André Heller’s Sufi Night

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Sat, Mar 16, 2024, 20:00

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André Heller’s Reflektor festival opens with an evening of spiritual music from Morocco and Pakistan. The rhythmic music of the gnawa singer Hind Ennaira from Essaouira, Morocco, in the first half of the concert is followed by the powerful qawwali of the Sufi ensemble of Fareed Ayaz and his brother Abu Muhammad from Pakistan. Listening to gnawa music, with its dynamic rhythms and chants, is a physical experience that brings both the players and the listeners to ecstasy. This ecstatic... Read full text

Keywords: Jazz & World, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Hind Ennaira	Vocals, Gimbri
Hicham Bilali	Vocals, Krakebs, Gimbri, Tbel
Black Koyo
Fareed Ayaz Abu Muhammad Qawwal & Brothers

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