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Concert by Tarek Yamani in Madrid
From November 08, 2019 until November 18, 20198:00 p.m.
MADRID
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Alcalá, 62).
8:00 p.m.
7 euros: general tickets at the box office (cash payment only).
6 euros if purchased online. Tickets sold at www.casaarabe.es until the
day of the event at 2:00 p.m., or until sold out. Those tickets which
have not been sold online will be put on sale one hour before the event
at the Casa Árabe Auditorium door (cash payment only) for the price of 7
euros (6 euros for the officially unemployed, Casa Árabe Language
Center students and Youth Card holders. You must demonstrate this status
by showing the proper document to receive the discount). Assigned seats
with tickets.
This pianist of Lebanese origin will be presenting his project, “The
Afro-Tarab Pairings Project” in the Spanish capital, at a performance
taking place at Casa Árabe on November 18. Tickets now on sale.
The Afro-Tarab Pairings Project is a solo piano concert at which well-known jazz pianist Tarek Yamani explores the parallelisms between compositions with Arab and Tarab influences, and pieces with influence from jazz and Afro-American music styles. The concept arose when Yamani observed the surprising resemblance that exists between these musical repertoires, not only in terms of their musical spirit, but also their titles and poetic allusions, something which remains a mystery to this musician.
Some of the combined pieces include:
- “Com Açúcar, Com Afeto” by Brazil’s Chico Buarque and “Muwashah Hubbi Zurni” by Egypt’s Darwich Al Hariri;
- “Lush Life” by Billy Strayhorn and “Lahn Al Shayalan” by Alexandrian Sayed Darwich;
- “Tú eres mi todo” and “Bala Wala Chi” by Lebanon’s Ziad Rahbani,
- “A Night In Tunisia” by Dizzy Gillespie and “Fi Hulal Al Afrah” by Egypt’s Kamel Al Khulai.
“The pioneering pianist transforms Khaleeji music.” (CNN)
“Luminous music rooted in the harmony of jazz and Arab traditions. Here you will find no kitsch postcards, but instead a cheerful, thoughtful viewpoint.” (Télérama)
Concert information sheet
Tarek Yamani, born and raised in Beirut, is a Lebanese-American pianist based in New York who performed self-taught studies of jazz from the age of 19. His exploration of the ties between Afro-American jazz and classical Arab music have been given form in his second album “Lisan Al Tarab: Jazz concepts in classical Arabic,” and his latest album, “Peninsular,” is a fusion of jazz with quarter tones and the rhythms of the Arabian Peninsula.
The winner of many different prestigious awards and distinctions, including the Thelonious Monk Jazz Composers Competition, the Baryshnikov artist-in-residency program, the Huygens Scholarship, the Prins Bernhard Culture Fund and the Abu Dhabi Festival Commission, Tarek has taken part in several editions of International Jazz Day and has played at such locations as the Smithsonian Institute (Washington, D.C.), National Sawdust (New York), the Atrium at the Lincoln Center (New York), Boulez Saal (Berlin), MuCEM (Marseille), the United Nations General Assembly Hall (New York) and the Grand Theater of Havana (Cuba).
Some of the combined pieces include:
- “Com Açúcar, Com Afeto” by Brazil’s Chico Buarque and “Muwashah Hubbi Zurni” by Egypt’s Darwich Al Hariri;
- “Lush Life” by Billy Strayhorn and “Lahn Al Shayalan” by Alexandrian Sayed Darwich;
- “Tú eres mi todo” and “Bala Wala Chi” by Lebanon’s Ziad Rahbani,
- “A Night In Tunisia” by Dizzy Gillespie and “Fi Hulal Al Afrah” by Egypt’s Kamel Al Khulai.
“The pioneering pianist transforms Khaleeji music.” (CNN)
“Luminous music rooted in the harmony of jazz and Arab traditions. Here you will find no kitsch postcards, but instead a cheerful, thoughtful viewpoint.” (Télérama)
Concert information sheet
Tarek Yamani, born and raised in Beirut, is a Lebanese-American pianist based in New York who performed self-taught studies of jazz from the age of 19. His exploration of the ties between Afro-American jazz and classical Arab music have been given form in his second album “Lisan Al Tarab: Jazz concepts in classical Arabic,” and his latest album, “Peninsular,” is a fusion of jazz with quarter tones and the rhythms of the Arabian Peninsula.
The winner of many different prestigious awards and distinctions, including the Thelonious Monk Jazz Composers Competition, the Baryshnikov artist-in-residency program, the Huygens Scholarship, the Prins Bernhard Culture Fund and the Abu Dhabi Festival Commission, Tarek has taken part in several editions of International Jazz Day and has played at such locations as the Smithsonian Institute (Washington, D.C.), National Sawdust (New York), the Atrium at the Lincoln Center (New York), Boulez Saal (Berlin), MuCEM (Marseille), the United Nations General Assembly Hall (New York) and the Grand Theater of Havana (Cuba).
Tarek is also an educator, and the author and editor of two music books on rhythm. He has also composed musical scores for films screened at more than 70 film festivals around the world, broadcast on the networks AMC, BBC and Sundance TV.
Photo: Tarek Yamani by Marta Lamovsek