Born in Tehran, now based on the Reunion Island Arash Khalatbari, is a self-taught percussionist who has the rare gift of being able to play a number of different instruments. He founded Ekova, worked as an architect in 'Ile de France', has a PhD in Sociology...both his career path and personality are so disconcerting that they confound any preconceived ideas about Identity. His new album is the result of his many travels, revealing a universal electro-world music, by blending electronic machines with traditional instruments, African culture with sounds from the Indian Ocean and by mixing groove ethno and digital melodies with oriental spirituality. Like a true laboratory where relaxing atmospheres meet divine and enchanting rhythms.
The enchanting electro-world of a nomad artist
L’électro-world ensorcelante d’un artiste nomade
Percussionniste autodidacte, multi-instrumentiste surdoué, fondateur d’Ekova, voyageur ancré à la Réunion, architecte en Ile de France ou thésard en sociologie, ce natif de Téhéran déroute par sa personnalité et son étonnant parcours de vie, bousculant les idées préconçues sur l’identité. Son nouvel album dévoile une électro-world universelle, mariant machines et instruments traditionnels, culture africaine et pulsations de l’Océan Indien, groove ethno et mélodies digitales à la spiritualité orientale. Un véritable laboratoire de synthèse où se croisent les ambiances apaisantes et de divines rythmiques ensorcelantes.
La Réunion / Reunion Island - France
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