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Concert: “La ruta del Malûf”
October 20, 20178:00 p.m.
CóRDOBA
”Músico Ziryab” Professional Conservatory Auditorium (at Avenida de los Piconeros, s/n).
8:00 p.m.
Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
The performance, an Arab-Andalusian mosaic, is the result of a musical
project conceived in Tunisia in 2016 and is taking place within the
framework of the festival Eutopía 2017.
“La ruta del Malûf” is the result of a musical project which came about in Tunisia for the development, research and study of different styles of music in the Mediterranean. Sponsored and organized by the Centre des Musiques Arabes et Méditérranées (an entity dependent upon the Tunisian Ministry of Culture), since the very beginning it has been backed by the participation of Casa Árabe. The project came to light in Tunisia in October 2016, brining together in a residency musicians of different origins (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, France and Spain), including Cordoba guitarist Alfonso Linares, who was selected by Casa Árabe to form part of this initiative. The result of this training work and artist residency was presented in the unmatchable setting of the Ennejma Ezzahra Palace, home of the Baron of Erlanger at Sidi Bou Saïd in Tunisia. It was admired by the audience, which packed the opening concert of the prestigious Musiqat Festival of Tunisia.
One year later, the concert has come to Cordoba under the organization of Casa Árabe, as part of Eutopía 2017, a festival for youth creativity (promoted by the Andalusian Youth Institute, Municipal Government of Cordoba and Provincial Government of Cordoba), put on with the cooperation of the Villes des Musiques du Monde Festival in Paris, offering a repertoire of music from Al-Andalus and traditional music styles from countries in North Africa, through performances by these young artists.
More popular than cultivated, Arab-Andalusian music is, however, a “great music” which will all preserve within our memory, offering us a direct path to the familiar yet universal charms of the timeless Maghreb. This contemporary creation draws elements from the cultural melting pot containing a musical language beyond the commonplace, which has been capable of integrating certain local musical paradigms and traditions with traditional music from Al-Andalus.
PERFORMERS
Lyad Labbene: Arabic oud
Lamia Aît Amara: violin, vocalist
Nabil Abdelmouleh: flute
Abdelaziz Cherif: bass, double bass
Sofien Zaidi: Arabic oud, vocals
Alfonso Linares: classical guitar
Lotfi Soua: percussion
One year later, the concert has come to Cordoba under the organization of Casa Árabe, as part of Eutopía 2017, a festival for youth creativity (promoted by the Andalusian Youth Institute, Municipal Government of Cordoba and Provincial Government of Cordoba), put on with the cooperation of the Villes des Musiques du Monde Festival in Paris, offering a repertoire of music from Al-Andalus and traditional music styles from countries in North Africa, through performances by these young artists.
More popular than cultivated, Arab-Andalusian music is, however, a “great music” which will all preserve within our memory, offering us a direct path to the familiar yet universal charms of the timeless Maghreb. This contemporary creation draws elements from the cultural melting pot containing a musical language beyond the commonplace, which has been capable of integrating certain local musical paradigms and traditions with traditional music from Al-Andalus.
PERFORMERS
Lyad Labbene: Arabic oud
Lamia Aît Amara: violin, vocalist
Nabil Abdelmouleh: flute
Abdelaziz Cherif: bass, double bass
Sofien Zaidi: Arabic oud, vocals
Alfonso Linares: classical guitar
Lotfi Soua: percussion
Photo: Luc Jennepin
Lyad Labbene
Labbene earned his degree at the National Conservatory at the age of 15 and then continued his studies at the Higher Institute of Music in Tunisia. Finally, he went to the Sorbonne and the École Normale de Musique in Paris. A talented violinist, he quickly became a member of several different music groups. He is currently a professor at the Conservatory in Île-de-France and continues to accompany various performers through a wide range of projects, ranging from traditional repertoires to more modern forms of music.
Lamia Aît Amara
A promising star on the Algerian scene, Lamia Aît Amara discovered Arab-Andalusian music at the age of four, through various instruments: the rubab, Arabic oud, mandolin and violin. She is noted for her very particular vocal abilities in several repertoires, ranging from the Malûf of Constantine to the Gharnati of Tlemcen, Algeria. Her performances combine respect for tradition and great creativity.
