Nesma Abdelaziz smiling at the marimba with one mallet raised against vivid blue stage light

Egyptian marimba & percussion artist

Queen of Marimba

NESMA
ABDELAZIZ

نسمة عبد العزيز

Watch Nesma playEnta Omry · live with orchestra ↗ Concert enquiries →

01 / WATCH & LISTEN

Start with the music.

استمع

Official Enta Omry video thumbnail: Nesma playing marimba in blue light with the orchestra behind her

LIVE WITH ORCHESTRA · 2019

Enta Omry

Watch Nesma perform Enta Omry with orchestra.

Play here, or open the performance on YouTube.

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OFFICIAL VIDEO · 2017Marimba Fusion PERFORMANCE · 20193 Daqat SAHIBET AL SAADA · DMC PERFORMANCEVictory

On television

SAHIBET AL SAADA · OFFICIAL CHANNELNesma’s story with the marimba SAHIBET AL SAADA · DMCNesma on her musical approach MA3KOM MONA EL SHAZLY · UPLOADED 2020Percussion with Mona El Shazly MONA EL SHAZLY · PERFORMANCEHaret El Saqqayeen · marimba CBC EGYPT · PERFORMANCEEgyptian Women’s Day celebration

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02 / THE ARTIST

Artist & bandleader.

الفنانة

Nesma standing behind the marimba inside a theatre

A graduate of the Cairo Conservatoire, Nesma continued through master’s studies and a PhD in Arts. Her musical training underpins her work on the concert stage.

As a soloist and bandleader, she brings Arab melodies and international repertoire to the marimba, performing with her own ensemble and with orchestra.

Her performances move between melody and rhythm, with the marimba leading an ensemble of Arab and Western instruments.

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03 / THE ENSEMBLE

Nesma & her ensemble.

نسمة والفرقة

Nesma playing marimba on stage with accordion, qanun, keyboards, bass and percussion around her — Citadel International Festival · 2026

Since 2000, Nesma’s ensemble has brought Arab and Western instruments together around the marimba.

Qanun and accordion meet keyboards, brass and percussion, with Nesma leading from the marimba.

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Meet the ensemble

Nesma with her ensemble, dressed in white

04 / CONCERTS & PRESS

On stage. In print.

حفلات وصحافة

Cairo Opera House · Alexandria Opera House · Citadel International Festival

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Upcoming concerts

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SELECTED PAST APPEARANCES

AUG 2026Nesma Abdelaziz at the Citadel International Festival · 2026Cairo →29 JUL 2026Nesma Abdelaziz & her ensemble — Cairo Opera House · July 2026Open Air Theatre →20 DEC 2025Nesma Abdelaziz & her band — Alexandria Opera House · December 2025Sayed Darwish Theatre →22 AUG 2024Nesma Abdelaziz — Bibliotheca Alexandrina · August 2024International Summer Festival →29 SEP 2021Nesma Abdelaziz — National Museum of Egyptian Civilization · September 2021Roman Theatre · NMEC →

Press & interviews

AL-BAWABA · ARABIC · 18 September 2026

Awladna festival opening

Coverage of Nesma’s marimba performance with participants at the opening ceremony.

Read article ↗ AKHBAR AL-YOUM · ARABIC · 13 September 2026

Nesma Abdelaziz: blending Eastern and Western music

An interview about repertoire, Egyptian folk instruments and connecting with audiences.

Read article ↗ AHRAM ONLINE · ENGLISH · 26 August 2026

9,000 spectators attend Medhat Saleh, Nesma Abdel Aziz concerts at Citadel Festival

Coverage of the shared closing evening.

Read article ↗ AL-AHRAM · ARABIC · 24 August 2026

A birthday moment onstage at the Citadel Festival

Nesma invites a young audience member onstage to celebrate her birthday.

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From the archive · 2024 & 2011

AL-AHRAM · ARABIC · 2024

A conversation about the marimba, music and the joy of performing.

Read the interview ↗ AHRAM ONLINE · ENGLISH · 2011

“Marimba passion” — an interview from the artist’s archive.

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