Salim Nourallah

Salim Nourallah is a singer/songwriter/producer from Dallas, Texas. 10 years ago Salim and Faris Nourallah recorded their debut CD, Nourallah Brothers, on an 8-track recorder. Before it was even released the brothers had decided to go their separate ways. They have not recorded music together since. Salim released his first solo record, Polaroid, in May of 2004 on Western Vinyl/Secretly Canadian. He went on to release the critically acclaimed Beautiful Noise in 2005 which won Best CD/Best Son...

Salim Nourallah is a singer/songwriter/producer from Dallas, Texas. 10 years ago Salim and Faris Nourallah recorded their debut CD, Nourallah Brothers, on an 8-track recorder. Before it was even released the brothers had decided to go their separate ways. They have not recorded music together since. Salim released his first solo record, Polaroid, in May of 2004 on Western Vinyl/Secretly Canadian. He went on to release the critically acclaimed Beautiful Noise in 2005 which won Best CD/Best Song and Best Producer awards in the 2006 Dallas Observer Awards. After the German indie label Tapete Records released Beautiful Noise in the spring of 2006 a headlining European tour followed. It was capped with an appearance at Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival. Salim’s 3rd cd, Snowing in My Heart yielded the successful single “Don’t Be Afraid” which appeared on HBO’s TV show, “the Wire.” Another European tour followed in the fall of 2007 with performances not only throughout Germany but also in Paris, Vienna and Switzerland. In the fall of 2007 Salim still found time to produce the Old 97’s successful “Blame it on Gravity” cd. Constellation is Salim’s 4th solo cd. It was recorded in the Spring of 2008 with singer/songwriter/producer extraordinaire, Billy Harvey. Salim and Billy played and sang everything themselves with the notable exception of guest appearances on the song "Saint Georges" by Austin musicians Bob Schneider (vocals & piano) and by Bruce Hughes (upright bass). Constellation is a joyous sonic return to the indie pop sounds of Nourallah Brothers while also maintaining the emotional directness of Salim’s previous solo cds. With soaring vocals, catchy melodies and evocative words it promises to be one of Salim’s best efforts to date. Look for Salim Nourallah on tour in Europe in April/May of 2009.