Our Road to the 2021 edition of Womex keeps on winding through the world-music world. From Brussels and Echoes of Zoo, we now travel to Syria and the Middle East via Paris.

There, we have the pleasure to get acquainted with the exceptional musicianship and social awareness of flautist and composer Naïssam Jalal and her band Rhythms of Resistance. They are one of the exciting Womex official showcases we are going to enjoy in Porto in less than a couple of weeks’ time. They will indeed be performing on the evening of the 28th of October, on the stage of Teatro Rivoli.

Despite a classical musical education, Naïssam has “jammed” her way through distant styles and traditions. So much so, the sound she brings today with her ensemble is a rhythmic and fervidly engaged mix between jazz, hip-hop and influences from the Middle East, Arabic world and four corners of Africa.

2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the Rhythms of Resistance, and the musicians celebrated the landmark with the release of a double album titled Un Autre Monde back in February.

So, there’s no better time to learn more about the project from the voice of Naïssam and discover their music taste and inspirations with a playlist.

Can you briefly introduce your music to someone who is going to listen to it for the first time at Womex?

I am inspired by a lot of different music, I refuse to be locked in closed boxes and identities. I am inspired by my life, by what fate puts on my path or by what the world imposes on me. So I would prefer to let them discover it live, without any previous idea.

Who and what are your music influences and where does your sound come from?

I am inspired on the US side by the modal jazz of the 70s, the soul/funk of the 70s also with people like John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Gil Evans, Mingus, Roy Ayers, Don Blackman, George Clinton, and many others I am inspired by desert music (Mandingo and Mauritanian music) with artists like Ali Farka Touré or Dimi Mint Aba in particular.

I am obviously very inspired by the classical, religious, devotional, and folkloric Arabic music of Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Morocco, and one of my greatest sources of inspiration is Hindustani music (North India and Pakistan) with instrumentalists or singers like Hariprasad Chaurasia, N. Rajam, Bhimsen Joshi, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Kaushiki Shakrabarti, and many others. Finally I am inspired by Bach, Mozart and Debussy.

My sound comes from Within….

As well as a Worldwide Music Expo, Womex is a good and proper global music fun fair. Is there anything you are looking forward to attending/enjoying during those five days?

I am looking forward to sharing my music with as many people as possible and being able to discover good musicians and meet good people from all around the World.

This Womex edition will happen in Porto. Have you ever been there and is there anything you are looking forward to doing/visiting/eating or drinking in the Portuguese city?

Porto seems to be a beautiful city and I am really looking forward to walking down those colored streets and eating some fresh grilled fish. 

 It goes without saying that Covid-19, lockdowns and regulations have deeply affected the music world in the last 20 months. How do you think the “post-pandemic” music world is going to unfold and what will be the “new normal” in the world music scene?

The way everything has gone online is really worrying. We are humans. We need to feel things, to be touched, to listen, to see, to smell. I think we need to make all our efforts to get people together again in music. Not individuals separated each one in his own space with screens separating them from the world.

 Womex is a unique opportunity to share and showcase your music with new people and let them know about your upcoming projects. Can you reveal to us some of your plans for the future?

I am working on  Rituals of Healing, a creation with my new quartet, with great musicians.  That means that I will be touring with 4 of my projects in ’ 2022-’23.‘

Let’s say that you have to draft an invitation card for our readers to join you at Womex and enjoy your showcase. What would you write in it?

Come with good protectionS, we are so hot you might get burned 😉

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Alice Coltrane - Isis And Osiris [320kbps, best pressing]

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OLE 1961 Alto Saxophone – George Lane Bass – Art Davis, Reggie Workman Drums – Elvin Jones Engineer – Phil Ramone Flute – George Lane Mastered By – Jean Ristori Piano – McCoy Tyner Producer – Nesuhi Ertegun Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – John Coltrane Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

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التلاوة التي ابكت المستمعين \\ سورة يوسف \\ للشيخ محمد عمران

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Abdo Dagher - Launga Nahawand

🎧 Stream the album → http://bit.ly/AbdoOnDeezer / http://bit.ly/AbdoOnSpotify 🎵 Listen to the full album on YT → http://bit.ly/2tWMd2m Subscribe to Oriental Music Channel → http://bit.ly/1BBFb1E Production: | Ad Vitam records

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Dimi Mint Abba feat Khalifa Ould Eide = Yar Allahoo

Artists: Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba Moorish Music from Mauritania Track: Yar Allahoo

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Ali Farka Touré - Goydiotodam (Official Audio)

Subscribe to World Circuit - https://WorldCircuit.lnk.to/WCYouTu... ‘The River’ CD & digital – https://worldcircuit.lnk.to/AFTTheR... 'The River' is as atmospheric and sparse as ever, and expands the acoustic journeys of Ali Farka Touré’s debut to include sax from Steve Williamson, input from members of the Chieftains and with "Heygana" there's even a hint of reggae. Calabash player Amadou Cisse provides rhythmic accompaniment. FOLLOW WORLD CIRCUIT: Subscribe: https://WorldCircuit.lnk.to/WCYouTu... Website: http://www.worldcircuit.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldCircu... Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldCircuit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/world_cir... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/world... #AliFarkaTouré #TheRiver #Goydiotodam

