Behind the music — tours, collaborations, recordings and reflections.
A partnership that defined a generation. From our first meeting to the release of La Rose du Sable, I recount fifteen extraordinary years of musical dialogue with one of jazz's greatest saxophonists — and what we built together across two continents.
Read articleSharing a stage with Pharoah Sanders was a dream I never thought would come true. Here is how one night in Geneva changed everything.
ReadHow do you balance cutting-edge automotive software with centuries-old Arabic musical traditions? A reflection on my double life.
ReadThe story behind Sadaka — how the Oud met jazz drums in a fusion session that became one of my most celebrated albums.
ReadFrom Algiers to Tokyo, from New York to Berlin — what I discovered about music, culture and myself while touring the world.
ReadWhy the Oud is not just an instrument — it is a conversation between civilizations, a thread connecting Al-Andalus to the Sahara.
ReadLooking back at my 1998 debut album — what it meant then, what it means now, and why it still holds a special place in my heart.
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