Majid Bekkas - Gnawa World Blues (Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII) [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: ACT8007-2
Barcode: 0614427800725
Release Date: 27 Jun 2025
Genre: Jazz

 Three continents, three musical world citizens. Morocco-born Majid Bekkas, Franco-Vietnamese Nguyên Lê and American Hamid Drake have combined their astonishing musicality, their origins and their global experiences, to create a captivating live concert programme encompassing desert blues, Gnawa trance, Middle East-ern jazz, Sixties rock and Far Eastern serenity.
 The repertoire which the three performed so memorably on 10 November 2024 reflects a tremendous wealth of ideas which fuse and coalesce.
 Three stellar musicians have drawn on their musical heritages and created a celebration of human kinship which is breathtakingly alive.

Tracklisting
Gore Blues (Majid Bekkas)
Mrahba (Traditional)
Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker)
Ascending Dragon (Nguyên Lê & Majid Bekkas)
Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)
Tair (Majid Bekkas)
Sidi Bouganga (Traditional, arr. Majid Bekkas)