Refugees for Refugees: Tarek Al Sayed, Tammam Ramadan, Khaled Al Hafez | Yamuna al Qalb

Tarek Al Sayed (ud), Tammam Ramadan (ney) and Khaled Al Hafez (vocals & percussion) are part of the Refugees for Refugees project who released the album 'Amerli' on Muziekpublique.

You can buy the album 'Amerli' on:
-itunes: http://hyperurl.co/l90mm8
-Amazon: http://hyperurl.co/m1fmqa

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Being moved by the recent scenes of migrants arriving in Europe, Muziekpublique has decided to bring together around twenty musicians who are refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tibet. We have assembled a group of virtuoso performers from different regions of the world who have put down roots in Belgium and who hope to make their voices heard through their music. Our objective is to reveal talents and cultural treasures that have become virtually invisible in Belgium. These are experienced musicians who have been trained at some of the most prestigious music academies in the Middle East (Damascus, Baghdad, Aleppo) and who have passed through a string of musical centres dotted along the former Silk road.

These talents form the basis of the project that we are launching with them. Together, we aim to develop a project that will help them to find their place and reconstruct their lives in Belgium. Their CD builds bridge between the musicians and the different traditions they represent, in order to produce an album that is rich, innovative and a mark of diversity and cultural exchange.

Tammam, Tareq and Khaled met each other in the halls of the
Aleppo Conservatory. Their common musical interests quickly led
them to create a band together. Since they left Syria, the musicians have been separated but they continue to play together in Belgium under the name Wajd Band.

Production
Muziekpublique
Image : Karim Baggili & Paul-François Gay
Sound : Emre Gültekin
Technical coordination : Mathieu Alexandre
General coordination: Hélène Sechehaye
Assistant: Bart Van Besien, Anaëlle Cavillon