Abdullah Miniawy

Abdullah Miniawy is a young Egyptian poet, singer, and composer from the oasis-city of Faiyum. He has performed in front of tens of thousands of people on the squares of Cairo and in the city's clubs during the revolution, before moving to Europe, where he has been working on numerous projects with La Voix est Libre and the bands Carl-Gari and SighFire. Along the way, his path crossed that of trumpet player Érik Truffaz, rapper Marc Nammour, oud players Kamilya Jubran and Mehdi Haddab... Strongly attached to freedom and to the free circulation of ideas, he uploads his songs for free on the internet.Paris-based multi-instrumentalists Peter Corser (England) and Karsten Hochapfel (Germany) accompany various styles of improvised shows, from jazz to world music. Yom (France), a neo-klezmer clarinetist with varied influences, shares their enthusiasm for musical exchanges that transcend borders.  

Portrait of Abdullah Miniawy © Nabil Boutros