Afro-Arabic Jazz Conceptions
's album 鈥Lisan Al Tarab: Jazz Conceptions in Classical Arabic鈥 is an exploration of classical Arabic music within the frameworks of Jazz. The result, a genre often dubbed as 鈥淎fro-Tarab鈥, is a performance which journeys from early 1900鈥檚 Egypt to contemporary New York.
The repertoire will include reinterpretations of classical Arabic 鈥muwashahat鈥, Jazz standards as well as original compositions based on edgy traditional Arabic rhythms and melodic modes.
Tarek Yamani - Piano
Bodek Janke - Tabla, Drums