Past Programs
Baroque - 2008
Michèle Claude and Ensemble Aromates
04/02/2008
On their new CD, Rayon de Lune, French percussionist Michèle Claude and Ensemble Aromates explore the links between European Early Music and Arabic Classical Music from Spain.
Modern harmony is fused with 12 Arabic classical muwahsha songs in this CD that celebrates the meeting place of Arabic and European civilisation. As Michèle says, ‘Andalusian music is the music of the Gypsies, of the Arab countries from North Africa to the Middle East, of the Jews and even, in some cases, of the New World. Many people from the Mediterranean area find their roots in and draw their inspiration from Andalusia - a symbol of tolerance, refinement, learning and culture.’
