BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27787@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Alaa Zouiten Trio ★ AFICIONADO – Flamenco Moro ★ Magic Carpet Sessi ons DTSTAMP:20260924T204706Z DTSTART:20261119T193000Z DTEND:20261119T220000Z DESCRIPTION:ALAA ZOUITEN TRIO ★ AFICIONADO – FLAMENCO MORO\nMAGIC CARPET SE SSIONS | ADVENTUROUS\, INTIMATE & CROSSING BORDERS WITH MUSIC FROM\nAROUND THE WORLD!\nTHURSDAY 19.11.2026 @ MEZRAB\n\n★\n\nAFICIONADO – Flamenco Mo ro brings together two traditions that are closer to one\nanother than the y first appear: flamenco and the Moorish-Andalusian music of\nMorocco. Ala a Zouiten discovered flamenco through Paco de Lucía and from 2015\ntravell ed repeatedly to Andalusia to learn it — and in the process found his way\ nback to the music of his own country. Flamenco palos supply the form\, wh ile the\nmaterial moves freely between the two shores: a fandango opens on to an old\nAndalusian nuba\, a tango turns North African in its rhythm\, a n Arabic samai\nleads into a soleá flamenca. The oud carries all of it. Th e album of the same\nname was released in April 2025 and awarded four star s by Songlines. In the trio\nformat — oud\, guitar and percussion — the mu sic draws closer together\, more\nchamber-like and more open to the moment . The boundaries fall and clear the\nhorizon — for the beauty of music\n\n “Alaa’s music bridges Maghreb and flamenco convincingly and at a high leve l.” —\nSonglines (UK)\, ★★★★\n\nAlaa Zouiten — oud\, composition (MA)\n\nA laa Zouiten is an oud player and composer based in Berlin. Born in Casabla nca\nand trained at the Conservatoire National de Marrakech\, he began his career in\nMoroccan fusion as a member of the Gnawa-rock band Jbara. Sinc e then he has\nworked across jazz-rock\, Arabic-Andalusian repertoire\, fl amenco\, orchestral\nmusic and theatre: his debut Hada Makan (2012) was fo llowed by Talking Oud\n(2015)\, supported by the Arab Fund for Arts and Cu lture\, in which he pushed the\nsonic and technical limits of his instrume nt. As soloist and musical director he\nhas worked with the Global Arabian Music Orchestra at the Berlin Philharmonie\,\nwith the Babylon Orchestra at the Bachfest Leipzig and at the Neuköllner Oper\,\nwhere he appeared in Haydar Tanzt more than forty times\; in 2025 he led the\nworld premiere o f Memories of Alhambra at the Royal Opera House Muscat. His\nalbum AFICION ADO – Flamenco Moro (2025) was awarded four stars by Songlines and\nhas be en performed at the Bienal del Flamenco in Seville and on tour in China\,\ namong others. His work rests on what he calls plaisir transculturel: the\ npleasure of moving between traditions.\n\nNaoufal Montassere — guitar (MA )\n\nMoroccan guitarist Naoufal Montassere lives in Berlin and plays a fus ion of\nflamenco and Latin guitar with oriental influences\, without eithe r language\nlosing its essence. The duo album Serendipia with Argentine gu itarist Diego\nRomero appeared in 2021\, followed by his solo album Osoul in 2022. In Berlin he\nalso leads his own Naoufal Montassere Quartet.\n\nA ntonio Moreno “Pumuki” — percussion (ESP)\n\nAntonio Moreno “Pumuki\,” bor n in Cieza (Murcia) in 1972\, came to flamenco by way\nof rock and metal\, and spent eleven years in Madrid — eight of them at the\ntablao Cardamomo . He has played and worked with Enrique Morente\, Tomatito\, Diego\n“El Ci gala\,” Carles Benavent and Jorge Pardo\, and is now a fixture of Berlin’s \nflamenco scene\, notably with Azuleo. He teaches cajón and flamenco rhyt hm at\nCentro Flamenco Berlin.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQbgW_H rg3c5rOSduijMeMg\n[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpOpVzFiZIU]\n\n★\n\nDo ors open: 19:45\nConcert: 20:30\nTickets: 14\,50 EUR*\nStudent tickets (li mited): 10 EUR*\n\n*including 0\,50 EUR bank fee URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/alaa-zouiten-trio-star-aficionado-flame nco-moro-star-magic-carpet-sessions GEO:52.3759775;4.9275458 LOCATION:Mezrab - Veemkade 576\, 1019 BL Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,concert,eastern docklands,jazz,metal,music,orches tra,rock,talk,theater X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Alaa Zouiten Trio ★ AFICIONADO – Flamenco Moro
MAGIC CARPET SESSIONS | Adventurous, intimate & crossing bord ers with music from around the world!
Thursday 19.11.2026 @ Mezrab

