Moroccan music with Fakir Trio and Rachid Zeroual
Weaving together Mediterranean, Balkan, and jazz influences, Fakir Trio’s music combines traditional melodies with heady grooves to create an intimate yet energetic atmosphere. In the second half of the concert, Rachid Zeroual and his band will join the Trio to present a repertoire of traditional Sufi music and compositions inspired by Gnawa rhythms and Hmadcha music.
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Tissage d’influences méditerranéennes, balkaniques et jazz, la musique de Fakir Trio allie les mélodies traditionnelles aux grooves entêtants pour créer une ambiance intimiste, mais énergique. En seconde partie du concert, Rachid Zeroual et son groupe rejoindront le Trio pour présenter un répertoire de musique traditionnelle soufi et des compositions s’inspirant des rythmes gnawa ou de la musique hmadcha.
Artists
Rachid Zeroual, ney
Fakir Trio:
Marwan Fakir, violin
Louis Desseigne, guitar & saz
Pierre-Antoine Despatures, double bass
With:
Anwar Saidi, cello
Bertil Schulrabe, percussion
Programme
Goksel Baktagir
Garip samaï (6 min.)
Traditional
Illahi – Sufi Sacred Music (5min.)
Fakir Trio
Bleu de Nuit – composition on Gnawa melodies (4min.)
Traditional / Fakir Trio
Gbahi – Hmadcha trance (4 min.)
Louis Desseigne
Orange Express – Composition inspired by Berber music (3 min.)
Traditional Moroccan
Ya Mouja Ghani (3 min.)
Rachid Zeroual
Voyage sans retour (6 min.)
Toufella Imazighen (6 min.)
Raqsat El Guedra (5 min.)
Traditional
Hijaz Mandira (5 min.)
Without intermission
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Rachid Zeroual
NeyRachid Zeroual is an author and composer as well as a virtuoso of the ney, an Arabic reed flute. Born into a family of musicians since many generations, he was introduced to music by his father, before studying the ney with Laarbi Houawra.
Rachid Zeroual’s musical gifts and virtuosity have made him a much sought-after performer, esteemed by many artists and composers in the Arab world. His exquisite sensitivity creates a veritable symbiosis between his artistic spirit and the ney, from which he draws spellbinding sounds. As well as performing frequently on international stages, Rachid is the author of over 160 compositions and has made four recordings devoted to Moroccan musical heritage. In 2012, the Comité national de la musique in partnership with UNESCO awarded him the Ziryab of Virtuosos award and Medal of Merit.
Fakir Trio
EnsembleAt the intersection of tradition and modernity, inspiration and creation, Falor Trio brings together different musical genres : oriental, contemporary and jazz. Musicians Marwan Fakir (violin), Pierre-Antoine Despatures (upright bass) ans Louis Desseigne (guitar and saz) play, arrange and compose around turkish, gypsy latin and arabic yrhtms and melodies since their debut in 2018.
Challenging preconceptions, the trio creates an experienc that defies expectations. Mixing impressive techniques with global influences of old and new, the trio creates at once a mesmerizing, intimate and energetic musical expression.
Bertil Schulrabe
PercussionsVersatile drummer and percussionist Bertil Schulrabe is known for his solid, refined and organic playing. He has collaborated with renowned ensembles and artists, including OktoEcho, I Musici, Angèle Dubeau, Karen Young, Nanette Workman, Céline Dion, Zachary Richard, Jean-Pierre Zanella, Lynda Thalie, Said Mesnaoui, Lokua Kanza, Partha Bose and Ustad Shahid Parvez.
After completing his training with some of the great names in his field, thanks to the support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Bertil Schulrabe furthered his knowledge and practice of Indian tabla, as well as of Latin and Cameroonian music. He is currently perfecting his tabla skills with Inranil Mallick.
The variety of projects in which he takes part keeps him active in and passionate about many different musical styles: popular, funk, jazz, fusion, rock, and world folk (Africa, North Africa, India, Cuba, Brazil, Haiti, Eastern Europe, among others), both on drums and percussion.
