Tunis, April 13, 2009- For the first time in his career, Tunisia’s foremost lute player Anouar Brahem performed on Saturday evening in Gammarth as part of a quartet at the fifth edition of the “Jazz à Carthage” festival.
Led by Anouar Brahem, the quartet made up by the German clarinet player Klaus Gesing, the Swede electric bass player, Bjorn Meyer and the Lebanese percussionist Khaled Yassine, dazzled an avid jazz audience, performing some of Brahem’s new compositions at the crossroads between Eastern and Western musical sounds.
Following his performance in Tunis, the Quartet will perform respectively in Berlin and other world capitals. His new album featuring some of the pieces performed in Tunis, will be released this summer.
Served by Anouar Brahem’s creative and innovative music, the quartet was one of the milestones of the festival which began on April 9 and will carry until April 19.
Other groups such as the Trio Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Kevin Mahogany Ayo, the Flamenco Jazz Trio, the Buena Vista Social Club and the Pascale Picard Band – Wouter Hamel will also perform on the various stages of the festival.
Following the Tabarka Jazz festival traditionally held in summer and the Carthage Jazz Festival, “Jazz à Carthage” offers jazz musicians from around the world, an opportunity to showcase their creative talent, as well as explore new avenues of musical fusions.
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