1. Dhafer Youssef is a Tunisian composer, singer and oud player.
11 Facts About Dhafer Youssef
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Dhafer Youssef was born in Teboulba ; his grandfather was a muezzin.
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Dhafer Youssef calls the radio "the most important school" for him.
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Dhafer Youssef developed an interest in jazz at an early age and clandestinely listened to it during his education at a Qur'anic school.
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Dhafer Youssef later left Tunisia to start a jazz career and has lived in Europe since 1990, usually in Paris or Vienna.
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Dhafer Youssef has released nine albums of his own and created notable work with Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu and the Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset.
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Dhafer Youssef has an affinity for the music of India and Nordic music.
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Dhafer Youssef was a guest artist on the Norwegian jazz artist Bugge Wesseltoft's album FiLM iNG.
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In 2015, Dhafer Youssef opened the Sligo Jazz project with a quartet act at the Hawk's Well Theatre at Connacht, Ireland.
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Dhafer Youssef released Diwan of Beauty and Odd in 2016, which was praised by critics.
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Dhafer Youssef released "Sounds of Mirrors" in 2018 with the participation of Zakir Hussain on tabla, Husnu Senlendirici on the clarinet and Eivind Aarset on the guitar.