Sami El-Enany is a London-based Egyptian artist who works with sound, fraying the edges of modern classical, electronica, and found sound. His work spans multi-channel installation, electroacoustic composition, sound design, record production, and image-sound collaboration.
Experienced in cinemas, galleries, theatres, and venues across the world, his work reverberates with the urgencies and attentions of those who seek liberation. His score for the feature film Walking With Shadows was nominated for an Africa Movie Academy Award, and his tone poem Creation of the Birds has received accolades from Grand Prix Nova, BBC Radio Awards, and Phonurgia Nova.
As a musician and improviser, Sami is currently developing tape collage techniques as a tool for listening and reflection. The source material for the tapes are a scrapbook of exploratory recording sessions, off-cuts from his film scores, and found sound spanning his travels as a field recordist. He weaves these collages with improvisations at the piano, which remains his most instinctive form of communication. Through his practice and research, he is delving into the sonics of solidarity, exploring sound as resonance for union.