{"id":1405,"date":"2020-03-27T20:28:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T19:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ensembletraversees.com\/the-musicians\/mohamed-amine-kalai\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:13:10","slug":"nidhal-jaoua","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ensembletraversees.com\/en\/the-musicians\/nidhal-jaoua\/","title":{"rendered":"Nidhal Jaoua"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1405\" class=\"elementor elementor-1405 elementor-518\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-124259f2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"124259f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17db9da4\" data-id=\"17db9da4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1018c6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1018c6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0347ed8\" data-id=\"0347ed8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a26dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a26dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ensembletraversees.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nidhal-Jaoua-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\"><span style=\"color: #69c7cf;\"><strong>Nidhal Jaoua <\/strong><\/span>is a Tunisian qanun player known for his versatility and for expanding the expressive possibilities of his instrument through eclectic and innovative musical fusions. He has shared the stage with numerous renowned singers \u2013 including Georges Wassouf, Ramy Ayach, Wael Jassar, Haydar Hamdi, Ghalia Ben Ali, Na\u00ef Barghouti, and Omar Rahbani \u2013 and has been touring internationally since 2009.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For five years, he appeared live as a resident musician on several Tunisian television shows. A co-founder of the group Jazz Oil, Nidhal is also active as a soloist and composer in several fusion projects (Nawather, Bab El West, Le Lanceur de d\u00e9s, among others), continuing to perform across a wide range of styles \u2013 from oriental music to jazz, funk, Latin, and reggae.<\/p>\n<p>He began his musical training at the National Conservatory of Tunis, where he earned his diplomas in Arabic music and kanun with distinction. 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