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Mustapha Said is an Egyptian singer, musicologist, composer and a virtuoso Oud player. He currently lives in Beirut and is one of the few young talents to devote his career to the renaissance of the classical Arabic repertoire. Mustafa is a former professor at the House of Oud (Cairo) and now teaches musicology at the Antonin University in Lebanon.

His approach to music steams from the already existent traditions in the eastern Mediterranean region namely on that of the golden age of Abbasid music, and that of the second half of the 19th century. Mustafa’s emphasis on instrumental and vocal improvisations (Taqsim) is what makes him one of the last great performers of this genre.

Said has composed music for several documentaries and plays. He participated in many local and international festivals as a solo performer or as part of an ensemble: Institute of the Arab World (2007), Mugam Festival in Azerbaijan (2009), Songs of Peace and Réconciliation conference in Indonesia (2009), Sounds of Arabia Festival in Abu Dhabi (2010), toured 6 cities in  Japan where he performed 17 concerts and conferences (2010), Fes Festival of World Sacred Music (2010).

Mustafa Saïd is also the founder of the Asil Oriental Ensemble and is a lecturer in traditional Arabic  music at the Higher Institute of Music, Antonine University (Lebanon) since 2006.