Nabil Yousef

 Musician – Entrepreneur – Prodigy

Nabil Yousef is an author and music composer. Born on 4th November 1979 in Qamishli Al-Hasakah which is one of the Syrian governorates. His parents are Yousef Noya Yousef (1925) and Mariam Atneil (1938). He is the youngest of ten children.

In his childhood, Nabil's early months were marked by his serene response to music. His mother and sisters took note of the fact that he didn't cry when he heard piano music, and they began using lullabies and piano pieces to help him sleep. 

By age 6, Nabil could sing all the familiar kids' songs of the time. When he turned 12, his father gave him a harmonica as a present, and his sister Samira gave him a melodica. These gifts opened up a new world of musical possibilities for Nabil, and he began to experiment with his own ideas.

After finishing high school, he studied in the Faculty of Agriculture at Dier El-Zore University in Syria, where he graduated in 2002. He started his profession by adding a flavor of music to his interests that later grew into a whole lot of passion and dreams for Nabil. 

But Nabil's background meant that he couldn't join a musical institute or take music lessons when he was younger. Yet, he spent a lot of time playing the melodica and got tips from those who heard him play. But then Nabil met a musician called Jalil, who played the accordion and taught Nabil about music theory and songwriting. This was the first time that Nabil had a chance to learn about how music works.

after he moved to Sweden Nabil could learn Music Theory 1 & 2 from Linné University & Luleå University. But this did not stop Nabil from climbing more and more into music knowledge and acquiring them professionally. 

Then Nabil studied Arranging, Composition & Music Theory at Luleå University and will obtain his degree in 2022. To keep chasing his dreams, he kept experimenting with music, sound production, and composing from a very young age. 

Nabil is a versatile composer, capable of writing in a variety of styles. His folk music is full of emotion, with a gentle touch and dramatic details. His pop music is catchy and easy to remember, with simple phrases and a light, airy sound. 

To continue this magical experience, he is studying Music Analysis at Uppsala University and will obtain his degree in 2022. 

Over the years, he has developed a keen ear for music and has a great understanding of music theory. 

The classical music he composes is elegant and balanced, with beautiful melodies and intricate details. No matter what style he is writing in, Nabil always manages to infuse his music and vision. His musical influences include traditional Syriac church hymns and great middle Eastern composers such as the Rahbani brothers, Zaki Nassif, and Ihsan Al-Munther. 

All of these artists have helped to shape his musical style, which is a mix of traditional and contemporary elements. 

Shadows of Melodies and Crossing Lights are two upcoming albums by singer-songwriter Nabil. Shadows of Melodies was released on November 20th, 2021, and is a collection of his favorite Shadows pieces, reimagined and recorded with some of the world's most revered symphony orchestras.

Crossing Lights, Nabil’s follow-up to Shadows of Melodies, is set to be released on September 16th, 2022. The album is on traditional folk music and classic Middle Eastern music.

He grew up listening to these genres of music, and he wanted to share his love for them with the world. His albums are filled with beautiful melodies and instrumentation, and they are sure to please any fan of these genres.

“Nabil feels that he is full of music inside. He can’t imagine himself alone without music. When he talks, walks, or writes he feels that there is a musical idea waiting to come out. This happened early in his life. So, it wasn’t influenced by someone. But it was a natural feeling that there is a music idea inside himself that needs to come out to the light.”

Nabil could make a real advance in Syriac children’s songs both in lyrics and music. He started to write musical books in 2020 after he moved to Uppsala in August 2019. His first published work was Syriac Music Transcriptions 2021. He has also a series of music books called “Qlido” which is a collection of Syriac children’s songs. His work has been praised.

You can connect and find his music on all music platforms, such as iTunes, Spotify, Deezer, Pandora, Shazam, YouTube music, Hangama, and Anghami.  

 When Nabil was 24 years, he engaged in a Syriac cultural organization (Edessa) in Qamishli. Edessa was a cultural organization which belong to Syriac Orthodox Church in Qamishli. Edessa was like a Syriac musical center at that time. In Edessa Nabil could build two kid’s choirs (Edessa Stars) and (Edessa Bells). He contributed and make lot of concerts such as:

1- “Ruha Star” (Edessa Stars) 2004

2- “Christmas Night” with Edessa Bells 2004

3- “Mother is a river of kindness.” With both Edessa Stars and Edessa Bells 2004.

4- “Come with me” 2005.

5- Ruha festivals 2005,2006 and 2008.

