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Murcof feat. Erik Truffaz & Talvin Singh: Mir

April 3, 2013 By guillaume

Murcof Martes

"Mir" is a rare live collaboration between three outstanding musicians which was filmed for television during the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival. It features the superb combination of Mexican electronica artist Murcof, Swiss born trumpet player Erik Truffaz and London born composer and tabla player Talvin ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: electro, Erik Truffaz, fusion, Murcof, tabla, Talvin Singh, trumpet

Dhafer Youssef: Les ondes orientales

February 28, 2013 By guillaume

Dhafer Youssef Abu Nawas Rhapsody

Time Out provides an excellent introduction to Dhafer Youssef: "...the Tunisian vocalist and oud virtuoso juxtaposes the ancient, mystical, hypnotic music of Islamic Sufism with the textures of electric jazz." While Dhafer Youssef's electronic side is more evident in older recordings like [amazon text=Divine ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Jazz Tagged With: Dhafer Youssef, fusion, oud, piano, voice

Ibrahim Maalouf: Questions and answers

February 5, 2013 By guillaume

Ibrahim Maalouf Wind

"Questions and Answers" is another song from Ibrahim Maalouf taken from [amazon text=Wind&asin=B0097AQHBA] (2012), his latest release. Once again, the quarter tone trumpet allows the musician to create a lovely hybrid music that spans across several genres: I have with me an instrument that reflects exactly what I would ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Jazz Tagged With: fusion, trumpet

Ibrahim Maalouf: Will soon be a woman

November 13, 2012 By guillaume

Ibrahim Maalouf Diagnostic

Born in Lebanon and now based in France, Ibrahim Maalouf is a young jazz trumpet player whose sound can truly be described as unique.  Ibrahim Maalouf plays a "hybrid" trumpet fitted with a fourth valve, allowing him to play the quarter tones specific the Arabic melodic modes and scales. The instrument was designed in the late ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Jazz Tagged With: electro, fusion, trumpet

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