Ghazi Al-Mulaifi

Ghazi Al-Mulaifi is an ethnomusicologist, composer, and performer with Boom.Diwan — an ensemble inspired by Kuwaiti seafaring and pearl-diving music. Their latest record, Live in the Khaleej!, made in collaboration with Arturo O’Farrill, is out now. 

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Talks

Ghazi Al-Mulaifi and Arturo O’Farrill Let the Chaos Rule

Music
By Ghazi Al-Mulaifi | March 13, 2025
By Ghazi Al-Mulaifi | March 13, 2025

Ghazi Al-Mulaifi and Arturo O’Farrill Let the Chaos Rule

The composers talk futurism, tradition, “radical un-intentionality” and their cross-cultural collaboration on Boom.Diwan’s Live in the Khaleej!