusalem In My Heart since 2013 and released Eternal Life No End in April 2026.

A consistent catalog

In the label's catalog, the album by Moumneh and Oberland carries the number CST191. In autumn 2026 Constellation is offering preorders of, among others, releases by Bilal Nasser, Steve Bates, Courant Zéro, Light Conductor and Glissandro 70, plus a record by Lawrence Sammour, Sary Moussa and Abed Kobeissy.

An aesthetic

The label's vinyl editions are made with careful materials: heavy cardboard, printing on the reverse of the board, inner sleeves. If you buy records at the merch table, a Constellation release is also an object.

Teatro Basilica, the concert hall

Teatro Basilica is a hall with 100 red seats at Piazza di Porta San Giovanni 10, founded in 2019 and run by the collective Gruppo della Creta, with artistic direction by Alessandro Di Murro and Daniela Giovanetti and artistic consulting by Antonio Calenda.

A hall for experimental work

The Basilica's program is devoted to new Italian playwriting and to the latest generation of theater makers. Alongside the season there are the Basilica Lab workshops, the playwriting competition P.S. Pagina Seguente, the post-show talks of Pubblico Medium and the Spasmodica series. An experimental music concert in this hall fits its calling: a small space, an attentive audience, work outside the main circuits.

Minima, the eighth season

The theater's 2026-2027 season is called Minima and it's the hall's eighth. The presentation text claims the value of what is infinitesimal and endures, and declares the wish to deal with the smallest and best part of what we are. This autumn's program has included Andromaca. Il candore del cigno with Daniela Giovanetti and Frankenstein (History of Hate) by Motus.

100 seats

A hall with 100 seats changes the experience of a concert: the sound doesn't have to fill a large volume, and the details reach you intact. For the electronics of Moumneh and Oberland, made of vibrations and low frequencies, it's a favorable condition. The flip side is that seats sell out fast.

Contacts

Teatro Basilica answers at info@teatrobasilica.com and at a phone number active on weekdays, from 15:00 to 19:00, listed on the official website. The box office usually opens one hour before performances.

Piazza di Porta San Giovanni and the surroundings

Teatro Basilica looks onto the square between the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano and Porta San Giovanni, the gate in the Aurelian Walls opened at the wish of Pope Gregory XIII and inaugurated in 1574.

The gate of 1574

Porta San Giovanni is a large rusticated arch attributed to Giacomo Del Duca, or according to others to Giacomo Della Porta. More than a defensive gate it looks like the entrance to a villa: no towers, only the rustication and a bearded face on the keystone. It gave access to Via Campana, today Appia Nuova. The side arches were opened much later.

The Lateran

Coming out of the theater you have in front of you the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, the cathedral of Rome, and a little further the Holy Stairs. In the evening the lit facade is the natural backdrop for the wait before the concert.

Along the Walls

Following the Aurelian Walls east you reach Holy Cross in Jerusalem and then Porta Maggiore. The name of the basilica, for anyone going to hear a musician who named his project after Jerusalem, sounds like a coincidence of Roman topography.

How to get to Teatro Basilica for the concert

The metro is the easiest way to get to Teatro Basilica: San Giovanni station, served by lines A and C, is a few minutes' walk from Piazza di Porta San Giovanni.

By metro

Line A brings you from Termini, Piazza di Spagna, Ottaviano and the Cinecittà area. Line C comes from Pigneto, Centocelle and the eastern neighborhoods. Once out at San Giovanni you walk through the gate and you're on the theater's square.

By bus

San Giovanni is one of the city's major surface hubs, served by many lines. For the exact route from your address, use the journey planner of Rome's transit company, which accounts for evening detours.

By car

The square is busy and parking close to the theater, even on a weekday, isn't a given. If you come by car, allow a few minutes on foot. With the metro right there, that remains the best choice.

Getting back

A concert that starts at 21:00 on a Wednesday usually ends in time for the last metro runs. For the exact time of the last departure, check the ATAC website before you go out, especially if you need to change lines.

