Fady Abi Saad (Arabic: فادي أبي سعد; born June 7, 1980), better known by his stage name Aleph, is a Lebanese pianist, composer, arranger and entrepreneur.
Passionate about sounds, Aleph wanted to express Oriental melodies through an Occidental instrument, the piano, with no artifice or subterfuge.
Even though Aleph is self-taught, he gracefully acknowledges that his "academic detours" have provided his art with the necessary classical and technical basis.
In 2001, at only 21 years old, Aleph "Le Piano de l'Orient", was chosen to head the show for three consecutive days at the Byblos international Festival, – Mediterraneo,[6] a stepping stone for his international career, beginning with a North African Tour in collaboration with his long time friend Michel Labex Labaki.
[7] After that came the collaborations with many esteemed artists such as: EL Chato, Isabelle Laroche, Damien Barneata, Jose Fernandez, Demis Roussos, Peggy Pavlakis, Selim Sesler, Relou Mirea, Son Cubano, Tino Favazza, Tony Hanna, Wadih el Safi, The Greeks vs. Turkish, Oriental Roots Orchestra, Yugoslavian Brass Band...
[8] Working with Elef Productions, he was part of the opening team of the Music Hall located in the city center of Beirut, Lebanon.
[10][11][12] The Lounge Hank and Aleph also work in the TV business being the musicians of the well-known Arabic version of This Is How We Sing (Arabic: هيك منغنّي or Heik Menghanni) on Lebanese Murr Television (MTV), a prime time show aired on the station on Saturday nights.
In 2014, Aleph began recording songs, which he composed and arranged, for his new album at Musigrama Estudios Madrid in October 2014, these songs featured well-known Spanish artists, Antonio Serrano [es], Jose Luis Lopez Fernandez (cello), Yelsy Heredia, Paquito Gonzalez amongst others.
Aleph's company, 8e Art Entertainment, in collaboration with Bacchus Production,[16] the leading event lighting experts & suppliers in the country, created two editions of the very successful local concerts; Dedications (I & II).
[29][30][31][32][33][34][35] On August 24, 2019, Aleph Abi Saad once again headlined a European concert in Europe to a full crowd, The Suoni Dal Golfo festival in Lerici, Italy.
Featuring prominent Spanish Instrumentalists such as Antonio Serrano, Yelsy Heredia, Diego Galaz, Pablo Martin Carminero among others.
He has participated in the organizing of many fund raising events for the Lebanese Red Cross, The Children Cancer Center, Tamana, Em el Nour, Teach a Child, Rotary, Wille the Clown, Anta Akhi and many others.