There’s no doubt that the beloved singer and composer Mohammad Abdu has cross-generational appeal; but on the second night of this celebratory live Diamond Jubilee, as part of Riyadh Season, the musician known as the “Artist of the Arabs” reverently puts Saudi folk front and centre. Backed by a lush orchestra and a heart-lifting chorus of voices—and with his trusted oud in hand—Abdu weaves through a gently rolling, rhythmic tapestry of sounds with modesty and warmth. As a committed, lifelong student of the past, he never fails to bring the time-tested traditions of the Gulf to rapturous new audiences.