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CHAOUKI SMAHI |
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| Location: | Palma de Mallorca/Spain, Zug |
| Country: |  Switzerland |
| Last Login: | Jun 8, 2008 (566 days back) |
About Me |
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| Chaouki Smahi,was born 1963 in Morocco and brought up in Algeria, is both musician and IT specialist. His love for music goes back to his childhood, but his father’s wish was that he should concentrate on his studies. Secretly he built his own instruments and practised whenever he could spare some time. So it came that already in his home country the autodidact played with great musicians such as Cheb Hassni and Cheb Khaled and starred in numerous radio and TV broadcasts. At the age of 27 Chaouki Smahi went to Germany where he took his doctor’s degree in IT, worked and played music. His wide range of talents brought him success on all levels. His music: Chaouki Smahi is one of the greatest masters of the oud, the Arabic lute. He also plays the violin and other instruments, he sings and composes. In his genius compositions modern urban and traditional rhythms fuse to a new completeness. The different cords of the North African music are inspired by the Arabic and Andalusia musical traditions and influenced by the modern Algerian Raï music and Desert Grooves. Meeting with contemporary elements of jazz a new and independent sound is created interweaving tradition and cosmopolitan jazz language. The result is a broad range of a multifarious World Music which sometimes is very dynamic and electrifying and at other times contemplative and deeply touching the heart of the listener. His projects with other musicians: After accompanying Wadi El Safi, the king of Arabic music, on his German tour Chaouki Smahi also worked with other world famous musicians. He met jazz saxophonist Charlie Mariano at a concert. Subsequently Charlie Mariano, Chaouki Smahi and his brother Yahia Smahi, an excellent percussionist and bassist, set up the formation Nassim (morning breeze). They already performed on numerous occasions and also produced a CD Charlie Mariano¨s Nassim . Part of the formation are also Dave King, Mike Herting ,Ramesh Shotam. Paul Shiguihara, Joerg Reiter. Beside the Nassim project with Charlie Mariano the Smahi Brothers accompanied also the legendary saxophonist Pharoah Sanders (music partner of John Coltrane) on one of his European tours. They were invited to the United States by Pharoah Sanders. They played together in several concerts, f. ex. In the New York Jazz Club “Iridium” and at the International Jazz Festival in Hollywood. In the USA the Smahi Brothers also worked with Roy Badal, the percussionist of Miles Davis. Alex Blak, Hamid Drack, Santi Debriano, William Henderson . Chaouki Smahi organized a unique charity concert in favour of the Algerian victims of an earthquake. International top musicians of different musical and religious backgrounds (Christians, Muslims and Buddhists) united in a German church and played jazz together. Along with the Smahi Brothers there was Charlie Mariano, bassist Dave King, T.A.S. Mani, the Indian drum genius and founder of the Indian Karnataka College of Percussion, the Indian master of Vocal Improvisation R.A. Ramamani and last but not least Quique Sinesi, the Argentine guitarist who’s music contains elements of the classical tango and jazz.Extended Network Banner made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own! |
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Music:Member Since: 1/16/2008Band Website: chaoukismahi.com Band Members: Influences: Sounds Like: Urban and traditional rhythms inspired by the Arabic and Andalusia musical traditions and elements of Jazz. Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Fusion / Roots Music) |
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My Blog |
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Concert with Pharoah Sanders in Kln 07.02 2008 |
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| Dear Friends,I will let you know that yesterday will be a very special night. We have'd a concert in Cologne (Kln, Germany) with Pharoah Sanders......... A very GREAT concert !!!!We all togethe... Posted by Chaouki Smahi on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:31:00 PST |
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New web-site |
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| Hi everyone,I like to invite all my friends to see my new web-site www.chaoukismahi.com There are new songs.Thanks for yours supports, friendships, adds, love and whatever that I receive f... Posted by Chaouki Smahi on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:41:00 PST |
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Sting, Rhani Krija, roop and sunali rathod, Yusuf, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kronos Quartet, Dave Holland, Quique Sinesi, Chaka Khan, KAREN BERNOD, Bobby Stern, Gustavo G. Gabetta, Julio Azcano, Sóni, Julio Pereira, Sara Tavares, Angelique Beauvence, LaRe, Wadi3 Al Safi, cheb khaled, Nora McCarthy Music, Keahi Conjugacion, Alejandro Erdmenger, Ed Baker, Heiri Kaenzig, Paco Fernandez, Paco Ortega, SILVIO CANARGIU, Edward Mikalski, Cobalt press, Juan-Carlos Hernández - Jazz photographer, Julianna Fábián, Ahmed El Salam, Neil Stacey, Marcos Requena, Chaouki, Lily-Yully-Yurietta, Antonio Gillo, Sanela, Beta Vieira, The Tokyo Flash Band, SAINTGALL, bluelove, S Dray Donz -, Maximilian Baritz, Mala, THEE DESPERADO, Carlos Skinfill, Thomas Perry, Jasser Haj Youssef, Wasis Diop, KARAM, Bulgarka Junior Quartet, tiamom, dena, MALRUN - New EP out!!, diana, Dar Dmana, jose luis, GITANAJAVA, PACO RENTERIA, Soleï, Marsha Heydt, dee Brown, Guava Jelly
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