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 El Maai’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 El Maai 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
His projects
What can be dreamt, what can be built.
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.
Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest
Marcel Khalifé
Cappella Amsterdam
Trio Joubran
Estrella Morente
Nai Barghouti
Nabyla Maan
Sami Yusuf
Contact
Let's build together.
Do you have a question, a project or a stage to share? Contact Ahmed and enter his musical universe.
