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"Live Retake of 'Fall down Wiseman' – A Tribute to My Father and to Every Beloved Soul We've Lost"
حي من حفل عبد الله المنياوي بحفل سويسرا عرض الثلاثي الجديد بمدينة بيرن 

Trombones : Jules Boittin & Robinson Khoury 
Trumpet : Erik Truffaz 

Lyrics كلمات : 

إلى بابا الحبيب، الله يرحمك. لن تفي الكلمات
To my dear father,
words are not enough.
Until we meet again.
Rest in peace.

حيني حين تقبل
فالقُدَاس في الجحيم
قارئ للباسطة
باللوّات الأربعة
باللغات المُرضعة
تصطبي بالمُرمِل
والقضاء للرحيم
لاح من عيون الباخرة
نلتقي بالآخرة
وابل من نعيم
فافتحوا للمقبّل
يقبل التائبين
واسمحوا للمؤذن
أن يعوذ بالرجيم
والعيون غارقة
والحانات ساخرة
والقضاء للرحيم
يسقطُ الرأيُ المُجمّل
يسقط الرأي الحكيم
لا بحكم الفاتحة
يُعرف الصلح الأمين

Welcome me where you enter,
and the greatest honor is in hell
telling the teller ,
Both surrounded with twisted four branches,
and the breastfed language,
Default like a child distended to write years ago
waving through the eyes of a ferry
to the meeting point where afterlife awaits ,
where tons of grace awaits,
open the gates to a kisser
to let them kiss the Repentants,
Allow the Muezzin
to preach against Lucifer,
and the eyes are wet enough
to see the bitter bars
Destiny was written years ago
FALL DOWN BEAUTIFIED OPINION
FALL DOWN TO WISEMEN

Fall Down Wiseman -Abdullah Miniawy trio + Erik Truffaz (Live from Beeflat Bern, Switzerland 2024)

Dedicated to Airkit   https://soundcloud.com/theairkit

Mårble & Minereed - Dedicated to Airkit

Hallucinogenic Trickle

ROKU022 - Forthcoming late November 2019

LP 1:
SIDE A E-Lail [The Night] East - 19:28
SIDE B Farah ‘Alaiyna (Joy Upon Us) - 20:57
LP 2:
SIDE A + B E-Lail [The Night] West- 34:31

د [Ahmed] – the quartet of Pat Thomas, Antonin Gerbal, Joel Grip and Seymour Wright – make music of heavy rhythm, repetition and syncopation set deep into an understanding of jazz and the obscure depths of its history. Across the 2 LPs which make up ‘Super Majnoon [East Meets West] ’the group work and rework the music of the late musician Ahmed Abdul-Malik to create a stamping, swinging, relentlessly propulsive record where profundity and physicality root right back to ecstatic feeling. 

Abdul-Malik was a NYC bassist, oudist, composer, educator and philosopher who fused aspects of American, Arabic and East African thought, ethics, meanings and beliefs in open and experimental ways to make vital, forward leaning jazz. [Ahmed] reimagine the notes of Malik as they push for new ground. Melodies respirate, swell, escalate and combust in a driving jazz which yes is technical, yes is accomplished, but ultimately just foot-to-the-floor swings. 

‘Super Majnoon [East Meets West]’ is a title fused from the leader of the Master Musicians of Jajouka Bechir Attar’s description of [Ahmed] after hearing them in Switzerland last year (Majnoon is the arabic slang for ‘crazy’), and Abdul-Malik’s 1959 album East Meets West. Arriving as a double LP, the first comprises studio recordings of [Ahmed] at Hong Kong’s Empty Gallery in 2018 and the second a scorched live recording at OTO from August 2018. The record features photos by Bert Glinnand Taku Unamiand ‘in and out’ liner notes by James G. Spady – historian and journalist from Philadelphia, the author of books on Marcus Garvey and the trilogy of groundbreaking books on hip hop (Nation Conscious Rap, Street Conscious Rap, The Global Cypha).

