Interested to hear what I sound like? I have just realised my first cover on Spotify. Let me know what you think! open.spotify.com/track/6qfvKbg6ukHJOGykx2MARB?si=8a2fa85792b14d15
You done a brilliant version of a great song ! But what you have done is make it your own song :) Fantastic voice ! i love what you have added to the song giving it some soul and blues ! You sound amazing Beth :)
I was at his concert in Vienna by „accident“ with my friends, who are professional musicians, and we all cried because it was so beautiful, emotional and spiritual. All my musician friends were in awe..He was at the beginning of his career, got a carte blanche from jazz club to do whatever he wants once a month..the quartet made of him, Wolfgang Muthspiel ( known Austrian jazz guitarist), very known German contrabass player and Latino percussionist ( forgot their names). It was the best concert I ever attended!
Dhafer is one of the Tunisians who chose to open to the world music, there are very few like him and most notably Fawzi Chekili and Anouar Braham. These guys can somehow make universal tones without losing their musical message or fall into absurd experimentation.
That's remind me of our ancestral Arabic culture 🇹🇳 We're hug arabic world with beautiful oriental culture i ask every one to visit us every one are welcome We live where the sun never go down 🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳
I feel such a strong force emanating from this duo between the clarinet and Dhafer's voice, it's something beyond beautiful, and by the way Beth reacts I'm sure she feels that same force. What a powerful artist.
I have been listening to Dhaffer for almost 20 years now. He has to be one of the best musicians out there. Creme de la creme. Xavier, a French friend of mine, introduced him to me by burning a CD of him titled "The Electric Sufi". I was blown away by that album and became an instant admirer. A few years later I was fortunate enough to see Dhaffer live at Oslo Jazz Festival. I really cherish that. I'm glad you have found him, too.
Dhafer’s music transcends time ,space, cultures and believes . HIS MUSIC destroys all the walls , all the barriers and all the fears that usually prevent people from gathering and celebrating our humanness : the common ground for all . His melodies and voice are so deep, they are creating psychological bridges between individuals
Was so happy to see this pop up on my feed today. Your reaction was pretty much how I did the first time I heard Dhafer. Thank you for sharing your first react with us.
I suggested this to you long ago, when I first discovered you and before I had realised that Reactors chose the most popular artists/songs. It’s one of my favourite pieces of his. I gave up making suggestions because most of the vocal performances I thought worth reacting to were by singers that don’t fit in the ‘popular’ category. If you’re up to tackling singers from around the world who aren’t well known in the U.K. and USA, I’ll have another crack at it. I already know who my first choice would be and I suspect she would have you stopping every 15 secs or so.
Elements of his playing and music remind me of some of Paul Horn's recordings particularly those done at the Taj Mahal in the '60s and '70s. In the same vein jazz clarinetist Tony Scott's 1964 recording of Japanese-inspired "Music For Zen Meditation" has a similar haunting, peaceful quality.
Beth, that's fabulous. About a minute in I was thinking, "Who/what does this remind me of?" Then it hit me: Should you have 5 minutes watch the official video of Brian Eno's "There Were Bells" live at the Acropolis. He's come a long way since "Here Come the Warm Jets".
Beautiful Beth.. For some reason Gabriel Yared the composer immediately sprung to mind.. He wrote the music for the film The English Patient.. Marta Sebestyen sang on the soundtrack.. Well worth listening to her music.. Thank you
It may seem diametrically opposed to this music but I find that the Scottish pipe bands have a similar effect of taking me out of myself and entrancing me with the sheer beauty of their melodies .
Not familiar with mideastern music but this is beautiful...reminds me of chanting..not exactly gregorian..but something closer to yoga hums..no clue what they're called. The instrumentalists are superb...heard of the oud..Not the regular clarinet??? Enjoyed...thanks
It's very interesting I didn't know that about Dhafer ( that he started with learning Tajweed in his childhood) it made think what is so special about it because our best Arabic singers or voices they did start there. Many names like Om kolthoum and Sabah Fakhri.
There are tons of Talent in Tunisia, but the country works really hard to belittle its real artists and that's why they either end up quitting what they do or get out of the country. It's like a religious open prison for creatives.
If you're considering stepping further down this path, I'd love to hear you reacto to Egyptian singer Nadah al-Shazly. (And if you do: start with her song "Speak to me"/"Haddithu-ni")
Listen to Saetia, the best screamer in the history of recorded music. you should also listen to A Vicious Reforming of Features, the best musical composition of all time
Dhafer’s music transcends time ,space, cultures and believes . HIS MUSIC destroys all the walls , all the barriers and all the fears that usually prevent people from gathering and celebrating our humanness : the common ground for all . His melodies and voice are so deep, they are creating psychological bridges between individuals
