"A rich metaphorical universe transcending identities and borders"

Ascoltate la struggente Pearls For Orphans

live in studio a VPRO (Utrecht, novembre 2023)

"Quello dell’egiziano Abdullah Miniawy è un canto che deve molto allo stile sufi, in certi momenti in brani come Balaya o Splendid Tales si esibisce in un virtuosismo che dà le vertigini e ricorda, con le dovute proporzioni, il qawwali di Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ma anche l’accorata drammaticità della canzone classica araba di Oum Khaltoum. Le Cri du Caire è un canto alla libertà o, meglio, un grido di dolore per la mancanza di libertà " Ignazio Gulotta, TomTomRock

"LE CRI DU CAIRE INVITE LES CONSCIENCES À S’ÉVEILLER AU TRAVERS D’UN CHANT INSPIRÉ DU SOUFISME" Libération

"LE CRI DU CAIRE EST UN CHOC, LA RENCONTRE D’UN CHANT HYPNOTIQUE ET LANCINANT, INCANTATOIRE, QUASI MYSTIQUE (…)" Rolling Stone Francia

Singer, writer, poet, and expressionist Abdullah Miniawy became, in the wake of the revolution, an artistic emblem for Egypt’s agitated youth. As a writer, his lyrics have left a mark in the Middle East region, notably during the Arab Spring, where they were displayed in places like the Yarmouk camp in Syria. Alongside Peter Corser on the saxophone and Karsten Hochapfel on the cello, he is sure to grip audiences as the complete band.

Their self-titled debut, released in January, serves as a sample of what can be achieved on the stage. Le Cri du Caire won the ‘Album de Musiques du Monde’ award at the Victoires du Jazz for their debut album. The virtuoso Sufi chant, whispered or shouted over a carpet of hypnotic loops, leads the listener into a trance-like mystical journey. Spirituality and freedom come together in the same desire for invention and sharing, to carry the hopes of peoples whose voices have been muzzled in the face of political, social and religious oppression.