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Article: Album Review

Dhafer Youssef: Birds Requiem

Read "Birds Requiem" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
February 7, 2014

Tunisian oud maestro Dhafer Youssef imparts a holistic world music vista, encompassing jazz, rock and spiritual inclinations while retaining the core Arabic modalities on the aurally picturesque Birds Requiem. And his chant-like, resonating vocals entwine mystical attributes with near-flawless control amid passages that induce an impression of sacred exchanges with a higher entity. Blending ...

Album

Birds Requiem

By Dhafer Youssef

Label: Jazzland Recordings
Released: 2013

News: Performance / Tour

Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds Plays One-off Irish Gig

July 8, 2013

It’s not every day that Dun Laoghaire plays host to one of the world’s greatest jazz drummers, so music fans are in for a tremendous evening on Wednesday 10th July when drummer Jeff Ballard swings by The Pavilion Theater with his band Fairgrounds, for one night only. Modern Drummer, the world’s premier drum magazine has said ...

Article: Live Review

ELBJazz Festival 2013: Hamburg, Germany, May 24-25, 2013

by John Kelman
June 3, 2013

ELBJazz FestivalHamburg, GermanyMay 24-25, 2013Attending a multitude of festivals each year, there's always the challenge of finding the hook--the thing that makes a festival different from any other. When it comes to Hamburg's ELBJazz Festival, now only in its fourth year, it's easy. A harbor town on the Elbe River, located just 70 ...

Article: Live Review

Jazzablanca Festival 2013: Casablanca, Morocco, March 30 - April 4, 2013

by Mehdi El Mouden
April 25, 2013

Jazzablanca Festival 2013Casablanca, MoroccoMarch 30--April 4,2013A chronological scan through the list of artists who have played in jazzablanca Festival for the last seven years reveals a strong wish to improve and position the event as a leading jazz festival in Morocco, beside Tanjazz in Tangiers and jazz au Chellah in Rabat. Indeed, each ...

Article: Live Review

Dhafer Youssef: Casablanca, Morocco, April 1, 2013

by Mehdi El Mouden
April 12, 2013

Dhafer YoussefJazzablanca FestivalCasablanca, MoroccoApril 1, 2013On April 1, 2013, the Jazzablanca Festival audience was in for a unique experience. Programmed on the third day of the festival and subsequent to singer Melody Gardot and Belgium's Vaya Con Dios, singer/oudist Dhafer Youssef traced a journey from mysticism to jazz via rock beats. ...

News: Music Industry

Sony Classical Announces Re-Launch of Okeh Label as Primary Jazz Imprint

January 16, 2013

SONY CLASSICAL ANNOUNCES RE-LAUNCH OF OKeh LABEL AS PRIMARY JAZZ IMPRINT Label to Put Focus on New and Established Artists Embodying “Global Expressions in Jazz” Upcoming Releases by Bill Frisell, David Sanborn and Bob James, John Medeski, and Dhafer Youssef, Among Others Sony Classical is proud to announce the re-launch of the historic OKeh label. With ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Petros Klampanis

by AAJ Staff
January 3, 2013

Meet Petros Klampanis: Bassist, composer, and arranger Petros Klampanis grew up on the Zakynthos Island in Greece, a place with a very rich musical heritage, where Italian and Balkan music traditions melt together.This music amalgam was Petros' first major influence and seed of inspiration to pick up the piano and guitar, and start singing ...

Article: Live Review

Quoc Trung / Nguyen Le / Dhafer Youssef / Thanh Lam / Rhani Krija / Kieu Anh: Hanoi, Vietnam, September, 1, 2012

by Ian Patterson
September 12, 2012

Quốc Trung / Nguyên Lê / Dhafer Youssef / Thanh Lam / Rhani Krija / Kiều Anh Hanoi Opera HouseHanoi, VietnamSeptember 1, 2012The Hanoi Opera House celebrated its centenary in 2011, and for most of those first hundred years, Vietnamese traditional and European classical music reverberated within the walls of this elegant venue. ...

Article: Live Review

Istanbul Jazz Festival: Istanbul, Turkey, July 3-19, 2012

by James Pearse
August 1, 2012

Istanbul Jazz FestivalIstanbul, TurkeyJuly 3-19, 2012Istanbul, the second largest city in the world, has become an important meeting point in countless ways.Founded in around 660 BC by King Byzas, captured by the Romans and later by Sultan Mehmed II to become the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul was, despite its ...