MUSICAL DAWNS

Carte blanche aux ADEM

August, 18-19

Bains des Pâquis
Geneva

Thursday, August 18, 6:00 a.m

Amine & Hamza Quintet
The Band Beyond Borders

Amine Mraihi : oud
Hamza Mraihi : qanun
Baiju Bhatt : violon
Valentin Vonus : sax
Prabhu Edouard : tabla

The Tunisian brothers Amine and Hamza invite us on a journey to a place with no borders. With one on the oud and the other on the qanun, and seven albums under their belts, Amine and Hamza have performed on some of the most prestigious stages. No borders Project, performing tonight, is a fantastic example of their musical open-mindedness.

Friday, August 19, 6:00 a.m.

Ensemble Nuryana
Musique d’Inde et d’Afghanistan

Paul Grant : santour, sitar
Laurent Aubert : rubab
Sébastien Lacroix : esraj, sitar
Santosh Kurbet : tabla

Based in Geneva, the Nuryana ensemble focuses on the music of North India and Afghanistan, with a few excursions into the neighbouring traditions of Iran and central Asia. Its repertoire constitutes classical Indian ragas, popular melodies from Afghanistan and the different regions of India as well as several of Paul Grant’s original compositions.