Tunisian artist Anouar Brahem will perform for the first time in Romania this fall, the concert being scheduled on November 19, at Sala Radio in Bucharest, according to the official site of the artist. Information on ticket prices is yet to be announced.

Anouar Brahem was born on October 20, 1957, in Halfaouine in the Medina of Tunis, and is an oud player and composer. He is widely acclaimed as an innovator in his field. Performing primarily for a jazz audience, he fuses Arab classical music, folk music and jazz and has been recording since at least 1991, after becoming prominent in his own country in the late 1980.

In playing style, Anouar Brahem is often compared to Rabih Abou-Khalil, though his compositions tend to be more mellow and spare. Most often he utilizes an ensemble of three or four musicians. He has collaborated throughout his career and on several albums with other musicians, such as the Tunisian percussionist Lassad Hosni, the violinist Bechir Selmi, and the Turkish clarinetist Barbaros Erkose.

Read more about the artist here.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

(photo source: Anouarbrahem.com)