Our favorite local singer songwriter and smooth crooner Faisal Marei has been delighting our ears since way back when he was part of Army of One. Early this year he dropped an inspiring single featuring Rahaf, called My World to reignite his solo music career.
The video was produced by Pacific Music, mixed and mastered by @dj_peter_gl. The video production is a masterpiece, with Fadi Films @fadi_almograby behind it. It follows Faisal in the desert, the car and at home singing his woman’s (played by @krati_porwal) praises (literally) and telling her that diamonds and love are the only way to thank her for her generous affection and support. It feels local, without being in your face. The shots are overlaid with fun text, giving it a very modern feel. Additional support and assistance was received from @aseel_aso, @ri_my95 and @conscious.sinner.
We caught up with Faisal to learn more about the song and what’s in store for the future.
What inspired Diamonds? The “diamonds” in the song seem to apply or imply different things, what do they mean to you? What is your favorite thing about the song?
It is a song that has a simple storyline that follows a man showing his appreciation for his woman, highlighting the ups and downs. And because of her patience, diamonds and unending love is given in return.
How is it different from your previous work? How is it similar?
“Diamonds” brought the best out of me musically, it was different as it had a mix of old school and new school sound merged in a cool way.
The music video is really interesting and brings lots of cinematographic elements together, was that your choice? Did you have a vision of the finished project?
I met recently with the director Fadi Attia Almograby who is also known as Fadi Films and who directed and shot the video “Diamonds”, when he heard the song he immediately had a story, a vision for the video and was really excited to work on it, we decided on a day and shot the video in 2 days.
Fadi, is one of the most talented and creative people I have worked with, he brings fresh, young and creative ideas to the table with amazing quality of directing, videography and effects. I’m so happy with this collaboration as Fadi and his team are not only talented but also very professional.
When we caught up with you earlier this year when you dropped My World, you told us you were working on a mixtape/album of 8 songs, is Diamonds part of that project? Can you tell us more about that project?
Honestly, I am working on dropping singles every few months. I dropped two songs after “My World”,“I Need You” and after “Come Down” with a Jamaican artist, then came “Diamonds”. The industry is not like before, where you drop an album and market it as an album or LP. I want to try new things by dropping singles and in the process collaborating and trying new things. Maybe once I drop 8-10 singles I can put all in one album and market it as an album, but at the moment just doing one song at a time
What’s in store for the future?
I have a new single called “Temptation” dropping soon and working on new ideas, some in Arabic and some in English with a different twist. So expect something new in the beginning of 2022.
Follow @faisal.marei on Instagram to see his latest video and stay up-to-date with all of his news.
