Said Chraibi

Said Chraibi reaches the forefront of the young generation of music artists that’s revitalizing the customs of Arab-Andalusian music in Morroco. His magnificent technique for the oud (short-necked fretless lute) furthermore to his compositions that fuse custom with modernity possess made him well-known in Morocco, in addition to among fans of Middle Eastern music in European countries and america. Although he’s steeped within the centuries-old music from the Andalusi orchestras, he’s not really a historian, searching for rather to broaden the repertoire through his very own compositions also to broaden his viewers through touring abraod and documenting. Chraibi was created in Marrakech, on Feb 2, 1951, picking right up the oud when he was 13. He continued to review Andalusi music on the college or university, but didn’t commence to generate worldwide acclaim until he was in his thirties, when he earned first award for his playing in a competition in Iraq, in 1986. He toured throughout Morocco and all of those other Arab world, nonetheless it wasn’t until his performances on the Fez Celebration of Sacred Music that he gained recognition in European countries as well as the U.S. The Noises True compilation through the 1996 celebration, entitled Bismillah, highlighted a bit from his efficiency of that season and that result in more recording possibilities, including a disk featuring his collection “Dreams of Fez,” Holm Bi Fes.