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CHALABA

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Similar to Kalimba, Chalaba was also recorded deep in the heart of the Eifel region, in the studio belonging to sound engineer Walter Quintus, who Kühn trusts implicitly. “He is one of the best in the world, there’s no doubt about it. He has also been my partner for 40 years and we’re a great team.” For one week they all lived, ate and played together, and this relaxed yet concentrated working atmosphere can be heard on Chalaba.

The title track “Chalaba” is the first of two traditional Moroccan pieces that Bekkas arranged and prepared as a basis for improvisation. The piece develops from a meditative guembri solo to an increasingly rousing musical lament and is a perfect example of how creatively and intelligently this trio works with all kinds of musical templates. Bekkas’ “Hamdouchia” is a rhythmic wild camel ride through the desert and, similar to “Mimoun Saadiyamou”, evidence of Kühns’s assumption that, “Blues was not discovered in America but comes from Morocco and Mali.”

Song List

  • 1. Enjoy - 05:12 (Kühn, Joachim / Bekkas, Majid)
  • 2. Asmaa - 07:02 (Bekkas, Majid)
  • 3. Back To Normal - 04:37 (Kühn, Joachim)
  • 4. Play Golf In The Fresh Air - 04:41 (Kühn, Joachim)
  • 5. Chalaba - 09:54 (traditional)
  • 6. Soon In June - 06:52 (Kühn, Joachim / Bekkas, Majid / Lopez, Ramon)
  • 7. Hamdouchia - 05:14 (Bekkas, Majid)
  • 8. The Second Egg - 05:41 (Kühn, Joachim)
  • 9. Mimoun Saadiyamou - 04:54 (traditional)

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„Joachim Kühn is a jewel of European jazz. A great performance and food for thought as well” - Jazzwise

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