Dhafer Youssef
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Dhafer Youssef (born 1967 in Teboulba, Tunisia) is a composer, singer, and oud player. He developed an interest in jazz at an early age and clandestinely listened to it during his education at Qur'anic school.[1] He later left Tunisia to start a jazz career and has lived in Europe since 1990, usually in Paris or Vienna. He also works in avant garde and world music where he's been nominated for awards.[2] He has released four albums of his own and also did notable work with Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu and the Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset. He indicates an affinity for the Music of India and Nordic music. He was a guest artist on the Norwegian jazz artist Bugge Wesseltoft's album FiLM iNG. Youssef has also performed with Uri Caine, Jon Hassell, Markus Stockhausen,[3] Nguyên Lê and the Cuban pianist Omar Sosa. In 2001 he recorded Electric Sufi with the ex-Sugar Hill Gang and Tackhead, rhythm section of Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish.
Discography
- Malak (1999)
- Electric Sufi (2002)
- Digital Prophecy (2003)
- Divine Shadows (2006)
- Glow (with Wolfgang Muthspiel) (2007)
- Abu Nawas Rhapsody (2010)
References
- ^ Ralf Dombrowski (Translation from German: Nancy Joyce) (2005). "From Koran School to the First League in European Jazz". Qantara.de. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Awards For World Music 2003: Audience Award". BBC Radio 3. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "Background information". ECM. Retrieved 2009-08-22.