Nabil Khemir

Born in Korba in 1966, Nabil Khemir is a well-known Tunisian born guitarist and lutist, singer and composer who has created his one of a kind double neck lute and guitar instrument which he aptly named, "RayJam".[1] During the 2013 edition of the "Youth Jazz Wave", Nabil Khemir will be one of the guests alongside numerous artists from Spain, Italy and the United States of America. [2]

In 1979, he began to sing and play the lute on Tunisian television programs for two years.

After many years of research, in 2004 he created a model unique to the guitar / lute world, the “rayjam”.

Nabil has performed at the international festival of Carthage, international festival of Tabarka and international festival of Hammamet. He has played with Melodie Gardot, Joachim Kühn and drummer Chander Sardjoe.[3]

Nabil Khemir has taken part in several festivals since 2004 in the four corners of the world where he has won several prizes and distinctions. He has to his credit several albums and songs to name but “Parfum d'Orient et d'Occident”, “Hanin”, “Layali dar el Janna”, “Finou el hob” and “Je t'aime mon pays” qu 'he sang after the revolution of January 14, 2011.[4]

In 2017 Nabil starred in the live shows of The Voice van Vlaanderen 2017 and joined the Q Music live sessions.[5] He also appeared in the film Cairo Jazzman from Atef Bouzid, which will run this year in many European cinemas. He is currently active as a freelance soloist for Jazz, Rai and world music and as a guest player in several bands.[6]

In 2007 Nabil took part in the American Music Contest for Creation and Improvisation with 2.000 candidates from 40 countries worldwide, and received  the honour award for his composition Parfum d’orient et d’occident. A year later, he received the medal of culture from the President of Tunisia for his cultural contribution to his country.

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