Mojo - Beirut

George Nehme Band, Every Saturday at Mojo

Happy Hour Daily: 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Buy one drink, get one for free.

Without any doubt George Nehme could be considered the leading young male vocalist of Lebanese Folk music today. Born in 1990 George was raised amongst a family of musicians and artists. His father plays the Oud and is a big fan of traditional Arabic music and Tarab. All his brothers and sisters sing and perform live in festivals all around Lebanon.

George was introduced to the leading Lebanese artist (Composer-Pianist) Ziad Rahbani in 2006 by George’s eldest sister Abir who sang with the Ziad Rahbani Band on many occasions. The exceptional musical talents of George were immediately recognized by Ziad who invited George to join his band as a leading singer. More...

Ziad Ahmadieh Band, Every Friday at Mojo

Composer, singer and a talented oud player who plays oriental Jazz and fusion. He is a regular at MOJO CLUB live every Friday with his band. Ziad also composes music for films and television series and theatrical productions.His career started in 1992 with the founding of the quartet group Beirut. More...

About us

MOJO CLUB was established to promote live jazz and blues music in Lebanon. The idea behind the club, situated in the heart of Hamra Street, came from MUSIKUEST, a Lebanese booking agency that brought jazz and blues artists from the US to Lebanon since 2000 among whom are: Chick Corea-Mike Stern-Sonny Fortune-Branford Marsalis, Larry Coryell and Al Di Meola.

Mojo is the club that will continue bringing such artists to perform for the Lebanese public. It is EAST meets WEST when the visiting international artist is backed by resident artists to form a unique combination. It is the best performances of NYC jazz clubs moved into Lebanon for the Lebanese public to enjoy. Live music is the reason behind the existence of MOJO CLUB.

At the entrance of MOJO the message is clear: “Behind this door live music every night”

MOJO is a magical charm bag used in hoodoo. It is the staple amulet of African-American hoodoo practice, a flannel bag containing one or more magical items. It is a corruption of the English word magic, more likely it is related to magical protection to attract love and created by a couple to preserve faithful love during absences.

This is how the word MOJO is defined since the first recordings by blues singer Robert Johnson in the 1930s who had written about a “woman’s MOJO” in his song “Little Queen of Spades”. But the word MOJO was given sexual meanings after it was used by rock singer Jim Morrison in the late 1960s who sang Mr.MOJO Risin’.

The most popular use of the word remains the recording of Muddy Waters, the Mississippi born Chicago style blues singer ,“I got my MOJO working” written by Preston Foster. It remains Muddy Waters most popular song with the following lyrics:

"I got my MOJO workin’ but it just don’t work on you
I wanna love you so bad , child, but I don’t know what to do
I’m going down to Louisiana , gonna get me a mojo hand
Gonna have you all you women under my command"

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