FRANZ HAUTZINGER & MAZEN KERBAJ // Ruptured Session // 05 April 2010

Lebanese musician Mazen Kerbaj and Austrian musician Franz Hautzinger held an impromptu live session in the studios of Radio Lebanon, on the occasion of Irtijal Festival‘s 10th anniversary.

Listen:


Track listing:
Franz Hautzinger’s Oriental Space
Mazen Kerbaj & Franz Hautzinger
Franz Hautzinger & Mazen Kerbaj LIVE
Tarek Atoui
Franz Hautzinger & Mazen Kerbaj LIVE
Scrambled Eggs (feat. Joseph Ghosn & Abdallah Ko)
The Ex



 

Photos by Tanya Traboulsi

Press Review // The Ruptured Sessions Vol. 2

The Ruptured Sessions Volume 2

[By Ziad Nawfal]

A CD compilation gathering some of the most notorious protagonists of Beirut’s experimental music scene, captured live in the studios of Radio Lebanon. “The Ruptured Sessions” is a series of live recordings that take place in the studios of Radio Lebanon 96.2FM, during Ziad Nawfal’s weekly Ruptures program. These recordings focus on musicians from Lebanon’s alternative music scenes (alternative folk & rock, electronica, improvisation, etc.), as well as visiting foreign musicians.

Thomas Millroth is a Swedish writer and art critic. Nowadays he runs the Olof Bright label, alongside Swedish reeds player and improviser Mats Gustafsson. Thomas reviewed volume 2 of CD series The Ruptured Sessions for the very fabulous music blog Soundofmusic, on December 1st, 2010. Unfortunately for readers from this part of the world, Thomas’s review is in Swedish. It’s never too late for a trip to Scandinavia, is what we are thinking.



BAO // Ruptured Session // 30 March 2009

Improvised music trio BAO – Sharif Sehnaoui and Mazen Kerbaj (founders of Al Maslakh label and Irtijal Festival) and Charbel Haber (leader of indie rock band Scrambled Eggs) in interview and in concert in the studios of Radio Liban 96.2FM.

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BAO 1
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BAO 2