Nai Barghouti ناي البرغوثي

Award-winning Palestinian singer, flutist and composer, Nai Barghouti, is renowned for her powerful voice and deeply emotive performances that move her audience to tears, laughs, elation, and long-standing ovations. She presents a diverse repertoire that highlights her genre-defying blend of re-arranged renowned Arabic classics, with a unique fusion of jazz, pop, folk, electronic, Western, and Arabic music.
Western and Arab music critics have praised Nai's voice in how it evokes qualities of three legendary Arab singers - the velvety depth of Asmahan, the powerful projection, range and control of Umm Kulthum, and the unparalleled angelic and emotive head resonance of Fairouz. Awarded her MA degree with honors from the Conservatory of Amsterdam, she explored the relationship between Arab Tarab music and Jazz, and developed her unique singing technique called NaiStrumentation. In 2021, she was awarded the prestigious Young Talent Award of the Royal Concertgebouw theater in Amsterdam.