Anouar Brahem 2

Anouar Brahem was born in 1957 in Halfaouine in the Medina of Tunis, and began his studies of the oud at a young age at the Tunis National Conservatory of Music, where his principal teacher was the oud master Ali Sriti. He broadened his field of listening to include other musical expressions, from around the Mediterranean and from Iran and India...then jazz began to command his attention. He is an artist who, while profoundly imbued with his Arab heritage, is unequivocably modern, well-anchored in his times and headed toward the future. Brahem has worked with musicians of different horizons: Jan Garbarek, Richard Galliano, Dave Holland and John Surman, Manu Dibango, Manu Katché, Taralagati, Fareed Haque, Pierre Favre, François Couturier and Jean-Louis Matinier.

Track 1 is from his recent ECM album Le voyage de Sahar. Track 2 is from his last album Le Pas Du Chat Noir and tracks 3 & 4 are from his ECM production Astrakan Café.

1. Nuba

2. Pique-Nique à Nagpur

3. Astrakan Cafe (1)

4. The Mozdok's Train

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