L'hijâz'car at Jazzahead! at Kulturzentrum Schlachthof

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Raw energy, strong Mediterranean influences, Western lyricism and modern compositions... L'Hijâz'Car from Strasbourg, France, cross back and forth between the borders of the Mediterranean area, always true to their belief that different cultures should not oppose but complement each other. For the past 14 years, the quintet has toured the Mediterranean countries (Greece, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria) and has played at major festivals in Germany, France and Poland.

Line-up: Grégory Dargent (oud, direction), Jean-Louis Marchand (bass-cl), Nicolas Beck (tarhu), Vincent Posty (db), Etienne Gruel (perc)