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Concert by La Banda Morisca
January 29, 20158:00 p.m.
CORDOBA
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9)
8:00 p.m.
Free entry after picking up invitations as of January 19.
You may pick up tickets at the Casa Árabe headquarters (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9) from January 19-29, Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Maximum of two tickets per person.
On Monday, January 19, we will begin giving out tickets for the performance by this music group, which is taking place in Cordoba on January 29.
La Banda Morisca is a music group with roots in flamenco and Al-Andalus that comes from the province of Cadiz, where they give form to the musical legacy inherited from the numerous cultures that have colonized and enriched this land of musicians, poets and discoverers.
This group is made up of musicians of different origins, who come together to perform music with roots and tradition, with a concern for experimenting and evoking the cultural heritage of old Al-Andalus and its reflection in today’s Andalusia, the Maghreb region and the Middle East.
Inspired by this heritage from Al-Andalus and the traditional romancero, the group offers a creative, original viewpoint of a repertoire which mixes Western and Eastern Mediterranean influences (moaxajas from Al-Andalus, chaabi music, Dahmane el Harachi, Nass el Ghiwane...) with the spirit of traditional flamenco and Andalusian rock (El Chozas, Lole y Manuel, Triana...).
La Banda Morisca includes musicians like Vincent Molino, Wafir Gibril (both former members of Radio Tarifa); JoseMari Cala and JuanMi Cabral, as a strong core group knowledgeable of the secrets and hidden corners of the most traditional flamenco; José Cabral (La Jambre) with vast experience in music with Andalusian and Mediterranean roots; Antonio Torres, an expert instrumentalist and virtuoso performer, and Andrés Tomás Rodríguez, an ingenious drummer able to create fusions of all types of music.
In 2013, they brought out their first recorded work, which they continue to present at the current time throughout Spain.
Review of the album “La Banda Morisca”
From the meanderings of mud puddles in wetlands and on shores, to the dense seaside fog which opens up like a veil at nearly the height of the moon. From the place where Atlantis may have been to the borderline of every man’s dreams emerges La Banda Morisca, an amalgam, a mixture of elixirs which offer a unique form of musical psycho-archeology, “pure pneuma” in the atmosphere which surrounds it. In this work, some will be able to feel the sounds of their own blood (Andalusian, Gypsy, Arab, Jewish, universal...). From the beat of love, the melody of faith, brotherhood and destiny.
Carlos Chaouen
Foto: FRANCISCO JAVIER RAMÍREZ
JoseMari Cala, vocalist and guitar. A singer-songwriter and experienced author with a vast vocal register and styles, he alternates music with personally authored compositions and forays into classical and experimental flamenco. Multifaceted in terms of music with all types of roots, he creates surprising fusions with his melismatic vocals from both shores of the Straits of Gibraltar.
JuanMi Cabral, electric bass and flamenco/electric guitar. A flamenco guitarist from a very early age, he plays for Peña Flamenca “La Trilla” from Trebujena. He currently lives in Vejer, where he collaborates in various activities related with flamenco. He is a member of the jury for the flamenco grouping’s singing competition and board of directors. He provides accompaniment to the local dance group, with which he has gone on exchanges in northern Morocco within the framework of Cultural Cooperation activities. He possesses a great deal of experience with rock groups, as well as with music of Mediterranean roots. He has worked along with Carlos Chaouen.
Jóse Cabral, Arab oud, “morisca,” banjo and vocalist. The founder of groups such as La Jambre, Aguamadre and Iconium Ensemble, he is an obsessive researcher of ancient music with roots, as well as a major expert on plucked string instruments from around the world. His restlessness has led him towards self-taught performing with instruments like the ones that he uses in this group, as well as a unique form of vocal interpretation.
Antonio Torres, alto and soprano saxophones. A saxophone professor at the Professional Conservatory of Music in Jerez, he is a multifaceted musician sensitive to music with roots, from which he soaked up their expressiveness and sensitivity. A virtuoso performer and classical, but very “organic” arranger, he has a quite versatile profile which allows him to collaborate with numerous music groups, from those which are classical to others with an ethnic profile, such as La Jambre and Aguamadre.
Vincent Molino, ney, oboe of Poitou, flutes, crumhorn and keyboards. A founding member of Radio Tarifa, he actively takes part in numerous Middle Eastern and Renaissance music projects, as well as music for theatrical performances. He has a great deal of experience in recording with diverse groups, as well as being very well-known as a solo artist.
Wafir S. Gibril, accordion, viola and percussion. A lively, restless musician, Gibril has mastered countless instruments. He took his first steps by playing the accordion in the groups of Abdul Aziz lmubarak, Mohammad Al Amin and Abdul Karm Al Kably. He deals with the most diverse types of music in frequently unexplored fields. He has worked with Eduardo Paniagua, Hevia from Asturias, the Castilians in La Musgaña, flamenco musician Joaquín Ruiz, Senegal’s Djanbutu Thiossane and Radio Tarifa, while also having completed magnificent solo works.
Andrés Tomás Rodríguez, drums and percussion. A brilliant drum player who has gathered experience on national and international tours with flamenco groups, he has undertaken his professional career by delving further into fusions of music with flamenco, jazz and other experimental lines, managing to achieve an uncommon musicality in the art of drumming and percussion. With vast experience as a concert musician for very well-known music groups, it is in the southern and Mediterranean rhythms that he expresses himself most intuitively and organically.