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Alf Leila We Leila - Umm Kulthum الف ليلة وليله - ام كلثوم

Subscribe To Umm Kulthum Channel | إشترك علي قناة ام كلثوم http://bit.ly/Umm-Kulthum-YT ▶ Lyrics: Morsy gamel Aziz كلمات : مرسي جميل عزيز ▶ Composition: Balegh Hamdy الحان : بليغ حمدي ▶ Music Arrangement: Reyad El Sonbaty الموزع الموسيقى : رياض السنباطى يا حبيبي .. الليل وسماه .. ونجومه وقمره وسهره وإنت وأنا يا حبيبي أنا .. يا حياتي أنا كلنا في الحب سوا والهوى .. آه منه الهوىسهران الهوى يسقينا الهنا .. ويقول بالهنايا حبيبي يالله نعيش في عيون الليل ونقول للشمس تعالي بعد سنة مش قبل سنةدي ليلة حب حلوه بألف ليلة وليلة بكل العمر .. هو العمر إيه غير ليلة زي الليلة إزاي أوصف لك يا حبيبي إزاي قبل ما أحبك كنت إزاي كنت ولا امبارح فاكراه ولا عندي بكره أستناه ولا حتى يومي عايشاه خدتني بالحب في غمضة عين وريتني حلاوة الأيام فينا لليل بعد ما كان غربة مليته أمان والعمر اللي كان صحرا اصبح بستان يا حبيبي .. يالله نعيش في عيون الليل ونقول للشمس تعالي بعد سنة مش قبل سنة ..دي ليلة حب حلوه بألف ليلة وليلة بكل العمر .. هو العمر إيه غير ليلة زي الليلة يا حبيبي إيه اجمل م الليل واتنين زينا عاشقين تايهين ما احناش حاسين العمر ثواني والا سنين حاسين اننا بنحب وبس عايشين لليل والحب وبس يا حبيبي الحب حياتنا وبيتنا وقوتنا للناس دنيتهم واحنا لنا دنيتنا وإن قالوا عن عشاقه بيدوبوا في نار أشواقه أهي ناره دي جنتنا الحب عمره ما جرح .. ولا عمر بستانه طرح غير الهنا وغير الفرح يا حبيبي يالله نعيش في عيون الليل ونقول للشمس تعالي بعد سنة مش قبل سنةدي ليلة حب حلوه بألف ليلة وليلة بكل العمر .. هو العمر إيه غير ليلة زي الليلة يا قمر ليلي .. يا ظل نهاري .. يا حبي .. يا أيامي الهنيةعندي لك أجمل هدية كلمة الحب اللي بيها تملك الدنيا وما فيها و اللي تفتح لك كنوز الدنيا ديه قولها ليه قولها للطير .. للشجر .. للناس .. لكل الدنيا .. قول الحب نعمة مش خطية الله محبة .. الخير محبة النور محبة يا رب تفضل حلاوة سلام أول لقا في ايدينا وفرح أول ميعاد منقاد شموع حو الينا ويفوت علينا الزمان يفرش أمانه علينا يا رب لا عمر كاس الفراق المر يسقينا ولا يعرف الحب مطرحنا ولا يجينا وغير شموع الفرح ما تشوف ليالينا يا حبيبي يالله نعيش في عيون الليل ونقول للشمس تعالي بعد سنة مش قبل سنةدي ليلة حب حلوه بألف ليلة وليلة بكل العمر .. هو العمر إيه غير ليلة زي الليلة ▶ https://facebook.com/mazzika ▶ https://twitter.com/mazzika ▶ https://instagram.com/mazzikatv ▶ https://plus.google.com/+Mazzika (C) 2014 Mazzika Group. To license this music contact us at license@mazzikatv.com

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Bayyâtî Sharqî mode

Provided to YouTube by [Merlin] WMO Bayyâtî Sharqî mode · Dayikh Adib ,Julien Jalaleddin Weiss L'art sublime du Ghazal, Volume II ℗ NordSud Released on: 1994-01-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.

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Raag Patdeep by Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia

Song Name: Raag Patdeep Album: Classical Wonders Of India - Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia Genre: Classical Language: Hindustani Composer: Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia Artist: Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia Label: ASA Music Sound Recording Rights: ASA Productions & Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

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N.Rajam Raga Malkauns

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Salamat & Nazakat Ali Khan Raga Rageshwari

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Osloob - Dawayer أسلوب - دواير

Dawayer Zahab / Iyab دواير ذهاب/أياب Listen to " Dawayer by OSLOOB here https://osloobdawayer.lnk.to/Y3EYj music production Osloob Osloob Voice Abo Gabi Voice Nicolas Bauer Bass Gaspar José Percussions Karsten Hochapfel Chello Naissam Jalal flute / voice Mehdi Chaib Saxophone Samir Homsi Percussion Mix osloob Mastering Thomas Van Den Heuvel at Studio la forge, France Colour Correction Hasan Tanji Video Editing / Directing Omar Ahmed Video Producing /D.O.B Alaa El Ali

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