ROKU022 - أحمد [Ahmed] "Farah ‘Alaiyna (Joy Upon Us)"

Track taken from Hair Del. anniversary compilation
https://hairdel.bandcamp.com/album/hair-del-666

Rainforest Invaders (feat. Andes Mountain Range)

"The trio of guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama, saxophonist Gregor Vidic, and drummer Nicolas Field introduces Akiyama to Vidic and Field's standing duo. The result is a magnificent set of exploratory improvisation. Vidic and Field's playing has a rich, textural quality, developed through their use of timbre and dynamics. In this way, Akiyama's multiphonic approach to guitar, and his innovative use of effects, offset's Vidic brilliantly. Over the course of 45 minutes, Akiyama, Vidic, and Field generate a nervy tension, walking razor thin lines, such as the ones threaded through the middle of "Inner Circle." In keeping with the overall Astral Spirits aesthetic, and as a capstone to their anniversary year, the trio's music is at times stateless, at other times murky and brooding, and yet it's always highly engaging, rich and thrilling." - Lee Rice Epstein, The Free Jazz Collective

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Tetuzi Akiyama / electric guitar

Nicolas Field / drums & percussion

Gregor Vidic / tenor saxophone

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Recorded at Gok Sound, Tokyo, July 19, 2017 by Yoshiaki Kondo. Mixed at Konnekt SoundLab by Nicolas Field. Mastered by Mikey Young. Thanks to Rhizome DC for hosting that great Astral Spirits event, Nate and all involved.

AS117 - Akiyama / Field / Vidic  "Synchronous Ancestor"

Biography - 2025 

Abdullah Miniawy (born 1994) is an Egyptian expressionist, writer, singer, composer, 3D generalist (programmer) and actor. Over the years, he has shared the stage with celebrated artists like Erik Truffaz, Kamilya Jubran, Yom, Médéric Collignon, Aly Talibab, A Filetta, Hvad, Ziur, Zuli, Simo Cell, Maurice Louca, and many others. Abdullah has performed at prestigious international venues and festivals, including the 72nd Festival d’Avignon, French national theaters, the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, Haus der Kunst in Munich, MAO Museum in Turin, Philharmonie de Paris, and even the Louvre in Paris.

Beyond his music, Abdullah showcased his acting talent in Ala Eddine Slim's Tunisian feature film Tlamess, which premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival in 2019. The film received critical acclaim, winning Best Full-Length Feature Film at Kino der Kunst 2020 and Best Director at the Marrakech International Film Festival in 2020. Abdullah was shortlisted for Best Actor by the Arab Cinema Center at Cannes. He also directed his first short film, Rain Ticket in 2021.

As a composer, Abdullah has composed soundtracks for dance, theater, and exhibitions, including Wael Shawki’s Cabaret Crusades III, premiered at MoMA PS1; Kirsten Dehlholm’s AMDUAT, premiered at Hotel Pro Forma; Insurrection by Jilani Saadi; and On the Hill by Belhassen Handous.

His influence extends beyond the arts. In 2021, the European Parliament in Strasbourg selected Abdullah as one of three "change makers" from the Schengen area, inviting him to share his French-Egyptian perspective on contemporary issues at the European Youth Event’s “Live Fully” section. He also took part in "Europe Takes Part," a forum of 30 diverse speakers discussing economic models and digital solutions for artists in a post-pandemic world. Since 2015, Abdullah has collaborated with the German trio Carl Gari, blending avant-garde electronic sounds with his poetic lyrics. Their debut album, Darraje, was named one of the top 50 albums of 2016 by NPR. Theirfollow-up, The Act of Falling from the 8th Floor, received acclaim from Pitchfork, The Quietus, and Wire Magazine, while the track "Zawaj" topped Resident Advisor’s list of "Deep Listening" tracks in 2019.
 
In 2023, Abdullah’s album Le Cri du Caire, featuring Erik Truffaz, won the Les Victoires du Jazz award—the French equivalent of the Grammy Awards—achieving global distribution and acclaim.
As a writer, Abdullah's lyrics resonate deeply across the Middle East, especially during the Arab Spring, where they were displayed in places like Syria's Yarmouk Camp, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and other Arab and Western countries. In early 2022, he released his first collection of stories, Extinguishing The City of Lights. 

To date, Miniawy has created or collaborated on nearly 700 shows and cultural exchanges across Europe and beyond, with up to 80 live performances scheduled worldwide for the 2023-2024 season. 
Each performance has been met with standing ovations and has left audiences with unforgettable moments.

on tour 2025 ;

Abdullah Miniawy - Nigma Enigma (solo)
Abdullah Miniawy (TRIO ; with Robinson Khoury Trombone, Jules Boittin Trombone) (inv. Erik Truffaz)  
Abdullah Miniawy and Maurice Louca