Attab Haddad

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Goldilocks' Porridge

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Released: Jan 30, 2012

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Goldilocks' Porridge
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Days Distinctive
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Por Tangos
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Clock
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Aire del Oud
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General Info

Genre: Acoustic / Experimental / Flamenco
Location London, Un
Profile Views: 51954
Last Login: 5/16/2012
Member Since 10/5/2006
Website www.attabhaddad.com
Record Label Weave Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Attab Haddad is an oud player born in the UK to Iraqi parents. He holds degrees in Business Management and Sound Engineering as well as a Master's degree with Distinction in Music Performance specializing in Middle Eastern music performance. He studied the oud with Ahmed Mukhtar in London, and with Nihad El-Sayed and the renowned virtuoso Naseer Shamma at the Arab Oud House in Cairo. Attab has collaborated with countless artists in many genres as co-composer, producer, musician and session player and featured as a guest on various albums. He is founder of the Attab Haddad Quintet, who have just finished recording their debut album, and is a key member of the contemporary and Classical crossover group The Sabina Rakcheyeva Ensemble, as well as being a founding member of the Flamenco fusion band Alcazaba. His work has featured on BBC Radio 3, Radio Scotland and Resonance FM as well as on various Middle Eastern TV Channels and he has performed in the UK, Europe, USA, Middle East and India to much acclaim. In April 2010 he was the subject of an hour long documentary on Arabic TV Channel AL-Fayhaa that highlighted his innovative new approach to the oud. Aside of his performances, Attab has worked within the spheres of dance, television and film, writing the scores for The Jean Abreau Dance Co's show Equus and co-writing Dialogo with violinist Max Baillie. Haddad's film and TV credits include work on Paul Gladstone-Reid's score for Isaac Julien's Phantom Creole, numerous collaborations with TV composer David Lowe, and work on James Newton Howard's score for Ed Zwick's film, Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Jennifer Connelly, as well as various documentaries and TV programmes. He has also written library music for Universal Publishing and teaches the oud in London.
Members
Attab Haddad Quintet: Philippe Barnes - Flute Matt Ridley - Double Bass Vasilis Sarikis - Percussion Naomi Wright - Cello /// Alcazaba: Ramon Ruiz: Guitar Alex Teymour Housego - Bansuri and Western Flutes Ulises Diaz (guest vocals) Javier Maccias - guest vocals Ayoze Hernandez - guest percussion /// Sabina Rakcheyeva Ensemble (Europe line-up): Sabina Rakcheyeva - Violin Kit Downes - Piano Matt Ridley - Double Bass Vasilis Sarikis - Percussion /// Sabina Rakcheyeva Ensemble (US line-up): Sabina Rakcheyeva - Violin Kinan Azmeh - Clarinet Kathleen Tagg - Piano Josh Myers - Double Bass John Hadfield - Percussion
Influences
Flamenco, Modern Jazz, Middle Eastern Classical, Experimental, Western Classical, East European Folk/ Gypsy music, Samba, Avishai Cohen, Munir Bashir, Anouar Brahem, Paco De Lucia, Tomatito, Gerardo Nunez, Son De La Frontera, Diego Del Morao, Moraito, Naseer Shamma, Mark Giuliana, Jeff Ballard, Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Mozdzer Trio, Bach, Shostakovich, Nino Josele....
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Original Instrumental Music