Casa Árabe and the Foro cultural de Austria organize two concerts of the Syrian singer Basma Jabr, who presents her latest album, Furat, in Madrid and Córdoba, accompanied by Muhannad Nasser on lute and Óscar Antolí on wind instruments. The performances will be on 20 (Madrid) and 21 may (Cordoba) at 8 pm. Get your ticket now in this link.
Furat (Euphrates in Arabic) is a musical project that rescues old songs of women singers who lived between 1920 and 1960 in the vicinity of the Euphrates River and presented rich masterpieces with a unique and contemporary style for their time. Basma Jabr met with producer and laudist Muhannad Nasser on a space-time adventure to release and produce this album.
Jabr’s delicate and powerful voice, coupled with Nasser’s unique spirituality, make up a harmonious duo that transports listeners to an emotional and musical journey through different worlds between Arabic music, jazz and flamenco. Complete the line-up Óscar Antolí on clarinet and kaval, wind instruments that add a vibrant intensity to the melody.
Basma Jabr aspires to continue the work of those great singers who marked an era. Its music respects and preserves its rich heritage, while attracting a contemporary audience. This is a unique musical journey that fuses tradition and modernity.
Casa Árabe and the Cultural Forum of Austria once again collaborate to make visible the cultural connections between Austria and Spain through an East-West hybridization conceived in Vienna and that in this Spanish tour goes through Madrid and Cordoba.
Basma Jabr is a Syrian singer based in Austria, where her musical experience was influenced and transformed by various trends and colors. In addition to his work as a singer in various bands, Jabr has also contributed to plays and films worldwide. Over the years, Jabr has developed a distinctive style that presents traditional Arabic music in a new and captivating way, transitioning through maqam and fusing elements of jazz with contemporary influences. He has always sought to exchange experiences and knowledge with musicians from different musical backgrounds, which distinguishes his creative work to this day.
