DOHA: French jazzman Ibrahim Maalouf’s band will perform at Katara on tomorrow.
His Red & Black Light, a tribute to women, will be performed at Katara square’s Al Mizan Courtyard behind building 5 on October 29 8 pm.
“This second edition of the Katara European Jazz Festival is yet another occasion to share unforgettable and magical moments together with the best musicians from all over Europe,” said Eric Chevallier the French Ambassador to Qatar.
“Red & Black Light is an ode to the woman of today and to the founding and fundamental role she plays in the hope of a better future, ” says the musician, adding “women in my family have had an immeasurable influence on my overall musical work. They inspire me a lot, especially in their way of managing their daily life and that of their surroundings. Despite living in a labyrinth where life is complex and often dramatic, they hold power and stability such as some sort of invincible trance. They give me the impression of never losing sight of the essential.”
“Focused on a more current aesthetics and bringing more electro and even pop music, this album contains my compositions as well as a cover version of today’s diva Beyonce. These compositions are inspired by the famous Egyptian diva Oum Kalthoum and the musical mood of the album is actually a mix between the strong Arab influence of her voice, the strength of the electronic technology we are lucky to use in the 21st century and the freedom that jazz offers. Despite being particularly complex in the way it is written (as it includes polyrhythms of 19, 17 or 27 beats for instance), we (the three musicians surrounding me and myself) have arranged this music in a way that the heaviness of the writing would never be heard. So we have avoided the trap of elitism and scientific writing to elaborate a transparent and clear album, on which the public can dance and sing and which is yet full of a multitude of superposition of unsuspected themes, harmonies and rhythms which only a mathematic reading of the album can reveal,” he explains
“Recorded at Ivry sur Seine (France), with three Belgium musicians, namely, Eric Legnin (keyboards), François Delporte (guitar) who plays with me since many years and the incredible drummer of the jazzband "Aka moon", Stephane Galland, this album is above all a desire of highlighting the importance and the necessary complexity of essential things and people," he said.
The Peninsula
