Barbas, Christos & Nabil Nair
Fam
Fam is the debut album by Christos Barbas - ney & piano - and Nabil Naïr - clarinet & piano. Fam means hunger in Catalan, mouth in Arabic, femme is woman in French; these diverse yet intertwined meanings resonate as a triangle at the heart of the project. In times of social unrest, inequality, and uncertainty, when longing and disbelief are felt everywhere, Fam reflects a juxtaposition between a profound personal desire for change, creation, and connection, and a wider awareness of humanity in crisis and the fragility of the natural world. Across the album, themes of place, memory, childhood, loss, freedom, and vulnerability emerge subtly in each composition, never overstated yet deeply present.