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Performance 10 November 2023 The Moroccan singer and singer-songwriter Nabyla Maan is one of the great contemporary interpreters of the classical Arabo-Andalusian repertoire. She owes her immense popularity to her innovative view on this music. She sings with a crystal clear voice and exhibits high musical quality. Together with the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra she takes the audience on a journey through the Maghreb. They perform songs from Andalusi, malhoun, gharnati and chaabi music in a contemporary way. Nabyla Maan Nabyla Maan grew up in an environment full of Moroccan traditional music. At the age of 19, she was the youngest Arab/African artist ever to perform at the Olympia in Paris. Her first album sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Maan performs in both Morocco and Europe and is regularly seen on Moroccan television. Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra The Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra was founded in 2011 with the aim of connecting the Andalusian heritage in the field of art and culture with the present. The orchestra plays various forms of music at an international level from an area stretching from Granada to Baghdad, from various time periods and styles. It focuses on the connection between historic Andalusia and today's world. The orchestra consists of a full complement of 18 members from home and abroad. They play violin, qanun, 'ud, cello, double bass, flute, piano and percussion. Not only do they keep the traditional Arabo-Andalusian repertoire alive together, but they also play improvisational music from the Arab world and folk music from the Maghreb. Over the years, the orchestra has collaborated with renowned musicians from all kinds of genres. In the Musica Mundo series they appeared with Sanaa Maharati and in the Evening of Arabic film music specially composed for the series. Performers Nabyla Maan - singer Haytham Safia - ud Daniël van Huffelen - double bass Mohammed Al Mokhlis - violin Jaafar Lougmani - violin Abderrahim Semlali - violin Marianne Noordink - Ney & Flute Dwight Breinburg - percussion Ahmed Khaili - percussion Youssef Chair - percussion Ahmed El Maai - qanoum & singer
