Ahmed Elmaai
I don't play music, I live it. It flows through me, it's my way of loving the world.
I look for what lifts the soul and touches the heart, across time and across styles.
His music
Strings that sing, rhythms that tell, memory in motion.
Ahmed Elmaai’s music is a living bridge between centuries, continents and emotions. Rooted in the Andalusian traditions he masters with passion, his art transcends the boundaries of the genre.
Through the oud, the qanûn, the rebab or the viola, he awakens buried memories and engages in dialogue with the present.
His scene
When music transcends language.
On stage, Ahmed Elmaai doesn’t just play music – he creates a space suspended in time, where each spectator becomes a traveller. Whether solo or surrounded by his orchestra, each performance is a vibrant immersion in a world where the oud speaks, traditions resonate and emotions flow freely.
His events
Where to hear him, where to experience him.
20241109
Ud Festival: Ahmed El Maai, Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest, Cappella Amsterdam & Matangi Quartet
- Concertgebouwplein 10 1071 LN Amsterdam
20241109
Ud Festival: Ahmed El Maai, Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest, Cappella Amsterdam & Matangi Quartet
- Concertgebouwplein 10 1071 LN Amsterdam
20241109
Ud Festival: Ahmed El Maai, Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest, Cappella Amsterdam & Matangi Quartet
- Concertgebouwplein 10 1071 LN Amsterdam
His projects
What can be dreamt, what can be built.
الأسطوانة
مسار موهوب – مباشر
”مسار موهوب“ هو ألبوم يتألف من 13 مقطوعة موسيقية يسبر فيها أحمد الماي أعماق التراث الأندلسي ببراعة نادرة. تجسّد كل مقطوعة رحلة عبر القرون: ألحان تقليدية تحتك بالأنغام المعاصرة لتكشف عن حوار حميم بين الذاكرة والإبداع.
Discographie
A Gifted Path – Live
"A Gifted Path" est un album de 13 titres où Ahmed El Maai explore les profondeurs de l’héritage andalou avec une finesse rare. Chaque morceau incarne une traversée entre les siècles : les mélodies traditionnelles y côtoient des textures contemporaines, révélant un dialogue intime entre mémoire et création.
Discography
A Gifted Path – Live
"A Gifted Path" is a 13-track album in which Ahmed El Maai explores the depths of Andalusian heritage with rare finesse. Each piece embodies a journey through the centuries: traditional melodies rub shoulders with contemporary textures, revealing an intimate dialogue between memory and creation.
His collaborations
When great artists meet.
سامي يوسف
Sami Yusuf
Sami Yusuf
نابيلة معان
Nabyla Maan
Nabyla Maan
ناي برغوتي
Nai Barghouti
Nai Barghouti
إستريلا مورينتي
Contact
Let's build together.
Do you have a question, a project or a stage to share? Contact Ahmed and enter his musical universe.