Idrîsî showreel 2016

Thomas Fournil: Art Direction, Hurdy-gurdy
Noémie Ducimetière: Voice
Balakrishnan Raghavan: Voice
Emily Baines: Recorders
Essa Flett: Medieval Fiddle
Arngeir Hauksson: Gittern
Pujenthan Sivagurunathan: Kanjira

https://www.idrisiensemble.com/

Idrîsî studio showreel

Idrîsî E. believes in the inter-connectedness of our lands, people and musical practices. Our role is to represent ourselves beyond myths of foundational purity, towards a cultural syncretism embodied in manuscripts and practices, through ancient, contemporary, oral or written traditions. We are currently working towards a new performance practice of troubadour music (and trobairitz poetry) using principles of tuning and ornamentation found in Old Roman, Byzantine, and Mediterranean repertoires.

Idrîsî was a Muslim cartographer educated in Cordoba. By invitation of Norman King Roger II, he travelled to Sicily and created a revolutionary world map. With his rigour, practice of ancient Ptolemean principles and modern techniques, intertwining points of views, and determination to represent both the West and East, he created a uniquely modern depiction of our world.

Idrîsî Ensemble

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