Join Tunisian singer and oud-player Dhafer Youssef on a voyage of discovery on Friday 14 February 2025. Dhafer Youssef: Some albums are born almost out of thin air, in the spontaneity of a moment or a session. Others need to mature, like a fine wine. It takes a long time to come to fruition. This is the case with ‘Streets of Minarets’, by Tunisian singer and oud player Dhafer Youssef. This new album is all about travelling,’ says Dhafer. Journeys to the four corners of the world, in search of new sounds. It’s also a journey through time,’ he adds. Between the child I was, a music fanatic and admirer of the great masters, Miles, Herbie, Marcus… and the adult I’ve become’. Between the jazz of the ‘50s and its rockier version of the ’80s too. A musician in perpetual motion, avoiding ‘labels, kitsch and exoticism’ like the plague. With Orelle Soyeux as support act: Singer, pianist, author, composer and performer Orelle Soyeux will be supporting Dhafer Youssef. More often than not in the middle of the night, she has poured out her intimate confessions as a young woman in the making on the black and white keys of her best friend at the time. The result: smooth, soulful pop infused with jazz and hope. Her very own lyrics, honest and straightforward, even when they hurt, are the DNA of her songs. They’re about love, of course, the beautiful and the ugly, but not just that! Mental health, social justice and human rights are themes close to her heart.
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