| Date & Hour: , Sunday 4th May, 6.30pm |
| Line Up: Francesco Turrisi (percussion, accordion); Andrea Piccioni (tambourello); Fabio Tricomi (oud, zampogna, percussion, and marranzano). |
Zahr is an ensemble directed by Turin-born pianist, accordionist, percussionist Francesco Turrisi.
Focussing primarily on the influence that arabic music has had in many countries touched by the Mediterranean Sea, the ensemble comprises musicians that come from different musical backgrounds- mostly jazz and traditional music.
The music of Zahr, much like Turrisi's other similar project Tarab, varies between original compositions and arrangements of traditional and classical (Arabic) music, allied to jazz and musical improvisation.
Turrisi - playing accordian and percussion, is joined in the project by Fabio Tricomi on oud, zampogna and other instruments, while this unique Italian ensemble is augmented by the outstanding Roman tamburello player Andrea Piccioni, who has studied with an array of Turkish and Indian maestros, and is a highly regarded and internationally acclaimed virtuoso.
Amongst his broad canvas of instruments, from tambourello, tammorra, riqq, daf and cajon, Andrea Piccioni is also a hugely talented and highly regarded player of the Irish bodhran. |
