PENDLETON — For those looking to ward off the winter chill, Pendleton Center for the Arts has just the show.

The music of Seffarine — featuring vocalist Lamiae Naki and multi-instrumentalist Nat Hulskamp — is said to provide warmth. During a Nov. 2 “Think Out Loud” segment, Oregon Public Broadcasting describes their sound as traditional Andalusian and Moroccan music fused with jazz and other contemporary influences.

“Seffarine’s music can melt the coldest hearts,” Jamie Ludwig said in the Chicago Reader.

Get ready to warm up with Seffarine on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m. at Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. The duo packed the house in 2013 and 2017 at the arts center.

During their initial encounter at a coffee shop in Fez, Morocco — Naki’s hometown — the couple wrote “Une Autre Chance” — another chance — with Naki singing in both French and Arabic. Born in Portland, Hulskamp was in Morocco to study the oud, a Middle Eastern stringed instrument. Their first meeting resulted in more than music.

“It was a special day,” Naki told OPB. “We wrote some songs together and decided to get married after that.”

Drawn together by a deep knowledge and love for culturally diverse sounds — Spanish flamenco and Moroccan Arabic music — they created Seffarine. The name comes from the ancient metalworking square in Naki’s hometown, which is known for the complex rhythms that ring out from the blacksmiths’ hammers and where her family are masters of the tradition.

“We kind of mix the Arabic Andalusian tradition with my background in flamenco with some elements from jazz harmony,” Hulskamp said in an October 2020 interview. “It’s a mix of influences.”

A professional musician for more than two decades, Hulskamp also teaches private lessons. Also, he has an undergraduate degree in ethnomusicology from the University of Washington.

“During that time, it became clear that I really wanted to play music, so … I started performing gigs around Seattle,” Hulskamp said. “I’m involved in a lot of different kinds of music but mainly flamenco guitar and the singing and dance accompaniment that goes with it.”

In October 2021, Naki shared with The Immigrant Story that she was 6 years old when she first sang in front of her grandmother. It was a pivotal moment, she said. While studying English literature in college, music was always on her mind. After graduating, Naki worked briefly at a travel agency while pondering her future.

“It was my husband who encouraged me to delve into music,” she said. “I went down so many roads and paths before I realized music is what I truly wanted to do.”

In addition to taking the stage at prestigious events and venues around the globe, Seffarine performs in schools and community centers across the United States. For more information, visit www.seffarine.com. For tickets, visit www.pendletonarts.org or call 541-278-9201.