Anouar Brahem
After The Last Sky
Dates
sat 13 feb 2027 - 20:00
location
Blauwe zaal
price
€ 10 → 35
duration
1h 30' Extra info
The all-in festival pass for De nacht van de vertraging is available from September - €55
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Anouar Brahem - Arabic chamber music with jazz and improvisation.
Eight years on from Blue Maqams, Anouar Brahem returns to DE SINGEL with his critically acclaimed project After the Last Sky, named after a verse by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish: ‘Where can the birds fly, after the last sky?’ In graceful chamber music for oud, cello, piano, and double bass, Brahem touches on the metaphysical question behind those words, and on their broader resonance in turbulent times.
Taking the traditional forms of Arabic music as his starting point, Brahem has long sought out dialogue with other musical worlds. For this project, he once again assembles an international quartet with pianist Django Bates, cellist Anja Lechner, and bassist Mats Eilertsen, with whom he continues to pursue his musical quest through Arabic traditions and jazz. The intimate dialogue between the musicians shapes a poetic and introspective soundscape, in which composition and improvisation subtly intertwine.
Django Bates delivers an energetic piano performance with eddying solos. Centre stage in Brahem's ensemble for the first time is Anja Lechner on the cello - an instrument that marks both the beginning and the end of this programme.
Taking the traditional forms of Arabic music as his starting point, Brahem has long sought out dialogue with other musical worlds. For this project, he once again assembles an international quartet with pianist Django Bates, cellist Anja Lechner, and bassist Mats Eilertsen, with whom he continues to pursue his musical quest through Arabic traditions and jazz. The intimate dialogue between the musicians shapes a poetic and introspective soundscape, in which composition and improvisation subtly intertwine.
Django Bates delivers an energetic piano performance with eddying solos. Centre stage in Brahem's ensemble for the first time is Anja Lechner on the cello - an instrument that marks both the beginning and the end of this programme.