Fr 19 June 2020 | 20:00
Zafîf ("rustling of the wind", in Arabic) is an innovative musical adventure, at the crossroads of European, African and Turkish-Arab cultures. Formed in 2017, in Geneva, by Samir Mokrani and Khalil Bensid, the group blows the confusion of genres to the sounds of 'ûd, guembri, saz and a multitude of percussions by shaping mixed sounds that intermingle gnawa rhythms, G -funk, Arab and Anatolian melisms. Preaching the repetition-variation structure to hypnosis, Zafîf advocates an introspective trance against the backdrop of the constant presence of the ancient Gnawa and Yemeni masters.
Khalil Bensid: luth guembri, electric bass
Samir Mokrani: luths,'ûd, saz
Gabriel Valtchev: percussion
Fr 19 June 2020 | 20:00
Radio concert in collaboration with AMR and RTS, broadcast as part of the program Zanzibar, on Espace 2
In-camera concert "without audience"
Khalil Bensid
Gnawa music originated in the Maghreb from the cultural practices that Black African slaves brought with them. It is called Gnawa in Morocco, Diwan in Algeria, and Stambali in Tunisia and Libya.
Redouane Haribe
Without doubt, the oud is the string instrument par excellence of traditional Arab music, both sacred and popular. It is also present in the diverse musical genres of Turkey, Greece, Caucasia and Central Asia.