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Sponsored by AdamiAdèle Viret - cello
Sarra Douik - vocals and oud
Zé Almeida - double bass
Pierre Hurty - drums
Nawā was born of the encounter between cellist Adèle Viret (FR/BE) and singer and oudist Sarra Douik (TU/IT). Joined by Zé Almeida (PT/BE) on double bass and Pierre Hurty (FR/BE) on drums, they form a quartet whose soundscape blends poetic storytelling, jazz, contemporary languages and Arab, North African traditions. In Arabic, Nawā means both “seed” and “intention”, sharing the spirit of the music; a core where diverse influences meet together and a shared desire to tell stories through it. At the root of our poetic intent, our seed is a reflection on trees. A poem written by Sarra speaks of an old tree passing water, air, and the wisdom of its life to the younger ones around it. As a seed, Nawā symbolizes origin and essence, the inner core of who we are between layers of inherited culture, history and memory. As an intention, the word evokes the will to move, to cross boundaries and to imagine a different future. In this dual meaning, “nawā” captures the tension between rootedness and motion, memory and transmission, and becomes the metamorphosis of lives shaped by migration, displacement and the search for self through changing landscapes.
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Rue de flandre 9, 1000 Brussels, Belgium, Vlaamsesteenweg 9, 1000 Brussel, België, Brussels, Belgium
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