About nai

Moving her audience to tears, laughs, elation, and a long-standing ovation is not exceptional for this exceptional award-winning Palestinian singer, flutist and composer.

The Jerusalem-born artist, Nai Barghouti, has been praised as a “classical diva” and an “exceptional virtuousa.”

Nai’s virtuosity, critics have said, evokes vocal qualities of three leading Arab divas — Asmahan’s velvety depth, Umm Kulthoum’s powerful projection, range and control, and Fairouz’s angelic and deeply emotivehead resonance.

Nai combines her talent with academic achievement to deepen her knowledge of music and vocal techniques. In her studies, she explored the nexus between Arabic Tarab music and Jazz, inventing NaiStrumentation - دَندَناي