Malek Jandali
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Malek Jandali (b. 1972), is a Syrian composer and pianist
considered to be among the most versatile and creative musicians in the Arab
world. He is the first Syrian and only Arab
musician to arrange music based on the oldest music notation in the world, which was discovered in the Bronze Age city of Ugarit
, Syria
.
and raised in Homs
, Syria
. Malek began his musical career as a pianist
, winning the first prize at the National Young Artists’ competition of Syria in 1988. Jandali studied at the Arab Conservatory of music in Damascus
with Valdimir Zaritsky and Victor Bunin from the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory
. In 1995, he received a full scholarship to the US and attended North Carolina School of the Arts
(NCSA), under Eric Larsen. He has appeared as a soloist in performances around the world from New York
, Washington D.C., Moscow
, Cairo
, Paris
, Istanbul
to Las Vegas
, including The Cairo Symphony Orchestra
, The Ludwig Symphony Orchestra,The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra at Damascus Opera House
. Malek received numerous prizes including the Wallace Stegner Grant For The Arts Fellowship and the 1997 Outstanding Musical Performer Award from Queens University. He studied composition and orchestration with Harry Bulow, Lawrence Dillon
and Richard Prior. In 2004, he completed his masters degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
. Malek currently resides in Atlanta, GA and travels frequently to perform concerts and complete film scoring projects around the world.
composer
to arrange the oldest music
notation in the world discovered in the Bronze Age city of Ugarit
, Syria
.
Malek has a deep interest in writing music for dramatic purposes and has often drawn upon visual images for musical inspiration. His compositions range from solo instrumental pieces to large ensemble
and orchestral works. His music is dynamic, energetic and powerful, combining orchestra
with piano
and Arabic modes and melodies.
Malek has a special interest in Arabic music where he incorporates the "maqams" or modes with western harmony
in his piano and orchestral compositions. His constantly expanding horizons have led him to become a unique composer
with the ability to juxtapose oriental melodies with complex harmony to end up with an original blend of civilizations.
He also experiments not only with live, acoustical instruments, but also the implementation of MIDI and electronic sounds. A prolific composer
, Malek has written and produced music for corporate multimedia
, video presentations and commercials. Recent projects include scoring music for an independent films, television programs and documentaries. In April 2011, he composed a song titled "Watani Ana: I am my homeland" which was inspired by the Arab Spring
revolutionary movements in the Middle East .
" includes original music compositions for piano and orchestra recorded with The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra with Seregey Kondrashev as a conductor, and Andrey Kudryavtsev concertmaster. This is the first arrangement
of the oldest music notation in the world. The release of “Echoes from Ugarit
” was accompanied by a hugely successful tour of the USA, Europe
and the Middle East
.
The earliest music notation of which a written record exists anywhere on earth appears to be the Hurrian Hymn (Fink 1988; Dumbrill 2000,[page needed]). The clay tablets were discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit
on the Mediterranean coast of Syria
. This music may have been microtonal, even though, while interpretation of many aspects of the Hurrian records has been disputed (West 1994), expert opinion overwhelmingly favors some variety of diatonic, Pythagorean tuning (Duchesne-Guillemin 1975, 1977, 1980, 1984; Kilmer 1965, 1971, 1974, 1976; Vitale 1982; West 1994; Wulstan 1968).
and Middle East
. Malek has performed in sold-out venues in London
, Cairo
, Damascus
, Istanbul
, Paris
and Atlanta as well as The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Stude Hall at Rice University
in Shepherd School of Music
in Houston to name a few. He performed his works with many orchestras such as [www.cairo-symphony.com The Cairo Symphony Orchestra], The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ludwig Symphony Orchestra. Concert tours include cities such as London
, Paris
, Moscow
, Dubai
, Damascus
, Istanbul
and countries such as Italy
, Australia
, China
, Canada
, Japan
and Egypt
. Click here for a complete list of past and upcoming performances. Future recording
and production plans include solo piano music
and several orchestral works, as well as scoring for a number of documentaries and independent films.
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
considered to be among the most versatile and creative musicians in the Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
world. He is the first Syrian and only Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
musician to arrange music based on the oldest music notation in the world, which was discovered in the Bronze Age city of Ugarit
Ugarit
Ugarit was an ancient port city in the eastern Mediterranean at the Ras Shamra headland near Latakia, Syria. It is located near Minet el-Beida in northern Syria. It is some seven miles north of Laodicea ad Mare and approximately fifty miles east of Cyprus...
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
.
