PHRE Festival: Adil Smaali & Le Grand Bal Raï + Walid Ben Selim + Lucy Sky + Djay Darismus

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With the PHRE Pass, you can enjoy 5 evenings of our PHRE Festival. If you’d like to show some extra love for our festival, you can support us further with the Support Pass!

With the PHRE Pass, you can enjoy 5 evenings of the PHRE Festival. If you’d like to show some extra love for our festival, you can support us further with the Support Pass!

Adil Smaali & Le Grand Bal Raï (France/Morocco)

[DE] The group pays homage to the great classics of Algerian raï from the ’70s through its golden era in the ’90s, while simultaneously breathing new life into them. Led by Adil Smaali’s charismatic voice, Le Grand Bal Raï’s high-energy performances are musical experiences that sweep the audience away into wild dancing.

[EN] The group pays tribute to the great classics of Algerian Raï, spanning from the 70s to its golden era in the 90s, while simultaneously breathing new life into them. Led by Adil Smaali’s charismatic voice, the high-energy performances of Le Grand Bal Raï are musical experiences that irresistibly sweep the audience into a dancing frenzy.

Walid Ben Selim (Morocco/France)

[DE] The French-Moroccan singer and composer Walid Ben Selim is one of the defining voices of the contemporary Arab music scene. Together with harpist Marie-Marguerite Cano, he gives the texts of great Sufi poets and the prominent Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish a haunting musical form. The duo creates a hypnotic, enchanting atmosphere when song, poetry, and harp merge under the open sky.

[EN] The Franco-Moroccan singer and composer Walid Ben Selim is one of the defining voices of the contemporary Arab music scene. Together with harpist Marie-Marguerite Cano, he gives the texts of great Sufi poets and the eminent Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish a haunting musical form. The duo creates a hypnotic and enchanting atmosphere as song, poetry, and harp blend together under the open sky.

Lucy Sky

[DE] Lucy Sky is a DJ and host at Radio 80000, where she presents the show “Ist das Jazz?” After spending ten years in France and stints in Beirut and San José, she combines obscure, danceable music with the best of global musical rabbit holes in her sets.

[EN] Lucy Sky is a DJ and presenter at Radio 80000, where she hosts the program “Ist das Jazz?” After spending ten years in France and stints in Beirut and San José, she combines obscure, danceable music with the best from musical rabbit holes around the world.

Djay Darismus

[DE] For the past two years, DJ Darismus has been thrilling audiences at various cultural venues across Munich. His unique, multifaceted music collection draws on Iranian and Azerbaijani music, with roots that span cultures and know no bounds.

[EN] For the past two years, DJ Darismus has been thrilling audiences at various cultural venues across Munich. His unique, diverse music collection draws on Iranian and Azerbaijani music, with roots that span cultures and know no bounds.

Presented byRausgegangen MünchenandBR/Zündfunk