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Tunisian oud (middle eastern lute) player and composer who is widely regarded as an innovator in his field. Performing for primarilly a jazz audience, he fuses Arabic classical music, folk music and jazz and has been recording since at least 1991 after becoming prominent in his own country in the late 1980s.

Brahem began studying the oud at age 10 under the tutelage of Ali Sitri at the National Conservatory of Music in Tunis. In 1987, after six years in Paris, he spent two years as the director of the Ensemble Musical De In Ville De Tunis. ECM released his first album (not counting a cassette self-release in his youth) in 1991, called Barzakh.

In playing style, Anouar Brahem is often compared to Rabih Abou-Khalil, though his compositions tend to be more mellow and spare. Most often he utilizes an ensemble of three or four musicians. He has collaborated throughout his career and on several albums with other musicians: Tunisian percussionist Lassad Hosni and violinist Bechir Selmi and Turkish clarinetist Barbaros Erkose. He has also performed live concerts with these same ensembles. In addition to these, he worked together with many jazz musicians such as Jan Garbarek, Dave Holland and John Surman. Brahem also played with Paola Damiani’s Orchestre National de Jazz. In his last album, Le Voyage De Sahar (2006), he has come together again with pianist Francois Couturier and accordionist Jean Louis Matinier. Couturier and Matinier - two very talented musicians- played before in Brahem’s Le Pas Du Chat Noir (2002).

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jazz, world, oud, arabic, world music
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great art is happening, and happening, and happening...

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eumaios wrote:
last month

Exquisite.

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Youssraalkashef wrote:
last month

he's a real artist :D

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zeineb_81 wrote:
last month

c'est un grand artiste!!!!!!!!

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aghzafamdiyaz wrote:
September 2008

belle découverte, bon voyage musical, merci

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breakingthrunow wrote:
September 2008

Best in the moonlight.

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zorzynek wrote:
September 2008

czapki z głów!

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karaf_wax wrote:
August 2008

Müziğin gerçekte nasıl birşey olduğunu bu adam sayesinde öğrendim. Benzersiz bir müzikalite.

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ennis62 wrote:
August 2008

what can I say other than everybody else here.... sweet...

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SpiritualLife21 wrote:
August 2008

very nice

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shortbutfast wrote:
August 2008

love tunisia, love anouar. contemplative, masterful, intelligent music.

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July 2008

I'm very proud of him !! =)
mammels wrote:
June 2008

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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xendlar wrote:
June 2008

awesome :)

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hybe_official wrote:
May 2008

wouhou!!!!

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miss_isara wrote:
May 2008

wspaniałe

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bluesbomb wrote:
April 2008

Excellent

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nkokar wrote:
April 2008

So much love for this... <3

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gl00my_sunday wrote:
March 2008

fantastic

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Drachenlady82 wrote:
March 2008

great music!

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