A curious fact about Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland at Teatro Basilica, November 18, 2026

The curious fact lies in the name of Moumneh's project, and in the venue of the concert. Jerusalem In My Heart: the project born between Beirut and Montréal carries a symbolic city in its title, and the Rome concert takes place on a square that for centuries was the destination of pilgrims headed to San Giovanni in Laterano, the cathedral of Rome. A few hundred meters away, along the Walls, stands Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, one of the basilicas that tradition links to the relics of the Passion brought to Rome from the Holy Land. So the name of Jerusalem is already written into the topography of the neighborhood.

The second curious fact concerns Moumneh's discography. The titles of his albums with Jerusalem In My Heart, like Mo7it Al-Mo7it, use a transliteration of Arabic with numbers in place of some letters the Latin alphabet doesn't have: the 7 stands for an aspirated sound. It's the writing used in text messages and online in Lebanon and across the Arab world, and Moumneh brought it onto his album covers. Eternal Life No End also has a subtitle in Arabic script.

The third curious fact is logistical: an experimental electronic concert in a 100-seat drama theater is a rarity in Rome. The Basilica normally hosts plays, and the evening of November 18 brings a different audience than usual to its red seats.

Something nobody tells you about Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland at Teatro Basilica, November 18, 2026

What nobody tells you is that this duo's music is meant to be heard at a volume that, in a small hall, you feel in your body. Moumneh's electronics work a lot on low frequencies and vibrations: the label's definition, trembling electronics, should be taken literally. In a 100-seat theater the front rows feel the sound through the seats too. If you're sensitive to loud volumes, bring filtered earplugs: they don't take away detail, they protect your hearing.

The second thing concerns listening. Experimental music concerts have their own etiquette: no chatting during pieces, phone off, applause when the music has really ended, and not at every pause. Many pieces have long moments of silence or of nearly imperceptible sound that are part of the composition. Clapping too early is the most common mistake.

The third concerns the content. Eternal Life No End is presented as an album of anger and mourning for the political present. The singing in Arabic doesn't need translation to get through, but if you want to understand the words you can look up the lyrics and liner notes beforehand: the concert gains from it. If you're expecting a relaxing evening of world music, you'll find instead music that doesn't console.

My advice for attending Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland at Teatro Basilica, November 18, 2026

My advice is to treat the evening as a small listening ritual. Arrive at San Giovanni by metro around 20:30, take a short walk in front of the lit facade of the basilica and along the Walls, then go into the hall 15 minutes early to choose your seat. In a 100-seat theater the best spot for an electronic concert isn't the front row but the center of the hall, where the sound of the speakers blends with that of the acoustic instruments.

Before the evening, listen to Eternal Life No End at least once, and if possible one of the Jerusalem In My Heart albums, for example Qalaq from 2021: it's the best way to understand where Moumneh's voice comes from. If you also know Oiseaux-Tempête, you'll catch the meeting points between the two worlds.

After the concert, if there's a merch table with records, it's a chance to buy the vinyl directly from the musicians. Then a walk to the metro, with the gate of 1574 behind you: the evening ends well in silence.

In our opinion it's one of the most interesting concerts of November in Rome for anyone who follows experimental music: two musicians of international standing, a benchmark label, a small hall and an album that has something to say.

Another well-known fact, yet rarely mentioned

It's well known that Porta San Giovanni takes its name from the basilica. It's mentioned much less that its opening, in 1574, led to the closing of the nearby Porta Asinaria, the much older Aurelian gate. The new gate was built for traffic heading south, not for defense, and its shape says so: no towers, only a rusticated arch with a bearded face on the keystone.

Also little remembered is the legend tied to its architect. Roman tradition attributes the gate to Giacomo Della Porta and has him die right around here, on his way back from a trip to the Castelli, from indigestion after eating melons and watermelons. Historians lean toward Giacomo Del Duca. The legend endures.

