Gnawa World Blues (Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII)

Three continents, three musical world citizens. Morocco-born Majid Bekkas, Franco-Vietnamese Nguyên Lê and American Hamid Drake have combined their astonishing musicality, their origins and their global experiences, to create a captivating live concert programme encompassing desert blues, Gnawa trance, Middle Eastern jazz, Sixties rock and Far Eastern serenity.

The repertoire which the three performed so memorably on 10 November 2024 reflects a tremendous wealth of ideas which fuse and coalesce.

Three stellar musicians have drawn on their musical heritages and created a celebration of human kinship which is breathtakingly alive.