Dhafer Youssef

Jazz

The next Dhafer Youssef concert is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Le NEC in Marly, France. See all 21 upcoming concerts

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Listen to Dance Layan Dance by Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dance Layan DanceDhafer Youssef

Listen to Fly Shadow Fly by Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

Fly Shadow FlyDhafer Youssef

Listen to Ondes of Chakras (feat. Marcus Miller, Vinnie Colaiuta & Nguyên Lê) by Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ondes of Chakras (feat. Marcus Miller, Vinnie Colaiuta & Nguyên Lê)Dhafer Youssef

Listen to Ascetic Journey by Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ascetic JourneyDhafer Youssef

Listen to Humankind by Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

HumankindDhafer Youssef

Listen to Les Ondes Orientales by Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

Les Ondes OrientalesDhafer Youssef

Listen to Birds Canticum "Birds Requiem" Suite by Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

Birds Canticum "Birds Requiem" SuiteDhafer Youssef

Listen to Blending Souls & Shades (To Shiraz) by Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

Blending Souls & Shades (To Shiraz)Dhafer Youssef

Listen to Sacré (The Wine Ode Suite) by Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

Sacré (The Wine Ode Suite)Dhafer Youssef

Listen to Zafaran by Nguyên Lê & Dhafer Youssef, see lyrics, music video & more!

ZafaranNguyên Lê & Dhafer Youssef

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Listen to Izmir Concert (Live 2013) by Dhafer Youssef

ALBUMIzmir Concert (Live 2013)Dhafer Youssef

More albums from Dhafer Youssef

Listen to Street of Minarets by Dhafer Youssef

ALBUMStreet of MinaretsDhafer Youssef

Listen to Sounds of Mirrors by Dhafer Youssef

ALBUMSounds of MirrorsDhafer Youssef

Listen to Diwan of Beauty and Odd by Dhafer Youssef

ALBUMDiwan of Beauty and OddDhafer Youssef

Listen to Birds Requiem by Dhafer Youssef

ALBUMBirds RequiemDhafer Youssef

Listen to Abu Nawas Rhapsody by Dhafer Youssef

ALBUMAbu Nawas RhapsodyDhafer Youssef

ALBUMGlowWolfgang Muthspiel & Dhafer Youssef

Listen to Divine Shadows by Dhafer Youssef

ALBUMDivine ShadowsDhafer Youssef

Listen to Digital Prophecy by Dhafer Youssef

ALBUMDigital ProphecyDhafer Youssef

Listen to Electric Sufi by Dhafer Youssef

ALBUMElectric SufiDhafer Youssef

Listen to In deiner Nähe (Close to You) by Dhafer Youssef, Enrique Díaz, Fabrizio Ottaviucci, Manos Tsangaris & Noirin Ni Riain

ALBUMIn deiner Nähe (Close to You)Dhafer Youssef, Enrique Díaz, Fabrizio Ottaviucci, Manos Tsangaris & Noirin Ni Riain

ALBUMMalakDhafer Youssef

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An oudist moulding jazz and Tunisian tradition into bold shapes.

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About Dhafer Youssef

Hometown

Teboulba, Tunisia

Born

November 19, 1967

Genre

Jazz

Dhafer Youssef is a Tunisian oudist, vocalist, and composer. His restless creativity weds jazz harmonics and electronics to the rhythms and modes of South India, Pakistan, and North Africa with Mediterranean grooves. On 2001's Electric Sufi and 2003's Digital Prophecy, he explored the nexus of classical North African and Indian harmony amid electronics and improvisation. The acoustic album Abu Nawas Rhapsody arrived in 2010 and featured pianist Tigran Hamasyan. Deeply influenced by cinema, Birds Requiem appeared in 2013. Youssef composed 2018's soundscape-esque Sounds of Mirrors for tabla player Zakir Hussain, and it featured the percussionist. Performed by a large cast that included Herbie Hancock, Street of Minarets was released in 2023.

Dhafer Youssef has also released music as a member of Uri Caine Ensemble.