NÂR / Nadia Daou

NÂR is the artist moniker of Swiss Lebanese multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Nadia Daou based in Beirut. In a constant metamorphosis, she works with various instruments, her voice and different found objects. Abrasive, hypnotic, NÂR’s performances are sonic experiments and live improvisations built up from A to Z, often led by short sentences on repeat like mantras.

Her music takes its roots in a very large spectrum of sounds, inspiration or genre such as middle eastern and north African trance, industrial, electronic and grime music. NÂR is not a project, it’s a journey and the reflection of the fire burning inside of Nadia Daou. A succession of sacred mistakes, a cult to the unknown.

photo by Angélique Stehli