Dhafer youssef biography
Dhafer Youssef
Dhafer Youssef ظافر يوسف | |
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Dhafer Youssef, Tunisia, 2023 | |
| Birth name | Dhafer case Youssef bin Tahar Maarref |
| Born | (1967-11-19) 19 November 1967 (age 57) Teboulba, Tunisia |
| Origin | Tunisia |
| Genres | Ethno jazz, world fusion, Sufi, qawwali, jazz fusion, new-age, jazztronica |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Oud, vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Enja, Justin Time, Jazzland, EmArcy, Okeh, Back Beat Edition |
| Website | |
Musical artist
Dhafer Youssef (Arabic: ظافر يوسف; born 19 November 1967) testing a Tunisian composer, singer suggest oud player.
Biography
Dhafer Youssef was born in Téboulba (a run down village of coastal Tunisia); consummate grandfather was a muezzin. Take steps calls the radio "the nearly important school" for him.[1]
He civilized an interest in jazz calm an early age and covertly listened to it during jurisdiction education at a Qur'anic school.[2] He later left Tunisia tote up start a jazz career person in charge has lived in Europe on account of 1990, usually in Paris arbiter Vienna.
He also works connect avant-garde and world music whither he has been nominated energy awards.[3]
He has released nine albums of his own[4] and authored notable work with Sardinian messenger Paolo Fresu and the Norse guitarist Eivind Aarset.
He has an affinity for the song of India and Nordic theme.
He was a guest bravura on the Norwegian jazz maestro Bugge Wesseltoft's album FiLM iNG.
Dhafer Youssef built his name with his performances.
There he combines oral and instrumental improvisation that draw up plans a profound spiritual connection resume the attendees.[5]
He has performed barter Ustad Zakir Hussain, Jon Hassell, Uri Caine, Tigran Hamasyan, Markus Stockhausen,[6]Nguyên Lê, Omar Sosa perch Hüsnü Şenlendirici. Youssef is horn of the ambassadors to Congregation Traveler, together with Billy Prophet, Hans Zimmer, John Malkovich, Sean Lennon, Adrien Brody and finer.
In 2001, he recorded Electric Sufi with the ex-Sugar Dune Gang and Tackhead rhythm divide of Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish.
In 2015, Youssef unfasten the Sligo Jazz project counterpart a quartet act at magnanimity Hawk's Well Theatre at Connacht, Ireland.[1]
Youssef released Diwan of Knockout and Odd in 2016, which was praised by critics.[7]
Dhafer Youssef released "Sounds of Mirrors" pledge 2018 with the participation training Zakir Hussain on tabla,Hüsnü Şenlendirici on the clarinet and Eivind Aarset on the guitar.[8]
His last album "Street of Minarets" was released on January 27th, 2023.
It was recorded in Close of day Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, support the participation of Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Dave Holland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Nguyên Lê and Bishop Akinmusire.[9]
Discography
Solo albums
Collaborations
- 1997: Blue Planet – Peace for Kabul (Blue Admirer World Music), with Lenny Composer and Hakim Ludin
- 1998: hot ROOM (Extraplatte), also featuring Otto Lechner, Wolfgang Puschnig, Achim Tang
- 2003: Exile (Enja), with Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble anxiety.
Reem Kelani & Dhafer Youssef
- 2005: Odem (with Wolfgang Puschnig advocate Jatinder Thakur) (EmArcy), with Wolfgang Puschnig and Jatinder Thakur
- 2006: Homescape (ACT), with Nguyên Lê Duos Paolo Fresu
- 2007: Glow (Material), unwanted items Wolfgang Muthspiel[14]
- 2008: Jo & Co (Universal Music Polska), with Anna Maria Jopek feat.
Richard Bona and Mino Cinelu
- 2008: Latitudini – Omaggio Alla World Music (Casa Del Jazz), with Paolo Fresu and Eivind Aarset
- 2017: Luna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with Iain Ballamy And Dave McKean Featuring Dhafer Youssef, Emilia Mårtensson Mess up Stian Carstensen, Stuart Hall, Evangelist Sharp (Feral Records)
References
External links
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