Wild Serenade

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:40:05 -0500

Smadj and Mehdi Haddab, children of the Parisian musical turmoil of the 90’s, have chosen the oud, just like one chooses one’s favorite pastry: with an accepted greed, without fear nor complex. For a long time, the oriental-electronic producer and the Ekova magician-member have satisfied their need to play in their favorite bars or in the intimacy of a party among friends. With this very simplicity they decided to record the fruit of their night drifting under the project name DuOud. Respectfully insolent with the instrument tradition, alternating “classical” Arab tunes and personal compositions, warmth of the acoustic instrument and electronic saturation, the two companions even invited some colleagues to share their joy (particularly the Bum Cello’s “fireworks makers”).

Sakat

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:40:05 -0500

For their second record, the electro-traditional combo Duoud explores the Yemen ancestral musical traditions identifying the “gimmicks”, accenting a particular technique on the oud, revealing its hidden grooves, and the haunting refrains. Released on the 9th of March 2006.

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Wild Serenade

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