Nai Barghouti joins us for a very special episode of Quartertones ahead of her performance at the Toronto Palestine Film Festival on September 27th which will be her Canadian debut. Speaking from the heart, Nai shares how Palestine underscores the music she makes and performs, her journey to becoming unapologetically Palestinian, and learning the nuanced language of Fairuz's music. She tells us of the raw grief, hope and joy she finds come out of each performance and each audience she connects with, how her flute is her trusted companion on stage, and the step changes that have come for her as a Palestinian musician since October 7th. Mikey also asks her how she maintains integrity, authenticity and fidelity with herself ⁠— especially when it comes to balancing her career.

0:00 Introduction
2:30 Being a Palestinian Musician Pre and PostOctober 7th
6:15 Music From Nai's Childhood
9:23 Singing Fairuz
12:55 Interlude 1: Longa Hijaz Kar Kurd
22:21 Interlude 2: Ah Ya Helu
27:27 Performing for European Audiences
:30 Upcoming Performance in Toronto
34:11 Audiences & Performance PostOct 7th
42:20 Interlude 3: Anthem of the Land
47:32 Interlude 4: Li Beirut
53:38 Close Companion: The Flute

Catch Nai in Toronto on the 27th September https://www.tpff.ca/eventsall/naibar...

Nai Barghouti is a Palestinian singer, composer and flute player. At the age of 14, she launched her professional singing career and completed her studies in classical flute performance at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Palestine, where she discovered a passion for composition.

Connect with Nai https://www.instagram.com/naibarghout...

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