| inbluevt | Date: Monday, 2013/07/22, 7:31 PM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
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El Gusto Orchestra of AlgiersAlgeria, 1950s. A blend of Berber sounds, Andalusian melodies, jazz and chanson rises amongst the walls of the historic Casbah in Algiers. The music is called chaâbi - meaning 'of the people'; and it's played by groups of Jewish and Muslim musicians. Algeria’s war of independence a decade later breaks these two communities apart, burying the memory of a
part of the Franco-Algerian history which is still not fully known today.
Separated by history for fifty years, the 25-piece orchestra of Jewish and Muslim musicians returns to the Barbican after a critically-acclaimed performance in 2007 as part of our Ramadan Nights series. Together again, they share the passion that never left them, standing as a proof that music’s universality transcends prejudices.
To witness a performance of El Gusto, is to live a moment of sharing, emotions, and pleasure both for eyes and ears. Traditionally, chaâbi groups are composed of ten musicians, but for the occasion, it is a real orchestra that is brought together. From the classical "o’sayed” songs, to the love songs, and the ditties of the every-day life hummed by the seamen and asked at the weddings, El Gusto
evokes the bygone atmosphere of a time and a country.
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