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TRIBE | afro-funk jam sessions vol.3 – hosted by Tariqa & Saïd Chalaban – Budapest Ritmo warmup
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!Update! The Saïd Chalaban band is joining the evening as well!
This spring, TRIBE returns to the stage of Kassa Hajó, this time featuring Tariqa and Saïd Chalaban as special guests. After the previous two editions focused on West Africa, we are now heading north – specifically along the Moroccan-Hungarian axis.
The two bands are connected through Saïd Tichiti, who in the first part of the evening will present a Moroccan gnawa trance ceremony together with Tariqa on the Kassa stage. In the second part, he will take the audience dancing with his newer, psychedelic formation, Chalaban.
Tariqa, in the words of the band:
“The evening centers on the music of Moroccan Gnawa trance rituals, which enters into dialogue with Western minimalism of the 1960s, its repetitive compositional practices and psychedelic aesthetics. The polyrhythmic repetition, gradual build-up, and collective trance experience represent a common intersection that transcends stylistic parallels. In the words of William S. Burroughs, Gnawa is “the world’s oldest, four-thousand-year-old rock ‘n’ roll.”
“The evening centers on the music of Moroccan Gnawa trance rituals, which enters into dialogue with Western minimalism of the 1960s, its repetitive compositional practices and psychedelic aesthetics. The polyrhythmic repetition, gradual build-up, and collective trance experience represent a common intersection that transcends stylistic parallels. In the words of William S. Burroughs, Gnawa is “the world’s oldest, four-thousand-year-old rock ‘n’ roll.”
The core lineup is Tariqa, which has been playing Gnawa music for fifteen years, led by Moroccan Said Tichiti. The band’s repertoire is expanded with the participation of guest artists: the compositions are performed in a longer, more layered arrangement, with an experimental approach.
Saïd Chalaban:
In 2022, a new chapter opened in Saïd Tichiti’s musical life: under a new name, with a new sound and new collaborators, he continues the journey he began more than two decades ago.
In this fresh project, ancient gnawa, shaabi, and hassani songs meet Western genres such as dub, funk, and psychedelic rock. By evoking the aesthetics of these modern styles, while leaving space for improvisation and experimentation, he guides ancient desert traditions toward new horizons.
Saïd was born in southern Morocco to a Berber mother and a Black African father. He arrived in Hungary in 1998, and one year later founded the band Chalaban with local musicians. Chalaban’s music organically blends Afro-Arab and Central European influences and instrumentation.
Over their 20 years of activity, they have released six albums and performed extensively in Hungary, across Europe, and in Morocco, playing a significant role in popularizing various Moroccan musical genres in Hungary and Central Europe. Crowned by a highly successful one-month North American tour, they performed in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Montreal, San Francisco, and New Orleans.
In 2022, a new chapter opened in Saïd Tichiti’s musical life: under a new name, with a new sound and new collaborators, he continues the journey he began more than two decades ago.
In this fresh project, ancient gnawa, shaabi, and hassani songs meet Western genres such as dub, funk, and psychedelic rock. By evoking the aesthetics of these modern styles, while leaving space for improvisation and experimentation, he guides ancient desert traditions toward new horizons.
Saïd was born in southern Morocco to a Berber mother and a Black African father. He arrived in Hungary in 1998, and one year later founded the band Chalaban with local musicians. Chalaban’s music organically blends Afro-Arab and Central European influences and instrumentation.
Over their 20 years of activity, they have released six albums and performed extensively in Hungary, across Europe, and in Morocco, playing a significant role in popularizing various Moroccan musical genres in Hungary and Central Europe. Crowned by a highly successful one-month North American tour, they performed in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Montreal, San Francisco, and New Orleans.
Tariqa band consists:
Said Tichiti – guembri, vocals, percussion
Ádám Mészáros – guitar
Ferenc Kovács – trumpet
Fanni Zahár – flute, saxophone
András Halmos – drums
Ádám Mészáros – guitar
Ferenc Kovács – trumpet
Fanni Zahár – flute, saxophone
András Halmos – drums
Saïd Chalaban:
Saïd Tichiti – guembri, ének, ütőhangszerek
Ádám Mészáros – guitar
Gábor Novai – keys
Leonidas Alcaide Lucero – bass
Zsolt Krecsmáry – drums
Ádám Mészáros – guitar
Gábor Novai – keys
Leonidas Alcaide Lucero – bass
Zsolt Krecsmáry – drums
and their guests this time:
Bencze Molnár – keys
Ernő Hock – guembri, bass
Ernő Hock – guembri, bass
Before and after the concert and jam session, Conga Heaven, Bongo Hell! aka Cyborg Tempar & Tibsā will take over the DJ booth to keep you dancing for a few more hours.
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TRIBE – Budapest’s new communal musical adventure aboard the Kassa boat, a recurring night of improvisation where some of the city’s most exciting musicians share the stage, aiming to break down genre boundaries and explore what happens when members of different bands meet in a spontaneous, shared musical world – inspired by the traditions of Afrobeat and global grooves.
TRIBE – Budapest’s new communal musical adventure aboard the Kassa boat, a recurring night of improvisation where some of the city’s most exciting musicians share the stage, aiming to break down genre boundaries and explore what happens when members of different bands meet in a spontaneous, shared musical world – inspired by the traditions of Afrobeat and global grooves.
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Budapest Ritmo, Central and Eastern Europe’s most exciting world music festival, awaits you from April 9-11 at the Magyar Zene Háza (House of Music Hungary) with concerts spanning from Guinea-Bissau to Korea and Cuba.
If you thought you had already heard it all, Budapest Ritmo’s unique concerts will surely surprise you. The musical languages of the world, ancient traditions and contemporary sounds, rarely heard instruments and genres are all waiting to be discovered and to help you find your next favorite.
Budapest Ritmo is presented as part of the Bartók Tavasz Nemzetközi Művészeti Hetek (Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks).
Budapest Ritmo, Central and Eastern Europe’s most exciting world music festival, awaits you from April 9-11 at the Magyar Zene Háza (House of Music Hungary) with concerts spanning from Guinea-Bissau to Korea and Cuba.
If you thought you had already heard it all, Budapest Ritmo’s unique concerts will surely surprise you. The musical languages of the world, ancient traditions and contemporary sounds, rarely heard instruments and genres are all waiting to be discovered and to help you find your next favorite.
Budapest Ritmo is presented as part of the Bartók Tavasz Nemzetközi Művészeti Hetek (Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks).