Life
Malek Jandali was born in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and raised in Homs
Homs
Homs , previously known as Emesa , is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is above sea level and is located north of Damascus...
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. Malek began his musical career as a pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, winning the first prize at the National Young Artists’ competition of Syria in 1988. Jandali studied at the Arab Conservatory of music in Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
with Valdimir Zaritsky and Victor Bunin from the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
. In 1995, he received a full scholarship to the US and attended North Carolina School of the Arts
North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts , formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts, is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the...
(NCSA), under Eric Larsen. He has appeared as a soloist in performances around the world from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Washington D.C., Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
to Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
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, including The Cairo Symphony Orchestra
Cairo Symphony Orchestra
The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, , is an orchestra based in Cairo, Egypt. It was founded in 1959 by its first music director and conductor, Franz Litschauer...
, The Ludwig Symphony Orchestra,The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra at Damascus Opera House
Damascus Opera House
Damascus Opera House is the national opera house of Syria. It is located in central Damascus, on the Umayyad Square. It was inaugurated on May 7, 2004.-History:...
. Malek received numerous prizes including the Wallace Stegner Grant For The Arts Fellowship and the 1997 Outstanding Musical Performer Award from Queens University. He studied composition and orchestration with Harry Bulow, Lawrence Dillon
Lawrence Dillon
Lawrence Dillon is an American composer, and currently Composer in Residence at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. His music has a wide range of expression, generally within a tonal idiom notable both for its rhythmic propulsiveness and a strong lyrical element...
and Richard Prior. In 2004, he completed his masters degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
. Malek currently resides in Atlanta, GA and travels frequently to perform concerts and complete film scoring projects around the world.
Music
Jandali is the only Syrian and the first ArabArab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
to arrange the oldest music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
notation in the world discovered in the Bronze Age city of Ugarit
Ugarit
Ugarit was an ancient port city in the eastern Mediterranean at the Ras Shamra headland near Latakia, Syria. It is located near Minet el-Beida in northern Syria. It is some seven miles north of Laodicea ad Mare and approximately fifty miles east of Cyprus...
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
.
Malek has a deep interest in writing music for dramatic purposes and has often drawn upon visual images for musical inspiration. His compositions range from solo instrumental pieces to large ensemble
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
and orchestral works. His music is dynamic, energetic and powerful, combining orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
with piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and Arabic modes and melodies.
Malek has a special interest in Arabic music where he incorporates the "maqams" or modes with western harmony
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
in his piano and orchestral compositions. His constantly expanding horizons have led him to become a unique composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
with the ability to juxtapose oriental melodies with complex harmony to end up with an original blend of civilizations.
He also experiments not only with live, acoustical instruments, but also the implementation of MIDI and electronic sounds. A prolific composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, Malek has written and produced music for corporate multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
, video presentations and commercials. Recent projects include scoring music for an independent films, television programs and documentaries. In April 2011, he composed a song titled "Watani Ana: I am my homeland" which was inspired by the Arab Spring
Arab Spring
The Arab Spring , otherwise known as the Arab Awakening, is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday, 18 December 2010...
revolutionary movements in the Middle East .
Awards
- National Young Artists Competition - First Prize - SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, 1988 - North Carolina School of the ArtsNorth Carolina School of the ArtsThe University of North Carolina School of the Arts , formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts, is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the...
- Full Scholarship - USA, 1995 - The Stegner Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
- Queens University - Outstanding Musical Performer - USA, 1997
- Echoes from UgaritEchoes from Ugarit-Personnel:* Malek Jandali – Pianist & Composer, Producer, Piano, Orchestration and Arrangement.* Sergey Kondrashev – Conductor of the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra.* Pavel Lavrenenkov – Recording Engineer and Sound Engineer....
The first arrangement of the oldest music notation in the world! USA, 2007 - The 2011 Freedom of Expression Award - CAIR Los Angeles, USA, 2011
Albums
His latest album "Echoes from UgaritEchoes from Ugarit
-Personnel:* Malek Jandali – Pianist & Composer, Producer, Piano, Orchestration and Arrangement.* Sergey Kondrashev – Conductor of the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra.* Pavel Lavrenenkov – Recording Engineer and Sound Engineer....
" includes original music compositions for piano and orchestra recorded with The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra with Seregey Kondrashev as a conductor, and Andrey Kudryavtsev concertmaster. This is the first arrangement
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
of the oldest music notation in the world. The release of “Echoes from Ugarit
Echoes from Ugarit
-Personnel:* Malek Jandali – Pianist & Composer, Producer, Piano, Orchestration and Arrangement.* Sergey Kondrashev – Conductor of the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra.* Pavel Lavrenenkov – Recording Engineer and Sound Engineer....