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AFICIONADO – Flamenco Moro brings together two traditions th at are closer to one another than they first appear: flamenco and the Moor ish-Andalusian music of Morocco. Alaa Zouiten discovered flamenco through Paco de Lucía and from 2015 travelled repeatedly to Andalusia to learn it — and in the process found his way back to the music of his own country. F lamenco palos supply the form, while the material moves freely be tween the two shores: a fandango opens onto an old Andalusian nuba, a tango turns North African in its rhythm, an Arabic samai leads into a soleá flamenca. The oud carries all o f it. The album of the same name was released in April 2025 and awarded fo ur stars by Songlines. In the trio format — oud, guitar and percussion — t he music draws closer together, more chamber-like and more open to the mom ent. The boundaries fall and clear the horizon — for the beauty of music

“Alaa’s music bridges Maghreb and flamenco convincingly and at a high level.” — Songlines (UK), ★★★★

Alaa Zouiten — oud, composition (MA)

Alaa Zouiten is an oud player and comp oser based in Berlin. Born in Casablanca and trained at the Conservatoire National de Marrakech, he began his career in Moroccan fusion as a member of the Gnawa-rock band Jbara. Since then he has worked across jazz-rock, A rabic-Andalusian repertoire, flamenco, orchestral music and theatre: his d ebut Hada Makan (2012) was followed by Talking Oud (2015 ), supported by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, in which he pushed the sonic and technical limits of his instrument. As soloist and musical dire ctor he has worked with the Global Arabian Music Orchestra at the Berlin P hilharmonie, with the Babylon Orchestra at the Bachfest Leipzig and at the Neuköllner Oper, where he appeared in Haydar Tanzt more than for ty times; in 2025 he led the world premiere of Memories of Alhambra at the Royal Opera House Muscat. His album AFICIONADO – Flamenco Mo ro (2025) was awarded four stars by Songlines and has been performed at the Bienal del Flamenco in Seville and on tour in China, among others. His work rests on what he calls plaisir transculturel: the pleasu re of moving between traditions.

Naoufal Montassere — guitar (MA)

Moroccan guitarist Naoufal Montassere lives in Berl in and plays a fusion of flamenco and Latin guitar with oriental influence s, without either language losing its essence. The duo album Serendipi a with Argentine guitarist Diego Romero appeared in 2021, followed by his solo album Osoul in 2022. In Berlin he also leads his own Na oufal Montassere Quartet.

Antonio Moreno “Pumuki” — percussion (ESP)

Antonio Moreno “Pumuki,” born in Cieza (Murcia) in 1972, came to flamenco by way of rock and metal, and spent eleven years in Madrid — eight of them at the tablao Cardamomo. He has played and work ed with Enrique Morente, Tomatito, Diego “El Cigala,” Carles Benavent and Jorge Pardo, and is now a fixture of Berlin’s flamenco scene, notably with Azuleo. He teaches cajón and flamenco rhythm at Centro Flamenco Berlin.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQbgW_Hrg3c5rOSduijMeMg

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Doors open: 19:45
Concert: 20:30
Tickets: 14,50 EUR*
Stud ent tickets (limited): 10 EUR*

*including 0,50 EUR bank fee

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