Final Descent and Union is very happy to present the amazing Le Cri Du Caire in the beautiful Sankt Johannes Kirke in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark.
An encounter: an Egyptian singer Abdullah Miniawy, British saxophonist Peter Corser, German cellist Karsten Hochapfel and French trumpeter Erik Truffaz. Together, they form Le Cri du Caire, whose album, at the crossroads of jazz, rock, Sufi poetry and spoken word, was released at the end of January. The project, which has already been presented on various stages in France, revolves around the hypnotic and poignant voice, sometimes on the verge of breaking, of Miniawy, a 28-year-old poet and slammer who has become the spokesperson for a youth in need of hope following the failure of the 2011 revolution and the seizure of power by Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi....
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Final Descent and Union is very happy to present the amazing Le Cri Du Caire in the beautiful Sankt Johannes Kirke in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark.
An encounter: an Egyptian singer Abdullah Miniawy, British saxophonist Peter Corser, German cellist Karsten Hochapfel and French trumpeter Erik Truffaz. Together, they form Le Cri du Caire, whose album, at the crossroads of jazz, rock, Sufi poetry and spoken word, was released at the end of January. The project, which has already been presented on various stages in France, revolves around the hypnotic and poignant voice, sometimes on the verge of breaking, of Miniawy, a 28-year-old poet and slammer who has become the spokesperson for a youth in need of hope following the failure of the 2011 revolution and the seizure of power by Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi.
The virtuoso Sufi chant, whispered or shouted over a carpet of hypnotic loops, leads the listener into a trance-like mystical journey. Spirituality and freedom come together in the same desire for invention and sharing, to carry the hopes of peoples whose voices have been muzzled in the face of political, social and religious oppression. Somewhere between rock, Sufi poetry, jazz, spoken word and oriental volutes, Le Cri du Caire invents a metaphorically powerful universe that transcends identities and borders.
After 5 years of triumphant touring in France, over 65 concerts and no less than 40,000 spectators, the Cri du Caire album was named 2023 Victoire du Jazz in the World Music Album category, ahead of Souad Massi. Recorded at the Abbaye de Noirlac, this debut album has already won rave reviews from the French press - Télérama, Le Monde, France Musique and RFI.
Le Cri Du Caire er mødet mellem den ægyptiske poet og sanger Abdullah Miniawy, den britiske saxofonist Peter Corser og den tyske cellist Karsten Hochapfel. Deres debutalbum, der udkom i slutningen af januar 2023, bevæger sig i et krydsfelt mellem jazz, mellemøstlige klangeksperimenter og sufipoesi i et dramatisk og stærkt medrivende udtryk.
Miniawys dragende og hjerteskærende stemme, som i over et årti har været en stemme for frihed og retfærdighed for unge på tværs af den arabiske verden, møder hypnotiske, cirkulære saxofon- og ekspressive cellodroner. Udtrykket er både dybt kontemporært, men har samtidig tydelige og stærke rødder i den arabiske kultur, sprog og musik, og med forgreninger ud i jazzhistorien, avantgarden og kammermusikken.
Musikken sender lytteren på en transcenderende og spirituel rejse, og har til formål at bære håbet fra et folk, hvis stemmer er blevet kvalt af politisk, social og religiøs undertrykkelse.
Le Cri Du Caire har modtaget den anerkendte pris Victoire du Jazz 2023 i kategorien World Music Album. Albummet har sendt gruppen på turné i hele europa, og gruppen fortsætter kun med at stige i popularitet og anerkendelse, og er en af tidens fremadstormende navne på den kontemporære jazzscene lige nu. Vi er meget stolte af at have dem i vores efterårsprogram, med en koncert i Sankt Johannes Kirke den 22. oktober 2024.
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