Kamal Hors grew up in Morocco. He plays the ud (the Arabic lute), the sentir, the guenbri and percussion instruments. In 1987 he was co-founder of the Weshm music ensemble and performed in Europe, Morocco, other North African countries and the Middle East.

Throughout the years he has received many commissions for compositions for music projects and theatre plays, and he was involved in the production of several CDs.

He also has given workshops on Arabic en Moroccan music in primary and secondary schools as well as universities.

Theatre play ‘Mijn Cairo’ with actor Sabri Saad El Hamus, Rasa Egyptefestival, Utrecht 2000

‘Cuba meets gnaoua’ with Alberto Molote Muños 2003

Artistic director of ‘Salon Andalous’ artistic leadership with ensembles NL Mundo and Ismalia 2003

Theatre play ‘Rozennacht’: composition, arrangement and play with Dounya Khayam and other 2004

Theatre play ‘Op zoek naar de zwarte merel’: compostion and play with playwright Carel Alphenaar, actors Ali Çiftesi and Mike van Wetten 2004

Artistic director of ‘Salon Andalous’ with music ensembles NL Mundo and Ismalia 2005

‘Maghreb Tour’ with the Ricciotti ensemble: conductor Bas Wiegers, composition and arrangement by Bouwe de Jong, Evrim Demirel, Paul Stouthamer and Bas Wiegers 2005

Dance production ‘Paramount’ by choreographer Ed Wubbe: composition en live performance with Baptist Kurvers and Jeffry Bruinsma 2005

‘Synergi Group’ met Sandip Bhattacharya , Pieter de Mast en Andreas Suntrop 2006

‘Rotterdam Danst’ with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam under Ed Wubbe 2006

‘Yo-Opera’ Oerol Festival 2006

CD ‘The dance of The Lute’ (Smokedrecordings) 2007

‘Festival de danse’ with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam in Biarritz 2007

CD ‘t Minne’ with Onno Krijn 2007

‘Dunya en Desie’ in Marokko’ with Hans Otten 2007

‘Temperamenten’, a project for three Arabic lutes and table 2007

’Cantigas y Poesia Andalus’ by music ensemble Mareas 2007

Composition for the comic ‘Haarlem van heinde en verre’ by writer Pieter van Oudheusen, designer Hans Klaver, VJ Nils Muhlenbruch and DJ Anet Kulcsar 2008

Music for the theatre play ‘Licht uit Droom aan’ by director Gita Hacham 2008

’Cantigas y Poesia Andaluz’ Reprise 2008

‘Reli & Rage festival’ in Kampen with guitarist Gertjan Adema 2008

‘Brokken’ with Hermine Deurloo (mouth-organ) in Amsterdam 2008

‘The Tower of Mezquita’ musical performances Theater 2009

‘Cantigas y Poesia Andaluz’ Reprise 2009

‘The Global Climate Change Music Project’ Australia

Festival Al Hoceima Morocco 2009

Foto: Salman Ezzammoury