Anouar Brahem - Le Pas Du Chat Noir

Hypnotic, magnetic album by Anouar Brahem which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of this exceptional Tunisian musician. 'Le pas du chat noir' gives the clearest indication yet of the work of Brahem as composer and features a spacious chamber music that resonates with the freshness of improvisation.

The instrumentation is unique: oud, piano, accordion. Brahem's writing for this combination is highly evocative, meticulously controlled and sparse. Half of the magic, as he notes, resides in the not-played, in the marvellous mingling of overtones, sounds that rise from the piano to blend with the warm tones of the oud and the breath of the accordion's bellows.

Recorded 2001

Personnel: Anouar Brahem (oud), Fran�ois Couturier (piano), Jean Louis Matinier (accordion)