Attab Haddad Quintet:
Philippe Barnes on Flute, Genevieve Wilkins on Percussion, Matt Ridley on
Double Bass and Naomi Wright ..o.
Alcazaba (Flamenco fusion) www.myspace.com/alcazabamusic: Ramon
Ruiz on Guitar, Alex Housego on Flutes, Gen Wilkins on Percussion. With guest
vocalists.
Candela (Flamenco
fusion) www.myspace.com/candelamusic:
Paul Aguilera on Guitar, Philippe Barnes on Flute, Dan Sheppard on Double Bass,
Fernando Pellon on Vocals.
I also play as a duet
with Joelle Barker on Middle Eastern percussion as well as solo and
freelance/session work.
I studied the oud with Iraqi soloist Ahmed Mukhtar
in London and studied at the Arab Oud House in Cairo
with Iraqi virtuoso NaseerShamma
and Egyptian soloist Nihad El-Sayed.
I hold a BA Hons in Business Management, a Diploma in Sound Engineeringand a
Master’s degree with Distinction in Music Performance from SOAS, University of
London, specializing in Middle Eastern music performance.
As well as freelance
and solo performance, I play in a duet with Joelle Barker with whom I perform
classical Arabic music and my own compositions, and Flamenco fusion bands
‘Candela’ (www.myspace.com/candelamusic), and 'Alcazaba'
(www.myspace.com/alcazabamusic) who have just released their debut CD. My
latest project is the Attab Haddad Quintet which is
releasing its first album with ASC Records soon and had its first concert in
November 2007.
Collaborations include
work with/for James Newton Howard, Paul Gladstone-Reid, Eugene Skeef, John Metcalfe, Jean Abreu,
Max Baillie, Matt Smith, KaliaBaklitzanaki,
Andrew Cronshaw, Algy Behrens amongst others.
Performances include
The Purcell Room at the Southbank, Buckingham Palace, St Paul's Cathedral, 606
Club, Cargo, The Nehru Centre, The Spitz, SOAS, Kingston University, The Place,
The Quecumbar, Notting Hill
Arts Club amongst others.
Film credits include
work on Paul Gladstone's score for Isaac Julien's
Phantom Creole, and work on James Newton Howard's score for Ed Zwick's film, Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Jennifer Connelly.
congratulations for your music, the fusion is excellent ! Listen to " No te me pares " in my page and see what you think. I enjoyed a lot the tunes and the sound, any visit planned to Catalonia ? Greetings and good luck,
Live Flamenco, Jazz and World Music with Andres Garcia, Abdelkader Saadoun plus Guest, Dancers and DJ Every Thursday Night at The Basement of Shouf; Moroccan & Mediterranean Cuisine. £7 entrance.
46 Golborne Road, London W10 5PR, Nearest tube : Westbourne park and Ladbroke grove. www.shouf.co.uk
Middle Eastern Percussion weekend on 19th and 20th Sept! Colet House, 151 Talgarth Rd, W14 9DA, 2 minutes left of Baron's Court Tube St. Sat 19th, Arabic rhythms and techniques on darbuka and Tar with Joelle Barker and music recital with Attab Haddad (Oud) at the end of workshop. Sun 20th Sept Kurdish rhythms and techniques with Fariborz Kiani on Daf and Dayereh. Music recital with Arash Moradi (Setar and Tambur) at the end of workshop. Both workshops start at 11am and finish at 4pm. £25 each day. £40 both days! Email nottas.p@gmail.com to confirm your attendance! :)
