Karima El Fillali

Last year, singer Karima El Fillali shone in Yara’s Wedding, the acclaimed musical theatre production by NITE. She’s now here with her long-anticipated solo show, featuring collaborations with fantastic musicians playing both traditional and modern instruments from the East and West. Her captivating vocals are amplified to a new level of spatial immersion thanks to the spectacular, surround-sound speaker system of 4DSOUND.

El Fillali infuses traditional Arabic music with a 21st-century twist. She uses centuries-old poetry by Sufi mystics like Mansur al-Hallaj and Ibn Arabi, about love, light and darkness, joy and sorrow. At the same time, her music is heavily influenced by Western classical music, hip-hop and art-pop.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Introducer Mohamedou Ould Slahi is writer in residence at NITE. Originally from Mauritania, Slahi has a strong connection to the spiritual heritage, poetry and cultural background of the Sahara. He was wrongfully imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay for 14 years without trial. His book, Guantánamo Diary, was filmed in 2021 as The Mauritanian.

This is a production of Muziekgebouw Production House in collaboration with 4DSOUND