HEWAR
HEWAR
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Hewar is a new Syrian band where improvisatorial dialogues are happening on Arabic Jazzy melodies. where Oud (Oriental Lute) meets Clarinet, Vocalist, Drums, Double Bass and Middle eastern percussions.
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HEWAR - Arabic Jazz
Bringing together an amazingly fresh and diverse musical palate and influences, and drawing from an array of musical traditions-namely Arabic, Jazz, Scat, Opera and Classical music; is what makes it a truly unique venture. The band HEWAR (Dialogue in English) building on the acclaimed individual talents of each of its members, juxtaposes and meshes these musical styles to create a truly one-of-a-kind genre-breaking music.
The musician-personality-rather than instruments-driven approach, justifies Hewar's ostensibly strange and eclectic line-up comprising Clarinet, Oud (or Arabic lute), Soprano, DoubleBass, Drums and Oriental and African Percussion, emphasizes the ability of music to express a wide scope of human emotions in a universal, easily-accessible vernacular. This makes for a distinctively unique sound, a sound that allows for an open-ended dialogue between Arabic music, jazz and western classical melodies-a conscious decision by the band's members.
Kinan Azmeh (clarinet), Issam Rafea (Oud), Dima Orsho (Vocals), Khaled Omran (DoubleBass), Badi Rafea (percussions), Simone Moureish (Drums)
the members:
Kinan Azmeh, Clarinet, Composition
Kinan Azmeh is the only Syrian and first Arab to win the first prize at the Nicolay Rubinstein International Youth competition in Moscow, Russia, 1997. He holds two BA degrees, one in Clarinet performance from Damascus Higher Institute of Music and Drama (where he studied with Anatoly Moratof), and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Damascus. He completed his Masters degree and graduate diploma in music from the Juilliard School in New York, studying with Charles Neidich. Born in Damascus, Syria in 1976, Kinan studied at the Arab conservatory of music in Damascus with Shukry Shawkey and Nicolay Viovanof.He has appeared as a soloist in performances in Lebanon, Jordan, Italy, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Egypt, Russia, USA and Syria. Such performances include solo appearances at the Tchaikovsky Grand Hall in Moscow in 1997, Solo performances with the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra during its first American tour (UCLA's Royce hall, Orange County performing arts center, Los-Angeles, USA-with Solhi Al-Wadi conducting), the premiere of two clarinet concertos written for him by Dutch composer Guus Janssen at Lincoln center in New York, and by Zaid Jabri at the opening of the Syrian Opera House 2004.
In addition to his interest in Classical Music as a soloist, Chamber Musician and Orchestra member, he enjoys improvising on his Clarinet and tenor Saxophone. He has appeared as soloist with Sylvain Kassab, Marcel Khalife, Elliott Sharp, Kani Karaca and the Jazz band "Hot House", as well as being member of the well-known Arabic pop group "Kulna Sawa".
Issam Rafea (Oud, Composition)
Born in Kuwait on 1971, Issam has studied in Kuwait and Syria at the High Institute of Music in Damascus as a student of Fayez Zahr El-Din, Aref Abdallah and Askar Ali-Akbar, He received his BA degree in Oud and Double Bass in 1995. Currently, in addition to his position as Chair of the Arabic Music Department at his alma mater in Damascus, he is on faculty of the Arab Conservatory where he teaches both Oud and western Harmony. Issam is also an active composer and arranger for Syrian TV and theater.
Fourth prizewinner at the Cairo Improvisation Competition 2000 (1st in the Oud category), Issam is a reputed soloist and the principal conductor of the High Institute of Music's Arabic ensemble in residence in Damascus Syria.
His performances have taken him to world-renowned concert halls in France, Spain, Morocco, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Kuwait and Syria; in addition to his several solo appearances with the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra. Issam was awarded the second prize at the "Arabic Traditional Ensembles" competition in Cairo, Egypt, 1997.
Dima Orsho, Soprano
In 1984 Dima started her piano lessons in the Arabic institute of music in Damascus. In the year 1993 she started Opera lessons as her main profession with Galena Khaldieva and Shawna Beassely, and Clarinet as her second profession with Anatoly Moratof, in the high institute of music and graduated in1998.
She participated during her study in "DIDO & AENEAS" the first opera produced in Syria.
In 2002, Dima performed "Bachanten" with ZTH, in Brussels, Vienna, Amsterdam, Athens, Cologne, and Duisburg; followed by traditional Syrian-music concerts in Paris, Geneva and Brussels.
In September 2004, Dima joined LEISH TROUP for movement theater, composing and arranging music for all the performances, latest of which was "Darkest Times" in 2004. Dima started working for TV, Radio, and Theater since 1993 and she arranged music for the last opening show of Damascus International Cinema Festival in 2003.
As for Cinema, Dima composed and arranged music for the short film "Zamakan" directed by Rami Farah and the long film "Under The Ceiling" directed by Nidal Al-Debs in 2004.
Badi Rafea (percussions), Simone Mreish (Drums), Khaled Omran (double Bass)
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Das war wunderbar
author: AmirDieses CD gefällt mir sehr gut ,und sie sind genial. Und Ich wünsche sie ,dass sie immer weiter gehen. Liebe grüsse Amir München 31.08.2006
must hear this CD
author: Helmi AlajrrahGreat pleasure to ears .. the Arabic music can become international only through experiments like this by serious and ownest musicians. Very hight quality performance and very good recording.