Almost forgotten, finally, is the Notte di San Giovanni, on June 23, when Romans gathered on the Lateran lawns to drive away, with bonfires and racket, the witches gathered by the ghost of Herodias, and ate snails to bury the grudges of the year. A feast of music and noise on the same square where on November 18 you'll hear an album born of anger and lament: Roman topography often has a better sense of theater than the program notes.

The right photo to take at Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland at Teatro Basilica, November 18, 2026

No photos during the concert: in a 100-seat hall a phone screen can be seen from everywhere, and in music made of silences and nuances the sound of a shutter is disruptive. If the musicians use projections or special lighting, the rule applies even more.

The right photo is taken outside, before going in. The first is from Piazza di Porta San Giovanni, with the arch of 1574 in the frame and, on the other side, the facade of the basilica with the statues that crown it, lit up on a November evening. The second is the theater entrance with the poster for the evening.

If you want a more personal image, you can photograph the lit Walls on the way out, walking toward the metro: the stretch between the gate and Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is wide and well lit. It's an image that suits night music like the duo's.

At the end of the concert, during the applause, a photo of the two musicians on stage is acceptable, without flash. For official images, the reference is the label's and the artists' channels.

Some important events that happened here in history

The history of the square begins with the Aurelian Walls and with Porta Asinaria, where the ancient road of the same name started. In the 16th century, as part of the reorganization of the Lateran area promoted by the popes, Gregory XIII had a new gate opened, Porta San Giovanni, inaugurated in 1574, and Porta Asinaria was closed. The new gate gave access to Via Campana, the road toward Campania and the Castelli Romani, today's Appia Nuova.

For centuries the area remained tied to folk traditions, in particular the feast of the Notte di San Giovanni on June 23, with bonfires, snails and songs on the lawns in front of the basilica. In 1926, outside the gate, the modern Appio Latino neighborhood took shape, built in place of villas, farmhouses, vineyards and taverns. The opening of the side arches of the gate, needed for the growing traffic, dates to the same period.

In 2019, at Piazza di Porta San Giovanni 10, Teatro Basilica was born, with 100 seats and a collective of artists called Gruppo della Creta. In autumn 2026 the hall opens its eighth season, Minima. On November 18 it hosts an international experimental music concert, with two musicians arriving from Montréal and France to present an album released in the spring.

Who has passed through Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland at Teatro Basilica, November 18, 2026

Popes and architects have passed across the theater's square: Gregory XIII, who wanted the gate, and very likely Giacomo Del Duca, who designed it. For centuries travelers heading south along Via Campana passed through here, along with the Romans who came to celebrate on the Lateran lawns on the night of San Giovanni.

Every season Teatro Basilica welcomes the authors of new Italian playwriting and the young theater makers selected by Gruppo della Creta, with artistic consulting by Antonio Calenda, the director who in 1965 founded Teatro Sperimentale Centouno in Rome with Virginio Gazzolo and Gigi Proietti. This autumn Daniela Giovanetti came with Andromaca and the Rimini company Motus with Frankenstein (History of Hate).

Musicians and filmmakers from the Montréal scene have passed through the history of Jerusalem In My Heart: Erin Weisgerber, Jérémie Regnier, Malena Szlam, Karl Lemieux, Charles-André Coderre, and the band Suuns, with whom Moumneh made an album in 2015. On November 18, 2026, Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland come through the Basilica with the repertoire of Eternal Life No End.

How to plan the evening in San Giovanni

For the Moumneh and Oberland concert at Teatro Basilica, the ideal evening starts with arriving by metro at San Giovanni half an hour before the start, time for a walk on the square and to take your seat.

Before the concert

If you arrive early you can walk to the facade of the basilica or along the Walls toward Santa Croce: the stretch is wide and lit. If you're coming from work you can have dinner in the area around 19:30 and walk to the hall.

The length

The length of the concert isn't published. If you have time constraints, you can ask the organizers before the evening.

After

On the way out, the San Giovanni and Via Appia Nuova area has places open in the evening even on weekdays. The metro is a few minutes away.

