Camille El Feghali
A multi-instrumentalist working across Middle Eastern maqām music, Mediterranean traditions, and electronics, from solo recitals to festival stages.
Featured performer on a Grammy-nominated soundtrack Green Room Award, Zaffé 2024
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About
Camille El Feghali is a multi-instrumentalist specialising in Middle Eastern maqām music, playing qānūn, nāy, mizmār, and būzuq alongside the digital synthesiser and sequencer. He performs across Australia, Lebanon and Europe, from festival stages to salons and concert halls, records for soundtrack, library and album projects, and founded and directs the classical ensemble Ṣaltanah while co-founding the electronic project Ṭarabeat.
His years at the Arab Music Archiving and Research Foundation (AMAR) in Beirut, an archive of traditional Arabic recordings, built a deep network of artists and a knowledge of the tradition learned through oral methods. Years split between Beirut and Melbourne have shaped a sound rooted in improvisation, one that moves between a classical takht, a Greek rebetiko band and a festival dance floor without losing its centre.
Ensembles & projects
Several of these projects share the same core musicians, and Camille plays in all of them. For a festival or venue that means one travelling crew and two or three distinct shows across the same event or weekend, for less than three separate bookings. Ask about a bundle.
Studio & recording
Camille records and performs across a broad range of instruments and traditions, blending acoustic Middle Eastern textures with contemporary electronic production. He works autonomously or in collaboration, from a single overdubbed line to a full arrangement.
His studio credits include his own album Tarabeat and featured playing on Christopher Tin's Grammy-nominated Old World. Available for sessions in Melbourne and Beirut, and remotely from his own studio: send a reference, receive edited stems ready to drop into your session, with revisions included.
Selected recordings & productions
Recognition
- 2023Grammy nomination65th Annual Grammy Awards, featured performer on Christopher Tin's Old World soundtrack.
- 2024Green Room AwardBest Sound Design and Composition, Independent Theatre, for Zaffé at Melbourne Fringe Festival, shared with Meena Shamaly.
“A wide-ranging performance, rooted in respect for the music's origins.”
Lucas Wilson-Richter, Stage Whispers, on Ṣaltanah at Melbourne Recital Centre, 2026
“Ṣaltanah invites listeners to experience the extraordinary depth, complexity and subtlety of Arabic instrumental music at its finest.”
What's On Melbourne, City of Melbourne
★★★★★Five stars for Zaffé at Arts House, which Camille co-composed and sound-designed.
Beth Child, ArtsHub, November 2024
Community
Capers Jams
Open, monthly jam nights Camille hosts at Capers, an inviting space for players and listeners to gather and explore music together.
See a jam ↗Arabic jam sessions
Monthly Arabic-focused jams offering an interactive experience to explore and appreciate Arabic musical traditions, at every level.
Ziad Rahbani Tribute Concert
Organiser of a tribute concert celebrating the music of Ziad Rahbani, bringing musicians and community together for a beloved repertoire.
Let's make something
Booking a performance or planning a workshop? Share what you have in mind and Camille will get back to you soon.
- feghalicamille@gmail.com
- +61 401 564 913
- Based in Melbourne, available nationally and internationally