Norwegian violinist and composer Inger Hannisdal (b. 1991 in Oslo) works at the intersection of folk, improvised and contemporary music. Exposed to contemporary classical from a young age and with an early education in both classical and jazz violin, she completed a bachelor in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean studies at Sciences Po Paris (2012-2015) and then studied Arabic music and violin at Université Antonine in Lebanon (2016-2019). Inger performs traditional Middle Eastern music in a number of ensembles, including Syrian folk music group Assa’aleek, Moroccan gnawa band Gnawa Youmala and several others, spanning from tarab and folk to classical Arabic and Persian music.

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