Ribab Fusion on tour in the United-States
Ribab Fusion will be on tour in the United-States for a month in September 2014. The tour is organized by CenterStage, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, produced by the New England Foundation for the Arts. For guest, Ribab Fusion will be accompanied by Mehdi Nassouli, a talented guembri player, from Taroudant (Morocco).
Center Stage tours contemporary performing artists from abroad whose explorations of the new, and revitalizations of the traditional, are compelling and true reflections of the societies in which they live.
Between June through December 2014, six other outstanding ensembles from Morocco, Pakistan and Vietnam will make independent month-long tours in the US.
Congratulations to the artists!
For more information on the tours: www.centerstageUS.org
“A feverishly funky sign of a new era, Ribab Fusion celebrates Morocco’s Amazigh (Berber) culture as it flies from ‘70s-style funk to Afropop dance vibes, from slow jams to high-energy call-and-responses choruses. The one-stringed bowed ribab weaves all the madcap diversity together, sometimes gritty, and sometimes soothing as a well-played sax. It’s a jazzy mix that wows technically and sets people celebrating.” www.centerstageUS.org