YUNIS (b. 1994 - Kafr El-Dauwar) is an Egyptian experimental composer, performer, and synth player, he is based between the western Delta province of Kafr El-Dauwar and Paris. He believes deeply in the sacredness of the traditional musical forms—not as stagnant, historical artifacts needing to be revived, but rather as living, evolving, artistic endeavors that can be endlessly disassembled and reconstructed. With this genre-bending at the root of his artistic method, YUNIS draws inspiration from various musical genres such as Shaa’bi music, Zār, Mouled, and Takhmir.
YUNIS has toured extensively across Europe and has been artist-in-residence at the Kampala, Uganda-based Nyege Nyege label and worked alongside producers such as Chrisman, Dogo, and Jay Mitta. At Cité Internationale des Arts, in Paris, France, he’s been developing a musical and dance creation in collaboration with four French dancers, titled Orouj.