Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood - Watch new live performance video - New album ‘Jarak Qaribak’ out now
DUDU TASSA & JONNY GREENWOOD
PREMIERE ‘LHLA YZID IKTHAR’ LIVE AT THE HAMAM
THIRD & FINAL LIVE PERFORMANCE IN SERIES
COLLABORATIVE ALBUM ‘JARAK QARIBAK’ OUT NOW
LIVE DATES IN NOVEMBER INCLUDING LONDON PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL
Dudu Tassa and Jonny Greenwood today premiere the third and final piece in their series of filmed live performances for their album ‘Jarak Qaribak’, released last month to great critical acclaim. ‘Lhla Yzid Ikthar’, a Moroccan composition, was filmed live at the Hamam in Tel Aviv, and sees Tassa take the lead vocal himself.
Tassa commented: “Personally, the choice of the song I wanted to sing in this project was natural and straightforward. Abdelwahab doukali's song "Lahla Yzid Ktar" is well known and widely loved among immigrants from Morocco. The song has an elusive and beautiful melody which is moving, and it is quite challenging musically. For those wondering about the word "gulha", it literally means "say it":)”
WATCH ‘LHLA YZID IKTHAR’ LIVE AT THE HAMAM VIDEO HERE
The live video launch follows the cinematic visual for recent single ‘Ahibak’, an Israeli song featuring guest vocals from UAE singer Safae Essafi. Directed by Ilan Azoulay and shot in Morocco, the video tells the story of love and the struggle between tradition and progress across three family generations.
WATCH ‘AHIBAK’ VIDEO HERE
‘Jarak Qaribak’, loosely translating from Arabic as ‘Your Neighbour is Your Friend’, was produced by Tassa & Greenwood and mixed by Nigel Godrich. The songs on the album, and the singers, are drawn from all over the Middle East – and, in keeping with the theme established by the album’s title, each singer takes a turn at a tune from a country other than their own.
STREAM 'JARAK QARIBAK' HERE
November will see Tassa & Greenwood tour ‘Jarak Qaribak’, including appearances at Le Guess Who in the Netherlands and Pitchfork Music Festival in London and Berlin.
LIVE DATES
14 September - Tel Aviv, Israel - Hangar 11
02 November – Berlin, DE – Pitchfork Music Festival
04 November – Paris, FR – La Seine Musicale
07 November – Gent, BE – Vooruit
09 November – Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who Festival
10 November – London, UK – Pitchfork Music Festival (Hackney Church)
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
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Praise for ‘Jarak Qaribak’:
“An enduring and engaging take on the love songs of the region” – The Guardian ****
“Sultry, mellifluous songs… Harmonious stuff, in every sense” MOJO ****
“That Jarak Qaribak manages to combine that respect – for the songs, the singers, and their various cultures – with a free-flowing, light sense of exploration that feels joyfully current, is its triumph.” Uncut 8/10
“Behind the traditionalist vocal and Middle Eastern flute and violin are plenty of Radiohead touches: bass lines, spooky piano tones and drum machine all tugging separately against the beat, heightening the tension." – New York Times
“One of the essential albums of the year” – Louder Than War
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