ACHREF
CHARGUI – oud
PIERO
SPITILLI – contrabass
JACOPO
ANDREINI – drums
NEW TOUR: OCTOBER 30th - NOVEMBER 3rd 2013
get in touch NOW to book one concert!!!
Achref
Chargui and Jacopo Andreini met in Tunis in 2006 during the recording
of the new album by the French-Italian-Tunisian band L'ENFANCE ROUGE
released as “Trapani – Alq al Waady” and distributed worldwide.
Their meetings intensified in the last 3 years, before and after the
so-called “Jasmin Revolution” and they wanted to find ways to
collaborate musically.
Through
the Italian cultural association DRABA and thank to AFOFORO MUSIC
CLUB Mr. Chargui was able to come to Italy for the first time and
set up several meetings with local musicians and recording session
for his debut solo album “NOTES”, released by Afoforomusicclub in
may 2013 and digitally available on Bandcamp.
During
this first meeting Achref Chargui started also an international
project called “No Borders' Music” about his own compositions
rooted in traditional Tunisian melodies and rhythms. In addition to
this, Mr. Andreini proposed to start a trio with his long time
collaborator Piero Spitilli.
Veronica
Citi, very active documentary director and photographer, was also
invited to be part of the project, filming Mr. Chargui in several
exclusive locations and starting documenting both the “No Borders'
Music” and trio materials.
The trio
played in several italian jazz clubs, further exploring their
compositions, their sound and their interplay. Now they are ready to
tour extensively through European countries, plus Japan and Brazil in
2014. They have been invited to play in Vevey (next to Montreux,
Switzerland) in june 2013.
Achref
Chargui's trio music is deeply rooted in both Arabic music and jazz
improvisation. The band's ability to compose in real time themes and
structures, with any kind of time signatures, shifting tempos,
multi-layered patterns and sound research of the acoustical
instruments, not to mention the huge knowledge of oriental modes by
Mr. Chargui, is unique and precious. Far away from standard
approaches to sound and music, the trio's endless research for beauty
follows mysterious paths toward unique listening experiences.
Achref
Chargui “Notes” (cd,
digital download)
Bella
Ciao, live in Latina (G.Decinti)
Brise,
solo oud, Piazza della Signoria, Firenze (Veronica Citi)
Brise,
solo oud, Tunis (Renaud de Foville)
Sotto
l'ombra di un bel fior, teaser (Veronica Citi)
L'Enfance
Rouge & Lotfi Bouchnak “N'Habbik” rehearsals in Tunis
(Veronica Citi and Renaud de Foville)
L'Enfance
Rouge & Lotfi Bouchnak “Zena”
rehearsals in Tunis (Veronica Citi and Renaud de Foville)
Baro
Drom Orkestar "Hora" live in Firenze
