
Hasan Imam Hamdani, composer and guitar player, serves as the driving force behind the collaborative global music ensemble, Imam Collective. In 2022, Imam Collective released its debut E.P "Solitude" under the Australian label ‘Worlds Within Worlds’ an exploration into the richness of West African and Indian Classical Music. Hasan Imam’s repertoire for solo guitar showcases the breadth of his influences and his innovation in adapting various music styles to the guitar.
Hasan Imam performs internationally with many artists, most notably Boston music award winner Ali McGuirk, Bosnian flamenco artist Mirza Redzepagic and the Qalandar Arts Ensemble, a multicultural music project that unites artists from all over the world at performance spaces in London, UK. In 2024, The U.S consulate of Bosnia sponsored Hasan Imam to partake in a music tour of the Balkans, performing in cities across Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia. In addition Hasan Imam presented workshops on music collaboration, performance and education including a TED-X talk in Sarajevo. In August of 2024, Hasan Imam participated in The Silkroad – Global Musician Workshop in Boston under the guidance of music director Mike Block, alongside applicants from 51 countries playing nearly 45 different instruments. Hasan Imam is currently an Artist of Residence at Strathmore for the year 2024/25.
Hasan Imam’s musical journey has taken him from Berklee College of Music in Boston to Valencia, Spain, where he earned his master’s degree in production and guitar performance. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Musical Arts at the New England Conservatory.
An ardent educator, Hasan Imam is part of the music faculty at Towson University and Montgomery College where he gives lectures on World Music and American Music History.