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Ammar 808 (TN) at Alice cph

Courtesy of JazzDanmark | Posted on September 5, 2020

Where

Alice cph
Nørre Allé 7
Copenhagen
Map
+45 50 58 08 41

When

Sat, November 28, 2020
05:00

About

AMMAR 808’s previous album “Maghreb United” (2018) – a powerful mixture of deep TR-808 bass and Pan-Maghreb beats and voices – received widespread critical acclaim and shook dancefloors throughout Europe, North Africa and beyond. This time Brussels-based Tunisian electronic producer Sofyann Ben Youssef (aka AMMAR 808) has travelled to the Tamil Nadu region of southern India for a breath-taking new adventure. With a suitcase full of recording equipment, he set up base in the pulsing city of Chennai and undertook a collaborative reimagining of the area's rich and resonant musics. Ranging from trance temple sounds to rap-like street theatre performance and ending with the mathematical richness of Carnatic music, Ben Youssef’s in situ recordings form the foundation of his potent new album: “Global Control / Invisible Invasion.”...

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