Om Al Aagayeb
Album line-up
ABDO DAGHER Violin
HAZEM SHAHEEN Oud
OM SAMEH Vocals
ADEL MIKHA Vocals, Daf
CHEIKH MOHAMED MOHAMMADI Vocals
FADY BADR Keyboard
WAEL AL SAYED Accordeon
SHADI AL JUNDI Qanun
MOHAMED SALAH Cello
MOHAMED SAMI Violin
AHMED AMIN Double bass
HANY BDEIR Daf, Req
MOHAMED ZATONA Daf
NAÏSSAM JALAL Flute, Nay, Vocals, Composition
Recorded in Cairo with 13 Egyptian musicians some of whom are among the greatest names in classical Egyptian music, Om Al Aagayeb, this 7th opus by Naïssam Jalal is a wander through the musical Egypt of yesterday and today, a personal and introspective narrative, a little gem of life and poetry.
Le Monde
« With this seventh album, recorded in Cairo in 2017 with thirteen remarkable Egyptian musicians and singers, the Franco-Syrian flutist Naïssam Jalal tells a succession of small stories, impressions, lights, and scents a ramble filled with tenderness. »
Qobuz
« Om Al Aagayeb is not only a beautiful record; it is a powerful and spellbinding work. Listening to it is enough to enrich your day. The compositions, the voices, the instruments, the way they converse, respect each other, turn together toward the light, and guide us toward fullness. »
Citizen Jazz
« We can only be moved by such a record, which manages to be both deeply personal and speak to anyone gifted with an ear and empathy to all those who have experienced uprooting and the discovery of otherness. A work of serene, unsettling beauty. »
Pan African Music
« In this 100% Egyptian album, Naïssam Jalal sketches the outlines and landscapes of Egyptian musical grammar while bringing a unique poetry and depth that transcends souls, genres, and conventions. »