Nai Barghouti is an award-winning Palestinian singer, composer, and flutist. From her first concerts in Ramallah and Cairo at the age of 14 through her packed concerts at the London Jazz Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, the United Nations in New York, and in renowned theaters in Paris, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Istanbul, Amsterdam, London, Oslo, Casablanca, Rabat, Tunis, Riyadh, Kuwait, and Beirut, the Jerusalem-born artist has been praised as a “classical diva” and an “exceptional virtuosa.” 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 emotive head resonance. Indeed, these three legendary Arab singers, together with the composers Rahbani Brothers, Ziad Rahbani, Sayed Darwish, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, and Zakaria Ahmad, were the main influences on Nai as a young girl learning music and singing. In her studies, Nai explored the nexus between Arabic Tarab music and jazz, eventually inventing her own unique vocal technique — NaiStrumentation. This technique was featured in many of her works, including her highly acclaimed performance at the prestigious A COLORS SHOW in Berlin in 2024.

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