Nabil Abdmouleh
An acknowledged artist on the Tunisian scene, Nabil Abdmouleh is also a performer, composer, musicologist and researching professor. In his current quartet, he plays a varied repertoire with notable instrumental compositions, in addition to bringing back some of Arab music’s traditional standards.
Sofien Zaidi
A highly praised voice on the Tunisian scene with a very special tone of voice, Sofien Zaidi is also a top-notch instrumentalist who plays both the Eastern oud and the Tunisian oud, without setting aside her skill at playing various Eastern percussion instruments. Winner of first prize at the Bougarnne Festival in Tunisia in 2006, and the first prize for Tunisian Music in 2007.
Alfonso Linares
A student of major flamenco guitarists including Paco Serrano, Niño de Pura and Manolo Franco, Cordoba’s Alfonso Linares has been awarded with several prizes, including that given by the Christina Heeren Foundation and another for Flamenco Youths of Cordoba, having taken part in the main guitar festivals around the world. He is currently a professor at the Higher Conservatory of Valencia and is a composer for live shows.
Lotfi Soua
A highly talented percussionist, Soua has played with well-known international performers, who include Dorsaf Hamdani. Lotfi Soua is also a renowned teacher of music with a degree from Tunisia’s Higher Institute of Music.
Abdelaziz Cherif
With a diploma from Tunisia’s Higher Institute of Music, this bass and double bass player continues his teaching work at the Conservatory, furthering his career as an instrumentalist with several groups which play Arab music and classical music from Al-Andalus.
Labbene earned his degree at the National Conservatory at the age of 15 and then continued his studies at the Higher Institute of Music in Tunisia. Finally, he went to the Sorbonne and the École Normale de Musique in Paris. A talented violinist, he quickly became a member of several different music groups. He is currently a professor at the Conservatory in Île-de-France and continues to accompany various performers through a wide range of projects, ranging from traditional repertoires to more modern forms of music.
Lamia Aît Amara
A promising star on the Algerian scene, Lamia Aît Amara discovered Arab-Andalusian music at the age of four, through various instruments: the rubab, Arabic oud, mandolin and violin. She is noted for her very particular vocal abilities in several repertoires, ranging from the Malûf of Constantine to the Gharnati of Tlemcen, Algeria. Her performances combine respect for tradition and great creativity.
Nabil Abdmouleh
An acknowledged artist on the Tunisian scene, Nabil Abdmouleh is also a performer, composer, musicologist and researching professor. In his current quartet, he plays a varied repertoire with notable instrumental compositions, in addition to bringing back some of Arab music’s traditional standards.
Sofien Zaidi
A highly praised voice on the Tunisian scene with a very special tone of voice, Sofien Zaidi is also a top-notch instrumentalist who plays both the Eastern oud and the Tunisian oud, without setting aside her skill at playing various Eastern percussion instruments. Winner of first prize at the Bougarnne Festival in Tunisia in 2006, and the first prize for Tunisian Music in 2007.
Alfonso Linares
A student of major flamenco guitarists including Paco Serrano, Niño de Pura and Manolo Franco, Cordoba’s Alfonso Linares has been awarded with several prizes, including that given by the Christina Heeren Foundation and another for Flamenco Youths of Cordoba, having taken part in the main guitar festivals around the world. He is currently a professor at the Higher Conservatory of Valencia and is a composer for live shows.
Lotfi Soua
A highly talented percussionist, Soua has played with well-known international performers, who include Dorsaf Hamdani. Lotfi Soua is also a renowned teacher of music with a degree from Tunisia’s Higher Institute of Music.
Abdelaziz Cherif
With a diploma from Tunisia’s Higher Institute of Music, this bass and double bass player continues his teaching work at the Conservatory, furthering his career as an instrumentalist with several groups which play Arab music and classical music from Al-Andalus.
Casa Árabe and Eutopía.
Festival Villes des Musiques du Monde