Omar Kamal

Omar Kamal is a singer/composer from Nablus, his multicultural influences have given him a rich taste in music ranging from Swing Kings like Frank Sinatra to Pop legends such as Michael Jackson, and returning back to Arabic greats such as Mohammed Abdelwahab and Fayrouz.

Omar performs a variety of genres in a number of languages, plays his own instrument, and composes his own music. All these components make Omar one of the most authentic and open artists to emerge from the region in years.

Work on Omar’s debut album began in early 2015 with Emmy winning producer Dave Pierce (Michael Buble, The Frank Sinatra Estate) and legendary producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Jon Bon Jovi, Aerosmith) with a number of exciting international collaborations and some of the greatest session players who have worked with the likes of Michael Jackson and Sir Paul McCartney. Recording of the album took place in London, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Vancouver and the prestigious Capitol Studios in Hollywood with the album—Serenade—released in 2017.

The huge success of Omar’s debut album led to his first musical tour, during which he performed in major cities such as London, Amman, Manama, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, and opened one of the leading festivals in the Arab world at the Beiteddine Palace in Lebanon. Omar was awarded the DIAFA international award that year for the best upcoming Arab artist.

In 2018 Omar began work on his second album, titled Show Me The Light inspired by the journey to light through music. The music on the album combined the best of international efforts through featuring orchestrators from LA to London, Lyricists from Lebanon to Chile, and session players from London to Istanbul, all pulled together by the vision of Omar Kamal as executive producer. The album title track “Show Me The Light" entered the top 10 chart positions in the U.K. in 2019.

Produced in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Festival, his recent album titled Late Night Dreams with Omar Kamal will precede a world tour starting in New York at the world famous Jazz At Lincoln Center.