HADI ELDEBEK
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Hadi Eldebek is a musicians and cultural entrepreneur based in New York City. He has collaborated with prominent figures and institutions in the Arts, Culture, and Education sectors, including Yo-Yo Ma's Silkroad Ensemble, Harvard Graduate School of Education, The Kennedy Center, TED, Disney World Imagineering, and others. Hadi is the artistic director of The Brooklyn Nomads, a cross cultural band rooted in Arabic music traditions. He also co-founded several cultural startups, including grantPA, a tool for artists to find grants and other opportunities, and Circle World Arts, a platform to learn about the world arts. His TED talk, discussing the importance of funding the arts and artists, has gone viral with over 1.3 million views.