Tareq Altonsi

Biography

Tareq Altonsi is an Egyptian artist and composer who approaches music as a form of storytelling. His work moves between personal releases and composition for the screen, exploring how melody, texture and rhythm can give an idea its emotional shape. His discography includes “Keeper” and “A Day in Cairo,” two albums that introduce listeners to his work beyond the screen. These releases create space for music to tell its own story, allowing each listener to find their own images and meaning within it. Alongside his recording work, Tareq composes for film and works in music editing and supervision. Moving between these disciplines brings a cinematic perspective to his artistic practice, with attention to pacing, atmosphere and the relationship between individual moments and the whole.