Marmoucha Orchestra Feat. Mehdi Nassouli - Marhba

"Marhaba" - Traditional Gnawa
Arrangement: Avishai Darash and Mehdi Nassouli
Added composition: Mohamed Ahaddaf
Transcription: Maripepa Contreras

Mythical birds, poems and music from the Middle East and North Africa. These are the inspiration sources for the musical exploration that is the “Simurgh Project”. Together with the Iranian / Armenian bass player Arin Keshishi, the Marmoucha Orchestra experiments and improvises with musicians and singers from different cultural backgrounds.
Travel with the Marmoucha Orchestra and Arin Keshishi from Iran to the Maghreb and fill your ears with a unique fusion of Classical Arabic, contemporary jazz and traditional music.

Artistic Team:
Artistic Director - Avishai Darash - Piano, arrangements
Artistic Coordinator (West) - Maripepa Contreras - Oboe, arrangements
Artistic Coordinator (East) Mohamed Ahaddaf - Ud, composer

Special Guests:
Mehdi Nassouli (Morocco) - Vocal, Guembri, Krakeb
Aziz Chajiaa - Vocal, Krakeb
Rachid Bobross - Vocal, Krakeb
Abir El Abed (Morocco) - Vocal
Adil Chaoui (Morocco) - Vocal
Issam Sarhan (Morocco) – Vocal
Golnar Shahyar (Iran) - Vocal

Melody:

Mohamed Ahaddaf - Ud
Jamil Al Asadi - Qanun
Cengiz Arslanpay - Ney

Rhythm Section:

Arin Keshishi - Bass
Francesco Bongiorno - Drums
Udo Demandt - Percussion
Emad Ghajjou - Darbuka
Sattar Alsaadi - Riqq
Avishai Darash - Piano
Jessy Hay - Guitar

Horns/Winds:

Gidon Nunez Vaz - Trumpet
Anton Jakimenko - Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Maripepa Contreras - Oboe
Pablo Martinez - Trombone
Taraneh Pouryousef - Flute

Strings:

Iris VD Laar - 1st Violin
Claudia Valenzuela - Violin
Nuri Ata - Violin
Rani Kumar - Viola
Irma Haverkamp - Viola
Lucas Stam - Cello
Magrita Rondeel - Cello

Director - Said Salhi
Business Director - Peter Bander
Text by Neil Van Der Linden
Production Manager - Taraneh Pouryousef

-Recorded and Mixed by Paul Pouwer for “Power Sound Studios“
Stage Monitoring by Rob Van Der Meijs for “De Capo“

FPK (National Funds for the arts in the Netherlands)
AFK (Regional Funds for the arts in Amsterdam)

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