” was accompanied by a hugely successful tour of the USA, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
The earliest music notation of which a written record exists anywhere on earth appears to be the Hurrian Hymn (Fink 1988; Dumbrill 2000,[page needed]). The clay tablets were discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit
Ugarit
Ugarit was an ancient port city in the eastern Mediterranean at the Ras Shamra headland near Latakia, Syria. It is located near Minet el-Beida in northern Syria. It is some seven miles north of Laodicea ad Mare and approximately fifty miles east of Cyprus...
on the Mediterranean coast of Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. This music may have been microtonal, even though, while interpretation of many aspects of the Hurrian records has been disputed (West 1994), expert opinion overwhelmingly favors some variety of diatonic, Pythagorean tuning (Duchesne-Guillemin 1975, 1977, 1980, 1984; Kilmer 1965, 1971, 1974, 1976; Vitale 1982; West 1994; Wulstan 1968).
Concerts and projects
His diverse career remains truly international, as he continues to captivate audiences in concerts throughout North America, EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Malek has performed in sold-out venues in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Atlanta as well as The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Stude Hall at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
in Shepherd School of Music
Shepherd School of Music
The Shepherd School of Music is a university school of music located on the campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas. Shepherd School is itself very selective, accepting overall about 10-15% of all graduate applicants and 15% of all undergraduate applicants...
in Houston to name a few. He performed his works with many orchestras such as [www.cairo-symphony.com The Cairo Symphony Orchestra], The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ludwig Symphony Orchestra. Concert tours include cities such as London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
and countries such as Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. Click here for a complete list of past and upcoming performances. Future recording
Recording
Recording is the process of capturing data or translating information to a recording format stored on some storage medium, which is often referred to as a record or, if an auditory medium, a recording....
and production plans include solo piano music
Piano Music
Piano Music is a suite of four short pieces composed by Alexina Louie in 1982 for the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects. The four pieces are The Enchanted Bells, Changes, Distant Memories, and Once upon a time....
and several orchestral works, as well as scoring for a number of documentaries and independent films.
External links
- The Official Website - الموقع الرسمي للموسيقار السوري مالك جندلي
- Syria Comment CD Review
- NPR The Front Row Interview - Houston, USA
- BBC World Service Radio Interview - The Strand - London
- Composer & Pianist Malek Jandali on National Public Radio (NPR) The Craig Fahle Show
- CNN World News:Syrian musician blames security forces for his parents' beating
- NPR News:Syrian American Musician will Continue to Perform Watani Ana Despite Threats
- الأسطورة تنبض بالحياة في موسيقا مالك جندلي
- The National Newspaper - Syrian tablet fragment shatters long-held beliefs about origin of music - By Stephen Starr
- CBC Radio Interview
- "Arab American News - The first Arab composer to arrange world’s oldest music notation: Syria is the birthplace of alphabet, music and harmony!
- "What's On" Magazine - March 2008- From Ugarit to the World! - Interview With Composer & Pianist Malek Jandali
- "Forward Magazine - December 2007 - Syrian Echoes that Reach the World; Malek Jandali Plays Passion on Strings!
- "Annahar Newspaper - April 17, 2008 - عازف البيانو والمؤلف الموسيقي السوري مالك جندلي
- "Dubai Jazz - Malek Jandali: A Truly Hidden Syrian Gem!
- "The Center for Arab Culture and Dialogue - Washington D.C.- Syrian Musician Arranges and Performs World's Oldest Music Notation
- Dubai TV interview - Meeting with Barween Habib
- "www.US4Arabs.com - First Arab composer to arrange world’s oldest music from Syria!
- "Asdaa Newspaper - Press Release - Montréal Canada - May 2008
- "Arab News - Press Release - Middle East - May 27, 2008
- "Cham Press - Article (Arabic) - مالك جندلي يحاول أن يعلم الأمريكيين ثراء الثقافة العربية ويؤكد عظمة الموسيقى السورية القديمة
- "Ministry of Culture - Arabic Press Release - Damascus, Syria
- "Al Watan Newspaper
- "Syria News Article - موسيقا مالك جندلي تحاكي الحضارة السورية على أهم مسارح أمريكا
- "Huffington Post, June 11, 2011
- "Ahram Online - Malek Jandali honoured with 2011 Freedom of Expression Award