BonTon Mundial and Speed Caravan are starting a new alliance in music |
| Posted by Abdel Razak Chraou (abdel) on 01 Jan 1970 |
's-Hertogenbosch – The French Algerian musician Mehdi Haddab, leader of the band Speed Caravan, and the Dutch Moroccan entrepreneur Abdel Razak Chraou, founder of artists management BonTon Mundial and music label BonTon Records, started a strategic partnership in music. Aim of the cooperation is to bring Speed Caravan - one of the founders of modern Arab World, Pop and Rock culture - live to the world! By introducing Speed Caravan as one of their leading artists BonTon drops its vision and strength: combining tradition and future, ancient and urban, beauty and fury to stun-gunning effect. About Speed Caravan Speed Caravan started performing as a trio: Mehdi Haddab, with bass player and long-time friend Pascal ‘Pasco’ Teillet; and electronic beat mistress and former Ekova member, Hermione Frank. Word of mouth spread, as audiences marvelled at Haddab’s flamboyant, frenetic style (that’s why they call him the Hendrix of the oud); at the way Pasco’s bass underlined the oud’s arabesques; at the way Frank grooved at her computer. Later the trio were joined by deft percussion skills and throaty vocals of Moroccan-born Mohamed ‘Simo’ Bouamar, who kept the vibe firmly in the East. At last, the drummer and singer, Rocky Singh (ex member of Asian Dub Foundation), also joined the band. With his powerful, cheerful play with the drums and his heart of a rocker, he multiplies by ten the energy Rock-'n-roll of the live. Peter Gabriel, founder of Real World Records, describes them as: "Speed Caravan is a wonderful blend of traditional Algerian influences, electronic beats and raw rock energy. It's one of the most exciting hybrids I’ve heard for a long while". In the beginning of 2011 Gabriel’s Real World Records will release a new Speed Caravan album.
About Abdel Razak Chraou
Abdel Razak, who has a broad experience in Arab music organisation, production and management, is well known in The Netherlands as one of the initiators of major live events organised around leading North African and Turkish artists like Cheb Khaled, Najat Atabou, Ibrahim Tatlisses and Tarkan.
(France – Algeria)
A hybrid mix of modern World Music at the crossroads of five continents
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