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The most amazing video of Al-Andalus www.Andalus.com "Wayfaring Stranger"
The most amazing video www.Andalus.com "Wayfaring Stranger" Al-Andalus EVER! Jazz-World-Classical-Middle East Ensemble. Banzi's Al-Andalus Ensembl...
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Tarik & Julia Banzi Al Andalus Ensemble: Temple of Peace
Tarik & Julia Banzi, Charlie Bisharat, Laura Dubroka, Virtudes Sanchez of the Al Andalus Ensemble: Temple of Peace excerpts of concert at Madrids l...
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Andalusian Music, Tarik & Julia Banzi, Al-Andalus Ensemble:Laberinto
Andalusia, Andalusian, Al Andalus
Tarik Banzi: oud
Julia Banzi: flamenco guitar
Billy Oskay (Nightnoise) Violin
Martin Zarzar (Pink Martini) Percu...
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Andalusian Music: Tarik Banzi of the Al-Andalus Ensemble: Oud Solo
Moroccan oudist Tarik Banzi improvises a solo. He is the artistic director of Al-Andalus (www.Andalus.com) and oud & flamenco guitar duo Tarik & J...
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Andalusian Music: Tarik & Julia Banzi, Al-Andalus Ensemble: Jinete
Andalusia, Andalusian, Andalus
Arabic, Spanish, Jewish Music. Tarik & Julia Banzi live performance of their composition "Jinete." Oud & flamenco g...
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About Al-Andalus Tarik & Julia Banzi
Videos, performances, information on contemporary Andalusian music artists.
http://www.Andalus.com
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In alphabetical order:Tarik Banzi (artistic director): oud
Julia Banzi (female flamenco guitarist): guitar
Gavin Bondy (Pink Martini): Trumpet
Charlie Bisharat (Rolling Stones): Violin
Laura Dubroca: Dance
Anthony Jones (N'Touch): Drums
Emily Miles: Amazing Voice
Jorge Pardo (Paco de Lucia Sextet): Saxophone
Martin Zarzar (Pink Martini): Bass
Led by oudist Tarik Banzi, the Al-Andalus Ensemble is internationally known for a creative fusion which etches a fine line between the exquisite and raw, the passionate and powerful while treating the listener to a confluence of the best of the East and West. These sophisticated artists with extraordinary breadth and creativity soulfully merge classical, jazz and contemporary music with musical traditions from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Thus embodying the new vision of America as a modern society that embraces its cosmopolitan cultural heritage.
Charting new terrain with Grammy Award winning violinist, Charlie Bisharat, and Emily Miles (vocals) this contemporary World-chamber ensemble of oud, violin, voice and guitar moves with grace between the classical and the modern, subtly weaving tradition with sophisticated innovation into an energetic musical tapestry performed with a freshness and originality that has earned the Al-Andalus Ensemble a devoted international audience. For festival settings, the Al-Andalus Ensemble expands with additions of modern Andalusian dance as well as trumpet, vocals, piano, bass and drums for a vital, energetic and absolutely beautiful experience.
"Al-Andalus" refers to Spain from 711-1492 AD. During these eight centuries, Andalusian Spain witnessed a cultural melding between Africa, the East and the West, as well as among Christians, Muslims & Jews. "Andalusian music" is the courtly music of Medieval Islamic Spain (Andalusia). Preserved and developed by the descendants of Muslim and Jewish refugees after the Reconquest, it is considered one of the longest continuous traditions of art music in the world.