Not one to stand still for long, flautist/vocalist Naïssam Jalal moves between at least eight different bands, four of which she leads.
Born in France to Syrian parents, Jalal’s music draws on a wide range of roots and traditions — from ritual trance to rap; from African and Middle Eastern rhythms to North Indian classical, jazz and free improvisation. Souffles is an album of duo collaborations that pairs Jalal with eight virtuosos of the saxophone, trombone and clarinet.
Jalal has previously recorded in a duo with oudist Hazem Shaheen on Liqaa (2018), and the only surprise is that it has taken this long to return to a format she clearly relishes.
All but two of Jalal’s collaborators are French, and even Cuban soprano saxophonist…
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