29th January 2014 at SOAS (Brunei Gallery), London WC1.

Part of SOAS Concert Series (free event).

Country: Syria (Swiss & British residents) & Italy. Style: Traditional Syrian / Contemporary Western.

Lineup: Basel Rajoub (tenor sax/soprano sax/duclar), Andrea Piccioni (tamburello/frame drums), Maya Youssef (kanun).

Basel Rajoub is a Aleppo-born and Geneva-based musician who plays saxaphones and a ducklar (a dudek-clarient hybrid). Soriana is his recent collaboration with Andrea Piccioni. For this London residency they were joined by Maya Youssef (who I took photos of at this same venue a year ago: www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157632943679503/).
More information: www.baselrajoub.net/, www.facebook.com/basel.rajoub.official.page, www.mayakanunplayer.com/, www.facebook.com/pages/Maya-Kanun-Player/109780672706, www.andreapiccioni.net/, www.facebook.com/andreapiccionitamburello.

Tags:   World Music Syria Italy Arabic Music Soriana SOAS Concert Series SOAS

© All Rights Reserved

29th January 2014 at SOAS (Brunei Gallery), London WC1.

Part of SOAS Concert Series (free event).

Country: Syria (Swiss resident). Style: Traditional Syrian / Contemporary Western.

Lineup: Basel Rajoub (tenor sax/soprano sax/duclar), Andrea Piccioni (tamburello/frame drums), Maya Youssef (kanun).

Basel Rajoub is a Aleppo-born and Geneva-based musician who plays saxaphones and a ducklar (a dudek-clarient hybrid). Soriana is his recent collaboration with Andrea Piccioni. For this London residency they were joined by Maya Youssef (who I took photos of at this same venue a year ago: www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157632943679503/).
More information: www.baselrajoub.net/, www.facebook.com/basel.rajoub.official.page, www.mayakanunplayer.com/, www.facebook.com/pages/Maya-Kanun-Player/109780672706, www.andreapiccioni.net/, www.facebook.com/andreapiccionitamburello.

Tags:   World Music Syria Arabic Music Soriana Basel Rajoub Tenor Sax Saxophone SOAS Concert Series SOAS

© All Rights Reserved

29th January 2014 at SOAS (Brunei Gallery), London WC1.

Part of SOAS Concert Series (free event).

Country: Syria (Swiss resident). Style: Traditional Syrian / Contemporary Western.

Lineup: Basel Rajoub (tenor sax/soprano sax/duclar), Andrea Piccioni (tamburello/frame drums), Maya Youssef (kanun).

Basel Rajoub is a Aleppo-born and Geneva-based musician who plays saxaphones and a ducklar (a dudek-clarient hybrid). Soriana is his recent collaboration with Andrea Piccioni. For this London residency they were joined by Maya Youssef (who I took photos of at this same venue a year ago: www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157632943679503/).
More information: www.baselrajoub.net/, www.facebook.com/basel.rajoub.official.page, www.mayakanunplayer.com/, www.facebook.com/pages/Maya-Kanun-Player/109780672706, www.andreapiccioni.net/, www.facebook.com/andreapiccionitamburello.

Tags:   World Music Syria Arabic Music Soriana Basel Rajoub Curved Soprano Sax Soprano Sax Saxophone SOAS Concert Series SOAS

© All Rights Reserved

29th January 2014 at SOAS (Brunei Gallery), London WC1.

Part of SOAS Concert Series (free event).

Country: Syria (Swiss resident). Style: Traditional Syrian / Contemporary Western.

Lineup: Basel Rajoub (tenor sax/soprano sax/duclar), Andrea Piccioni (tamburello/frame drums), Maya Youssef (kanun).

Basel Rajoub is a Aleppo-born and Geneva-based musician who plays saxaphones and a ducklar (a dudek-clarient hybrid). Soriana is his recent collaboration with Andrea Piccioni. For this London residency they were joined by Maya Youssef (who I took photos of at this same venue a year ago: www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157632943679503/).
More information: www.baselrajoub.net/, www.facebook.com/basel.rajoub.official.page, www.mayakanunplayer.com/, www.facebook.com/pages/Maya-Kanun-Player/109780672706, www.andreapiccioni.net/, www.facebook.com/andreapiccionitamburello.

Tags:   World Music Syria Arabic Music Soriana Basel Rajoub Duclar SOAS Concert Series SOAS

© All Rights Reserved

29th January 2014 at SOAS (Brunei Gallery), London WC1.

Part of SOAS Concert Series (free event).

Country: Syria (Swiss resident). Style: Traditional Syrian / Contemporary Western.

Lineup: Basel Rajoub (tenor sax/soprano sax/duclar), Andrea Piccioni (tamburello/frame drums), Maya Youssef (kanun).

Basel Rajoub is a Aleppo-born and Geneva-based musician who plays saxaphones and a ducklar (a dudek-clarient hybrid). Soriana is his recent collaboration with Andrea Piccioni. For this London residency they were joined by Maya Youssef (who I took photos of at this same venue a year ago: www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157632943679503/).
More information: www.baselrajoub.net/, www.facebook.com/basel.rajoub.official.page, www.mayakanunplayer.com/, www.facebook.com/pages/Maya-Kanun-Player/109780672706, www.andreapiccioni.net/, www.facebook.com/andreapiccionitamburello.

Tags:   World Music Syria Arabic Music Soriana Basel Rajoub Duclar SOAS Concert Series SOAS

© All Rights Reserved