"Marhaba" - Traditional Gnawa
Arrangement: Avishai Darash and Mehdi Nassouli
Added composition: Mohamed Ahaddaf
Transcription: Maripepa Contreras
Mythical birds, poems and music from the Middle East and North Africa. These are the inspiration sources for the musical exploration that is the “Simurgh Project”. Together with the Iranian / Armenian bass player Arin Keshishi, the Marmoucha Orchestra experiments and improvises with musicians and singers from different cultural backgrounds.
Travel with the Marmoucha Orchestra and Arin Keshishi from Iran to the Maghreb and fill your ears with a unique fusion of Classical Arabic, contemporary jazz and traditional music.
Artistic Team:
- Artistic Director - Avishai Darash - Piano, arrangements
- Artistic Coordinator (West) - Maripepa Contreras - Oboe, arrangements
- Artistic Coordinator (East) Mohamed Ahaddaf - Ud, composer
Special Guests:
- Mehdi Nassouli (Morocco) - Vocal, Guembri, Krakeb
- Aziz Chajiaa - Vocal, Krakeb
- Rachid Bobross - Vocal, Krakeb
- Abir El Abed (Morocco) - Vocal
- Adil Chaoui (Morocco) - Vocal
- Issam Sarhan (Morocco) - Vocal
- Golnar Shahyar (Iran) - Vocal
Melody:
- Mohamed Ahaddaf - Ud
- Jamil Al Asadi - Qanun
- Cengiz Arslanpay - Ney
Rhythm Section:
- Arin Keshishi - Bass
- Francesco Bongiorno - Drums
- Udo Demandt - Percussion
- Emad Ghajjou - Darbuka
- Sattar Alsaadi - Riqq
- Avishai Darash - Piano
- Jessy Hay - Guitar
Horns/Winds:
- Gidon Nunez Vaz - Trumpet
- Anton Jakimenko - Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
- Maripepa Contreras - Oboe
- Pablo Martinez - Trombone
- Taraneh Pouryousef - Flute
Strings:
- Iris VD Laar - 1st Violin
- Claudia Valenzuela - Violin
- Nuri Ata - Violin
- Rani Kumar - Viola
- Irma Haverkamp - Viola
- Lucas Stam - Cello
- Magrita Rondeel - Cello
- Director - Said Salhi
- Business Director - Peter Bander
- Text by Neil Van Der Linden
- Production Manager - Taraneh Pouryousef
-Recorded and Mixed by Paul Pouwer for “Power Sound Studios“
- Stage Monitoring by Rob Van Der Meijs for “De Capo“
FPK (National Funds for the arts in the Netherlands)
AFK (Regional Funds for the arts in Amsterdam)
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