Saeed’s passion in life is music.  Following in his older brother’s footsteps, Saeed decided early on that music was his calling and percussion was his specialty.  By the age of 14, Saeed was the youngest member of Mamy, a popular wedding band Casablanca, Morocco.  Mamy was in demand all throughout the country for weddings and festivals, as well as frequently appearing on Moroccan television.  Saeed soon began working with the prestigious Moroccan folkloric band, Taitmatine, which performed both in Morocco and abroad,  including United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Egypt, and the United States of America.  In America, the band performed at the Kennedy Center, Union Station, and the night club Casablanca in Washington DC.  Saeed continued his career by becoming a member (1989-1997) of the Orchestra Nojoume, the house band at the Hyatt Regency, Morocco’s top hotel.

Saeed currently lives in Chicago where he continues to perform Middle Eastern, Sharqi, and North African music with various bands.  His repertoire includes Berber, Shaabi, Shaabi Asry, Taktouka, Rai, Andaloussi, Khaliji, Dabka, Sharqi, Saidi, and Classical music of the Middle East.  Saeed can be seen playing dombeke (also known as tabla), mazhar, drum set, riq, or duf for weddings, corporate events, private party, night clubs, cultural events, lecture demonstrations, and for belly dancers in class and performance. 

In 2005, Saeed began teaching the basic rhythms and hand drumming technique here in America.  Saeed is delighted to pass on his knowledge and passion of Middle Eastern and North African music.