Mehdi Nassouli
Mehdi Nassouli
Hajhouj, crotales, voice and ghayta
Hajhouj specialist El Mehdi Nassouli learned from a family steeped in Gnawa culture. Following this, El Mehdi Nassouli traverses Morocco during ten years to complete his journey of initiation with several maâ-
lems (masters of Gnawa tradition), from Taroudant to Marrakech through Essaouira and Safi, gaining a solid understanding of Gnawa music, the Daqqa or the Malhun. Open to the fusion of musical genres, El Mehdi Nassouli has traveled over the continents, working with renowned world music figures such as Titi Robin, Avishai Cohen, Benjamin Taubkin, NNeka , Alpha Blondy, Omar Sosa, Karim Ziad, Mika, Metropole orkest, Jerusalem orchestra, Hindi Zahra, Andy Emler or Justin Adams ....