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Ishtar Benhoceine

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Ishtar Benhoceine

Live music from Dubai — built on soul, jazz and the Algerian folklore she grew up inside.

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The sound

She will lure you in before you realise you've arrived.

Soul, R&B, blues and jazz form the core — genres built on feeling, on longing, on the kind of truth that bypasses the mind entirely.

Beneath them runs the deep root of Algerian folklore and the classical Oriental repertoire, carried not as nostalgia but as living architecture. African groove pulses underneath it all.

Ishtar Benhoceine on stage

The story

Two worlds,
one voice.

Born in Constantine, Algeria, her music is shaped by two lineages: the Western classical she inherited from her grandfather, and the Arab sounds she grew up inside through her father.

Trained at the National Conservatory of Algiers. Since then: Algeria, Bali, and now Dubai — where every room becomes a different kind of stage.

Based
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Languages
French · English · Arabic · North African dialects
Trained
National Conservatory of Algiers
On stage
Six years — Algeria, Bali, Dubai
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Ishtar Benhoceine performing live

Live — Dubai

On stage

Where she's been.

National ceremonies in Algeria. Jazz soirées in Bali. The terraces of DIFC. Six years of rooms that each needed something different.

Live — Algiers
Live — Algiers
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Set
Set
Jazz soirée
Jazz soirée
Editorial
Editorial
Folklore
Folklore

Booking

Available for.

  • 01Live vocal performances — solo & ensemble
  • 02Jazz soirées & cultural evenings
  • 03Luxury hospitality & private events
  • 04Brand activations & curated experiences
  • 05Collaborative artistic projects
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Ishtar Benhoceine on the telephone