We’re finally approaching the release of Syrr سِرّ, the long-awaited new album from Maryam Saleh, landing this Friday through Simsara Records. Her first album in nearly a decade, the record brings Saleh back at the centre of Egypt’s alternative scene with a record shaped over three years of songwriting, composition, and collaboration. Co-produced with Maurice Louca and Kamilya Jubran, who also served as mentor throughout the process, Syrr سِرّ draws on a range of Egyptian and Arabic song forms, from mawwal and lullaby to muwashshah and taqtuqa, reimagining these traditions through a contemporary lens.

In the lead-up to its release, and following the introspective, powerful and poignant ‘El Fetra الفطرة’, Saleh has shared two other tantalizing singles, ‘Wanas’ and ‘Nedaa’. Take a listen to both below and grab Syrr when it drops on Friday.