AHMAD,AEHAM MEETS KNECHT,EDGAR - Keys To Friendship (Sealed) (CD)

Syrian singing meets German folk song. Jazz and Latin combine with Arabic rhythms to create rousing compositions: Edgar Knecht was celebrated for his unique folk song arrangements worldwide. His last album "Dance On Deep Waters" was awarded by Nextjazz as one of the 25 best albums in 2013. Celebrated concerts followed in Cuba, Spain, Romania, Russia, the USA and of course Germany. On "Keys to friendship" he meets the singer and pianist Aeham Ahmad with his virtuoso trio. The Syrian musician attracted international attention with his piano playing in the midst of the ruins of the embattled Palestinian camp Jarmuk near Damascus. In Germany, he was awarded the Beethoven Prize for Human Rights in 2015. The press commented on the premiere in front of a sold-out opera house at the Kassel Opera House:"Already the most moving concert of the year - also musically outstanding. Too bad for just one performance "(HNA) Now the project is available on CD for the first time! Aeham Ahmad's biography will be presented by Fischer Verlag in October under the title "And the birds will sing" at the Frankfurt Book Fair.