With Edessa Nabil composed more than 30 songs for kids and many musical sketches such as:

1- “Dé Joré” 2008

2- “Mor Zokhé” 2006

3- “Helto Geshmeshé”2008

4- Hajnejelé Bajenjelé 2008

5- Let us work 2005

6- A woman from a village 2006

7- The memories of a woman 2006

8- “Lo Taaito” Don’t forget 2006

Nabil composed songs to many Syriac singers: Sina Marouki, Aram Keriakes, Imad Bakraji, Elias Marouki, Ilona Hanna. In this period, he composed songs from poems of Syriac poets, such as: Joseph Gawrieh, Michael Filo, Abd Al-Ahad Khajo, Afram Iskander, Souhel Danho, Ycoub Lahdo.

1- Music Theory  1 & 2  in Linné  University & Luleå University  2020-2021

2- Arranging, Composition & Music Theory  in  Luleå  University 2022

3-Music Analysis in Uppsala University 2022

Nabil composed folk, pop, and classic music. His melodies are emotional with a gentle touch, and full of dramatic details. Clarity, balance are the most obvious characters in his works. 

For children Nabil composed gently songs, easy-to-memorize, with simple phrases. Nabil could make a really advance in Syriac children songs both in lyrics and music.

A list of songs which Nabil wrote its lyrics and composeds i. tThese songs performed in concerts of Edessa by the two choir groups for kids (Edessa Stars) and (Edessa Bells):

1. Zagé dlébayna 2004

2. Kolan Souryoyé 2004

3. Talgo Talgo 2004

4. Ya dawomo ya rabtho 2004

5. Ya barnoshé do âolmo 2004

6. Tokho zano li ayto 2004

7. Bgantho dlébo dámi 2004

8. Qadishto ḥlytho 2004

9. Wardow lámi 2004

10. Ḥamro o ḥoubo 2004

11. Meltho dzabno 2004

12. Ao mouryo 2005

13. Lo boukhat 2005

14. Mour Zokhé 2006

15. Kō ḥolmono 2008

16. Aygartho dḥoubo 2009

17. Geshro dlébo 2009

18. Gantho dḥoubo 2009

19. ”Eâdo adyâono dmaounaqliloukh”. Music as a background for a drama theater.

A list of songs which Nabil composed its music. These songs performed by different singer and corals:

1- “Aourhi kokow dbith Zalin” by Edessa Bells 2004. Lyrics: Souhel Danho

2- “Âounytho lámi” by Ilona Hanna 2004. Lyrics: Michael Filo

3- “Tokho lfolḥono” by Edessa stars 2005. Lyrics: Michael Filo 

4- ”Ḥa bnyson” by Aziz Saliba 2005. Lyrics: Michael Filo 

5- “Athi aou âydo” by Edessa stars 2006. Lyrics: Michael Filo

6- “Taoudi Mour Zokhé” by Edessa stars 2006. Lyrics: Michael Filo

7- “Âynothan âl darbou” by Edessa stars 2006. Lyrics: Michael Filo

8- “Aouthoroyé” By Aziz Saliba and Sina Marouki 2007. Lyrics: Michael Filo

9- “Athto dqritho” by Sina Marouki 2008. Lyrics: Michael Filo

10- “Hajnejelé Bajenjelé” by Aram Keriakes 2008. Lyrics: Afram Iskander

11- “Deshno sharyro” by Seba Abdallah 2009. Lyrics: Joseph Gawrieh

12- “Dé Jouré” by Edessa stars 2009. Lyrics: Michael Filo

13- ”Bartho ḥlytho” by Imad Bakraji 2009. Lyrics: Ycoub Lahdo

14- “Zâourto basyo” by Elias Marouki 2009. Lyrics: Saed Marouki.

15- “Baba” by Layal Nehme 2020. Lyrics: Joseph Gawrieh

16- “Amti lboulokh” by Layal Nehme 2020. Lyrics: Joseph Gawrieh

17- “Ameero” by Layal Nehme 2020. Lyrics: Joseph Gawrieh

18- “Zagé dâédo” by Layal Nehme 2020. Lyrics: Joseph Gawrieh

19- "Brikho Molodo D Moran" by Layal Nehme 2021. Lyrics: Michael Filo.

1- Syriac Music Transcriptions. ISBN  9789151961194 (EPUB).  IngramSpark  14-JAN-21 

2- Qlido 1. ISBN 9789151961217 (Papperspack),  9789151961200 (EPUB). IngramSpark. 27-APR-21

3- Shadows of Melodies. ISBN 978-1-7948-3347-0  (Papperpack). Lulu. 10-NOV-21

4- Qlido 2. ISBN  9789151961224. IngramSpark.  5-FEB-22 .

5- Qlido 3. ISBN  9789151961231. IngramSpark.  8-AUG-22. 

1-Shadows of Melodies  20-NOV-2021

2-Crossing Lights 16-SEP-2022