Nadir Ben will unveil “Maturity”, his new album, on its release, September 05, 2025, on Joussour / InOuïe Distribution. This opus will be presented on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, on the stage of Les 2 Pianos (Paris) during an exceptional launch concert. The single ‘Majrouh’, a new single from the album, will be available on all platforms on June 13, 2025. In the meantime, check out ‘Baghi ntoub’, his previous single, already available on all platforms.
‘Maturity’, translated as “Al Rosh” in Arabic, is Nadir Ben‘s debut album. Nine tracks in a Maghreb Folk Pop style, where his voice captivates and he reveals himself with authenticity, addressing themes of belonging, commitment, identity, and heritage with sensitivity and poetry, as wink to the Arab-Andalusian tradition, with intuitive lyrics, all sung in Arabic.
Nadir Benmansour is a French-Algerian singer-songwriter who draws his inspiration from both shores of the Mediterranean. He lived in the heritage of Andalusian music, lulled by the warm songs of Oran’s Raï, and the rhythms of the Gnawas desert people. In the projects he leads, accompanied by renowned artists and musicians with whom he performs, Nadir harmoniously drives his artistic direction from Andalusian Arabic to a contemporary folk pop.
It is from Oran, his hometown, that Nadir draws inspiration and tenderly sings of the romanticism and poetry of North African life, responding to the turmoil that has punctuated the history of the southern shore of the Mediterranean, while relating the bitterness of his exile.
Since his early childhood in Tlemcen, during which he was introduced early to Andalusian
music, Nadir has traveled through styles: from the acidity of folk guitar, through the trance groove of Saharan music, all while giving this Hispano-Maghrebi cachet which characterizes the essence of his influences.
Line-up for the album:
Nadir Ben: compositions, arrangements, lyrics, vocals ;
Billel Mehsen: arrangements, guitar, percussion ;
Hichem Takaoute: bass (tracks 4, 6, 7, 8, 9) ;
Maamoune Dehane: drums (tracks 4, 7, 8, 9) ;
Mohamed Miassi: arrangements, guitar (tracks 4, 7, 8, 9) ;
Fouad Didi: violin (tracks 1, 2);
Elhadi Elhassar: guitar (track 3);
Tomi Matthieu: bass (track 3);
Mehdi Drici: bass (track 3);
Mirabelle Gilis: violin (track 4);
Henri Schappert: saxophone (track 4);
Amine Boukraa: gumbri (track 5);
Farid Zebroune: mandola (track 5);
Mehdi Askeur: accordion (track 8).
