ABOUT
Faraj Suleiman is a Palestinian a composer and pianist. His music is strongly influenced by Arabic/Eastern melodies and rhythms. He often incorporates those scales and modalities in his compositions. In addition to being inspired by his Arabic culture, he is also influenced by Jazz traditions. As an Arab musician/pianist trained in classical music, he constantly searches for new forms of expression to equally appeal to his "Eastern" and "Western" listeners.
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To date, Faraj Suleiman composed several albums which have placed the "Eastern" piano in the centre of the composition, ranging from solo piano compositions to quartets, quintets, arrangements for choir and full orchestras.
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He released a number of albums and musical projects such as : "Login", "Three Steps", "Mud", "Opening of the Palestinian Museum", "Al-Bashiq", "Love in the Cloud", "Once Upon a City”, "Love Without a Story”, “Toy Box” and his first songs album “Second Verse”, the recording of "London Jazz Festival 2019", "Better than Berlin"(Songs album), "Faheem" - a songs album for children, and lately "Upright Biano"(Songs album).
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He also composed music for theatre and film, such as the multiple award- winning film by Ameen Nayfeh "200 meters", and Lateley ""Alam" by Feras Khoury.
Upcoming Concerts
30.6 Trio at Morgenland Festival Osnabrück, Germany
Discography
Releases:
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Upright Biano (2023) - Songs Album
Faheem's Mirror(2022) - Children Music Single
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival recoding (2021)
200 Meters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - (2021)
Faheem (2020) - Children Songs album
Better than Berlin (2020) - Songs album
London Jazz Festival(2019)
Second Verse (2019) - Songs album
Toy box (2018)
Once upon a city (2017)
My Heart is a Forest (children’s album (2017)
Al-Bashiq - Poem (2014)
Login (2014).
Projects / Theatre / Musicals:
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Modern Curses (2018) - Dir. Bashar Murkus
The Dragon of Bethlehem (2018) - Symphonic fairy tale for children
The Cabaret (musical,2017) - dir. Murkus
Love without a Story (2017)
Ikara the musical (2016) - dir. Alison Shan Price.
Azza (musical,2016) - dir. Amir Nizar Zuabi.
Music for the Palestinian museum opening (2016) dir. Zuabi
Mire the concert (2015) - dir. Zuabi
Our west is the sea (2015) - dir. Zuabi.
Middle of the spring holiday - musical (2015) - dir Zuabi.
Love in a Cloud (2014) - with Amer Hlehel, Terez Sleman
A parallel Time (2014) - dir. Bashar Murkus.
Three steps concert (2013)
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LISTEN
Media
English -
Rfi : Pianist Faraj Suleiman develops his new Palestinian sound in France
Richard Smith : Faraj Suleiman: Palestinian jazz filled with energy and longing
French -
l'humanite : Faraj Suleiman, A Jazz Tune From Galilee
Le Figaro : Faraj Suleiman is one of the most talented composers of the moment
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Arabic -
Monte Carlo : Faraj Suleiman, New Songs album
France24 : Faraj Sueliman, New album
Fusha, Faraj Suleiman and Albero Pizzo, Piano for east and west of the mediterranean
Alaraby-AlJadid : interview with Faraj
Al Akhbar : Faraj suleiman new release : Secone Verse
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Management:
Middle East: info@FarajSuleiman.com
Europe: Marc Ridet | MR Management
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Booking:
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Switzerland: Two Gentlemen
Contact: Christian Fighera | Email: fig@twogentlemen.net
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Spain: EL Espiritu dek Sur | www.espiritudelsur.com
contact: Carlos Abadias | email : carlos@espiritudelsur.com
Middle East: Info@FarajSuleiman.com
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