Born in 1979 in Rabat, he graduated from the music conservatoires in Kyiv and Moscow. He composes music in a variety of  genres, with a particularly significant place in his output occupied by a cycle of piano nocturnes reflecting the diversity of his  compositional styles. His work is based primarily on traditional  musical genres, which he imbues with an individual character  through a musical language combining North African and Southern European influences. His music focuses above all on expression and communicativeness, drawing on traditional European  formal structures, often enriched with melodies rooted in Arabic  vocal art.

This synthesis of diverse inspirations is especially evident in his  piano works. It can be found, among other places, in the Preludes, whose titles suggest a continuation of the impressionist  tradition—not exclusively French—filtered through the intense  light of North Africa. The titles of his works point to the moods  evoked by their musical expression. In the brief Mirage et lumière,  Benabdeljalil presents his approach in its most concise, impressionistic form. Chanson sans paroles likewise reveals his particularly well-developed talent for creating mood and his ability to  connect with a contemporary audience.

Selected works: Nocturne no. 1 for piano (1992), En attente  du printemps for piano and tar (1993), Nocturne no. 2 for piano  (2012), Nocturne no. 3 for piano (2014), Nocturne no. 4 for piano  (2015), Prelude no. 1 Magic Morning (2016), Prelude no. 2 Mirage  et lumière (2016), Romance sans paroles (2016), Nocturne no. 5  for piano (2016), Nocturne no. 6 La Montagne d’Imsfrane for  piano (2020).