Nadah El Shazly Drops ‘Kaabi Aali' From Upcoming Album ‘Laini Tani'
Apr 03, 2025
Nadah El Shazly has released the second single, 'Kaabi Aali', from her upcoming album 'Laini Tani', set for release on June 6 via One Little Independent Records and Backward Music in Canada.
'Amidst the high speed and rush, we zoom in on lovers who lost their way and the promise that if they find each other again, they shouldn't fall dizzy and give up.' El Shazly shares with SceneNoise on the track.
Co-produced with Cairo-based electronic artist 3Phaz, Shazly's stunning vocal range ebbs and flows beautifully across 'Kaabi Aali' on a bed of metallic drums and Arabic tinged melodies.
The track is accompanied by a surrealistic video directed by Selim El Sadek that cuts between Shazly singing from the passenger seat of a Cairean cruise and a liminal space surrounded by mysterious giant figures.
Nada El Shazly is set to perform at Cairo Jazz Club 610 on April 9, alongside Maurice Louca and Muqata'a, where she is expected to showcase material from the unreleased album 'Laini Tani'.
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