SABIL / Ahmed Al Khatib – Youssef Hbeish en Concert à L’ICAM-L’Olivier
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When:
23 March 2019 @ 20 h 00
2019-03-23T20:00:00+01:00
2019-03-23T20:15:00+01:00
Where:
ICAM-L'Olivier
Rue de Fribourg 5
1201 Genève
Suisse
Rue de Fribourg 5
1201 Genève
Suisse
Cost:
Participation 30.-
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Si la musique arabe est un arbre aux multiples ramifications, l’un de ses branchages s’appelle Sabîl. Un duo oud-percussions formé par Ahmad Al Khatib et Yousef Hbeisch,
Since 2004, he has taught the theory of modal music, composition and ensemble music at the University of Gothenburg. In Sweden, he enjoys playing alongside musicians interested in exploring Scandinavian folklore. Whilst across the Middle East the red carpet is rolled out for this respected master, in the West he is invited to “World Music” festivals where he listens with fascination to the many traditions from around the globe. An inquisitive inventor of languages who has gone beyond the language of his roots, he has had plenty of opportunity to feed his creative juices from all sorts of inspirations. Although he has equally come to cherish and lay claim to those painful roots. One foot in the past, one foot in the future: the image is also fitting for Ahmad the instrumentalist, a performer of great purity and depth, who is constantly exploring the oud’s entire range of expression and tirelessly seeking out its finest nuances. Ahmad Al Khatib has played with David Kuckhermann and ensembles and musicians as diverse as the Oriental Music Ensemble, Karloma, Salam(i), John Williams and the Double Duo. He has performed at all the major festivals in the Middle East and the Arab world (the Oud Days Festival in Amman, the Jerusalem Music Festival in Palestine, Tetouan International Lute Festival), as well as in Brazil, the United States (Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts), Turkey, Estonia (Tartu International Early Music Festival), India, Finland and of course Sweden and France, including the Paris Jazz Festival, Les Suds in Arles, the “Notes d’Écume” in Leucate, the Arab World Institute in Paris, the Chaillol Festival, itinerant music festival Les Nuits d’Été, Aux Heures d’Été in Nantes, Les Musicales in Normandy and Lille La Nuit, to name but a few
Youssef accompagne Ahmad sur de nombreuses scènes. Né en Galilée, il l’a rencontré au Conservatoire national de Musique Edward Saïd de Jérusalem-Est. Il a aussi longtemps enseigné au conservatoire de Beit Al Musica (Shefa Amr, Galilée) ou animé des master class et des ateliers de percussions en artthérapie. Il vit maintenant à Paris, mais ses collaborations multiples l’amènent à voyager dans le monde entier.
Il a composé pour le théâtre et le cinéma, a accompagné Karloma, l’Oriental Music Ensemble, Simon Shaheen, Süleyman Erguner, Aka Moon, Issa Hassan, Khaled, Lena Chamamyan, Dorsaf Hamdani, Ibrahim Maalouf, Soeur Marie Keyrouz, Lo Cor de la Plana et Manu Théron, Rula Safar, Bratsch, Abed Azrié, le Projet Khoury, Philippe El Hage… Il constitue également le quatrième pilier du Trio Joubran. À chaque concert, les spectateurs sont stupéfaits par sa dextérité non dénuée d’opiniâtreté et contaminés par l’énorme plaisir qui se dégage de son improvisation. À chaque projet, Ahmad est émerveillé par la soif de musique et d’expérimentation d’un complice dont la créativité nourrit son inspiration. Musicien de l’instinct, Youssef Hbeisch trouve immédiatement sa place dans n’importe quel morceau puis y imprime sa marque durant l’étape collective de la création. Cette marque, construite au gré des trouvailles depuis qu’il est tout jeune, est constituée d’influences latines, indiennes, africaines, brésiliennes… comme du souvenir de sa mère tamisant le grain. Youssef a développé polyrythmies et polymétries à partir de sa propre culture ; il les enrichit et les embellit grâce à une curiosité toujours en éveil. Dans l’esprit des compositions de Zabad, Youssef a voulu rester sur la notion d’un son traditionnel. Il n’a utilisé que les habituels derboukas, bendir et riqq, y ajoutant quelques cymbales et clochettes pour enrichir la dynamique et l’ambiance. Il garde aussi un phrasé rythmique et des techniques qui marquent sa singularité. Son jeu confère aux compositions une ossature, autant qu’une enveloppe sonore inégalable : le contraste entre les mouvements secs qu’il imprime au riqq et les gémissements tirés du bendir serre la gorge des auditeurs les plus cérébraux.
Youssef is often to be found performing at Ahmad’s side. Born in Galilee, he met Ahmad at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in East Jerusalem. For ten years, he also taught at the Beit Almusica Conservatory in Shefa’amr, Galilee, where he ran master classes and percussion therapy workshops. He now lives in Paris, but his numerous collaborations have taken him all over the world. He has composed for the theatre and the cinema and has accompanied the likes of Karloma, the Oriental Music Ensemble, Simon Shaheen, Süleyman Erguner, Aka Moon, Issa Hassan, Khaled, Lena Chamamyan, Dorsaf Hamdani, Ibrahim Maalouf, Sister Marie Keyrouz, Lo Còr de la Plana and Manu Théron, Rula Safar, Bratsch, Abed Azrié, the Khoury Project and Philippe El Hage. He is also the fourth pillar of Le Trio Joubran.
At every concert, the audience are blown away by his tenacious dexterity, and the enormous pleasure radiating from his improvisation is infectious. With each project, Ahmad continues to be in awe of the thirst for music and experimentation of his fellow musician, whose creativity nourishes his inspiration. An instinctive musician, Youssef Hbeisch can immediately find his way around any piece of music, stamping his personal mark during the collective stage of its creation. This mark, forged from the discoveries made along the way since his earliest childhood, is composed of many influences, Latin, Indian, African, Brazilian . . as well as more personal memories, such as his mother sieving grain. Youssef has drawn on his own culture to develop polyrhythms and polymetres which he has enriched and embellished by virtue of his ever lively curiosity. In keeping with the compositional spirit of Zabad, Youssef wanted to preserve the idea of a traditional sound. Making use only of the customary darbuka, bendir and riqq, he has added some cymbals and bells to enhance the vibrancy and mood. He has also retained a rhythmic expression and a range of techniques which define his distinctive style. His playing provides the compositions with a framework as well as a sublime sheath of sound: the contrast between the sharp movements he stamps out on the riqq and the laments he draws from the bendir will bring a lump to the throat of the most cerebral amongst us.
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