Faraj Suleiman

Faraj Suleiman (; born 1984) is a Palestinian musician. Born in Rameh and based in Haifa, he is known for his fusion of jazz with traditional Palestinian and Arabic sounds.

Biography Suleiman was born and raised in Rameh. His father ran a toy shop, which went on to inspire Suleiman's 2017 album Toy Box.

Suleiman started learning the piano at the age of three, and was taught for three years by his uncle, Youssef Basila, an artist.

In 2013, Suleiman moved to Haifa, where he started his musical career, with his first album, Log-in, released the following year. Suleiman stated that he was influenced by rock, classical and jazz music, and that his piano style was heavily inspired by the Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan. Suleiman's early work, including Log-in, was noticeable for the absence of the oud, a traditional instrument common in Arabic music, which he stated was due to him trying to develop a "new tone" of Palestinian music.

In the latter 2010s, Suleiman was based in Paris, France, where he was an artist-in-residence at the Cité internationale des arts.