
Moroccan oudist Tarik Banzi improvises a solo. He is the artistic director of Al-Andalus (www.Andalus.com) and oud & flamenco guitar duo Tarik & Julia Banzi (www.Andalus.com). Tarik: (oud, ney, percussion) was born to one of the old Andalusian families (in Spanish) of Tetouan, Morocco who trace their roots back to Al-Andalus. He grew up immersed in the Andalusian tradition. Tarik later lived in Madrid, Spain collaborating and recording with flamenco masters such as Paco de Lucia, Manolo Sanlucar, Enrique Morente, Jorge Pardo & Carlos Benavent where Tarik introduced such mainstays into the flamenco sound as the darbuka (clay or metal drum) and Udu (clay pot drum). Tariks students later went on to form the Grammy nominated world music group Radio Tarifa.
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