28/06/2011, 21:30

27 juin 2011

KADER FAHEM TRIO

Born of a modest and large family, where the taste
for music was marked, Kader Fahem started learning guitar
at the age of 7. His first approach of the instrument was
dedicated to the traditional music of his Kabyle origins.
Two years later, he took part to a cultural event where
he mesmerized his audience and the local press: that
was an eye-opener.

Aware of the abilities of this young virtuoso, Kemji Fahem, his elder brother, decided to teach him the fundamentals of guitar. Even though he was himself an amateur, his relationships with Gypsies from the South of France had allowed him to discover part of flamenco's mystical world (Catalan rumba). A long apprenticeship period followed where he learnt chords and techniques, acquired velocity, which naturally led him to create his own amateur Gypsy flamenco band, the Flamenco Kids, at the age of 12.

As time went by, Kader Fahem acquired his own style, his personal touch. His love of flamenco combined with a strong will to learn pressed him to go deeper and discover on his own the different hidden sides of the "flamenco puro", the roots. He then dedicated his teenage years to study the soul and strength of this deep music. Outside the frame of any teaching system and with the sole inspiration he got from the great names of the genre (Paco de Lucia, Vicente Amigo, ...), he got familiar with the compas (flamenco rhythms such as buleria, allegria, tango) until he mastered them and finally created his own sound.

After he reached a certain maturity, he deemed necessary to travel to Andalusia, not only to immerse himself in the history and countryside that this region has to offer, but also to meet other "aficionados" (flamenco amateurs).?Aged 25 today, he is now a composer and performer in a flamenco-jazz style that stems from a cultural crossbreeding, influenced by his own life, childhood, travels and origins.

Today, far from the Hispanic grounds, he expresses through his works, his great sensitivity and his love for flamenco: "Flamenca guitar is the reflection of the soul".

His outstanding improvisation talent is built on a subtle a captivating play that mixes inspiration, technique and virtuosity. To interprete his compositions, Kader Fahem surrounded himself with two musicians with varied musical horizons. Their complicity in life shows on stage and their strong personalities give the band its singularity.