Anouar Brahem quartet plays at CRR Hall, Istanbul
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Anouar Brahem will play for his fans with his group at 8 p.m. Encouraged by his music-loving father, Brahem began his studies of the oud, the lute of Arab world, at the age of 10. Little by little, Brahem began to broaden his field of listening to include other musical expressions from around the Mediterranean, as well as Iran and India.Since jazz began to command his attention, he became widely acclaimed as an innovator in his field. He fused Arab classical music, folk music and jazz to wide acclaim and has been now been recording since 1991.