These songs add a unique dimension to contemporary Arabic music by forging a new relationship between performer and audience,  challenging the audience to listen carefully to the words of the songs and to experience the quiet melodies--in contrast to a tradition of being transported by a rhythmic repetition of phrases which transcend meaning and sweep the audience away on a tide of feeling. Deliberately distancing himself from the genre of didactic protest songs which raise a scolding finger to the audience, Abado chooses a poetic register for his songs,  whose themes fall somewhere between lamenting sorrow and courageous hope.  His music is an improvisational  mix of Oriental  forms and Western elements.

•    Foreign Student Representative at the Austrian National Student Union, July 1993 -    June 1997.

•    Initiated and coordinated the project, "World Music in 3/4 Time," which brought together 17 music groups from all over the world, to perform a series of concerts and produce a CD to promote music from different cultures and help these performers to gain an audience in Austria. 1995.

•    Holding  workshops in schools and at youth centers to introduce young people to oriental music. 1996 to present.

•    Organizing and implementing  recreational programs to bring together Austrian and immigrant youth. Summer 1995, Summer 1996.