Where to eat near Teatro Basilica

Around Piazza di Porta San Giovanni, inside and outside the Walls, you'll find trattorias, pizzerias, bakeries and aperitivo spots, frequented mostly by people who live and work in the neighborhood.

Before 21:00

To eat before the concert, sit down around 19:15, a few steps from the square. The stretch between Via Appia Nuova and the side streets just outside the gate offers the widest choice.

After the concert

On a Wednesday night, after 22:30, the choice shrinks: pizzerias and bars stay open longer than trattorias. If you want to eat afterward, check closing times first.

Something quick

The streets around San Giovanni are full of pizza-by-the-slice shops and bakeries: a pizza bianca or a supplì eaten standing up, and then into the hall, is still the most Roman solution.

Accessibility and practical information

Teatro Basilica is a 100-seat hall: for accessibility needs, contact the theater at info@teatrobasilica.com before buying your ticket.

Visitors with disabilities

For access to the hall, the reference is the theater itself. If you're arriving by metro, check the status of the elevators and escalators at San Giovanni station on the ATAC website.

Minors

The organizers list the evening as adults only: it's not a concert for families with children or teenagers.

What to bring

Filtered earplugs, your ticket on a charged phone, an ID and a jacket: in mid-November evenings are cool and the wait on the square can be damp.

November in Rome

Mid-November is when Rome's theater and concert seasons get into full swing. The same week the city offers many events, and a Wednesday evening in San Giovanni combines easily with a day of visits to the Lateran and along the Walls.

Frequently asked questions about Moumneh and Oberland at Teatro Basilica

When do Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland play in Rome?

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and Frédéric D. Oberland play Teatro Basilica in Rome on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 21:00. It's the only Rome date announced, organized by Zen Arcade, and it presents live their first album as a duo, Eternal Life No End, released by Constellation on April 3, 2026.

How much is a ticket for the concert at Teatro Basilica?

A ticket for the Moumneh and Oberland concert at Teatro Basilica costs 22.37 euros, fees included, on the presale circuit indicated by the organizers. It's a single price, for a 100-seat hall: with only one date in Rome, it's best to buy in advance.

Where is Teatro Basilica?

Teatro Basilica is at Piazza di Porta San Giovanni 10, in Rome, between the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano and Porta San Giovanni. The nearest metro station is San Giovanni, served by lines A and C, a few minutes' walk from the hall.

Who is Radwan Ghazi Moumneh?

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh is the Montréal musician and producer who leads Jerusalem In My Heart, an audiovisual project active since 2005 between Beirut and Montréal, with four albums released by Constellation between 2013 and 2021. He is also co-owner of the recording studio Hotel2Tango.

What kind of music do Moumneh and Oberland play?

The duo Moumneh and Oberland combines trembling electronics with acoustic instruments like the buzuk, rababa, clarinet and saxophone, with Moumneh singing in Arabic. The label presents Eternal Life No End as an album born of indignation and lament for the political present.

Is the concert at Teatro Basilica open to minors?

No: the organizers list the Moumneh and Oberland concert at Teatro Basilica as an adults-only event. An ID may be requested at the entrance, especially if you've just turned 18.

How do you get to Teatro Basilica by public transportation?

You can reach Teatro Basilica on metro A or metro C to the San Giovanni stop, then a few minutes on foot through Porta San Giovanni. San Giovanni is also a hub for many bus lines. For the route from your address, use the ATAC journey planner.

Final advice on Moumneh and Oberland at Teatro Basilica

The final advice is simple: if experimental music is your thing, this is a concert not to put off. Two musicians with a long shared history, an album released just a few months ago on one of the most consistent independent labels in North America and a 100-seat hall make a combination that rarely comes along in Rome. Listen to the album first, arrive early, turn off your phone and let the sound do its work. In our opinion Teatro Basilica, small and intimate, is the right place for this music, and November 18 is also a good chance to discover a hall worth following all year long.

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