SMADJ (France) ‘OUD SOLOTRONIC’ Touring Aust March 2016

Musiktrafik presents : SMADJ (France) Tunisian born French oud player and producer brings you an extraordinary fusion of middle eastern music via Paris. Jean-Pierre Smadja, aka Smadj, has a passion for two things; music and technology. Raised by Tunisian parents in the suburbs of Paris, Smadj professed an early obsession with jazz and Arabic music […]

Crossing the Bridge – Party like it’s Istanbul! MEMO Music Hall 01 APRIL

Istanbul is famous for its music and its red hot parties. April the 1st, the MEMO Music Hall in St. Kilda will be a taste of the real thing, with performances by Melbourne band Bashka and Galata Express. There will be everything from traditional to the vanguard of Turkish music. BASHKA is a collective which began […]

SMADJ (France) and La Mauvaise Reputation (Aust) – Memo Music Hall

Jean-Pierre Smadja, aka Smadj, has  a passion for two things; music and technology. Raised by Tunisian parents in the suburbs of Paris, Smadj professed an early obsession with jazz and Arabic music together with a precocious mastery of the guitar. After taking to the oud and music technology he embarked on his very own personal ambition […]