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* 1999: Femmes des plaines et des montagnes, Autum Festival - Paris, Bouffes du Nord Theater, Cultural Morrocan Year in France
* 1999: Femmes des plaines et des montagnes, Autum Festival - Paris, Bouffes du Nord Theater, Cultural Morrocan Year in France
* 2008: Poètes et Saltimbanques de l’Inde, Rajasthan Folk traditions Traditions - Cité de la Musique
* 2008: Poètes et Saltimbanques de l’Inde, Rajasthan Folk traditions Traditions - Cité de la Musique
* 2009: Izlan, Chant des femmes du Maroc, des montagnes aux plaines, du désert à la mer.Théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss - Quai Branly Museum – Paris
* 2012: Au cœur du Nil soufi - Théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss - Quai Branly Museum – Paris
* 2012: Prem Sanyas - Light of Asia, ciné - concert with Divana Ensemble
* 2012: From the movie dof Franz Osten and Himansu Rai de 1925
* 2013: On the tracks of Marco Polo, Beittedine Festival of Beyrouth
* 2014: Carthage Festival – Tunisia
* 2016: Almaty - Kazakhstan
* 2018: Bethleem Art Center

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Alain Weber
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)artistic director, musical advisor, producer

Alain Weber is a French artistic director, musical advisor, producer and stage director. He is the artistic director of several festivals including, Sacred Spirit Festival of Jodhpur and Nagaur, the Fez World Sacred Music Festival,[1][2] Les Orientales d’Anjou Festival in Saint-Florent le Vieil and Angers and the Al Kamandjati Festival.[3] He is also the artistic director of Zaman Productions, which he set up in 2001 to promote artists and projects.[4] Alain Weber is currently the world music advisor to the Philharmonie de Paris.[5]

Career

Weber began his career in the late 70s with the discovery of the music of Upper Egypt, where he decided to create, with the help of the Ministry of Culture (Egypt), the group, Musicians of the Nile, one of the first traditional Arab music ensembles to tour the world led by Metqal Qenawi Metqal [ar].[6][7][8]

He has produced shows and creations in historic venues such as the Opéra Garnier in Paris, the Jardin des Tuileries, Mont Saint Michel, Bâb Makina in Fez,[9] the Mehrangargh Fort in Jodhpur, the Palais de Bettedine in Lebanon, the Carthage Festival, the Palais Hicham in Jericho, the Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem and the Almaty Opera House in Kazakhstan.[4][10][11]

After working as a program producer for Radio France (France-Culture and France Inter) and as a music critic, he turned his attention to discovering other Eastern musical ensembles. After discovering the Roma origins of the musicians of Upper Egypt, he set off on a quest for the origins of "Gypsy" or "Roma" music, which led him to Rajasthan, where he created the Divana ensemble with Gazi Khan Barna and Anwar Khan Manganiyar.[12]

He later initiated the "Les Tsiganes du Monde" project at the Florence Festival (1991) and at the Opéra Garnier as part of the Paris Quartier d'été festival (1992), bringing together Gypsy and Roma ensembles from the Orient to Spain. This project led him to work as a musical advisor on Tony Gatlif's film "Latcho Drom" and other projects.[12][13] From 2006 to 2013, he was in charge of the programming of live shows at the musée du quai Branly.[14]

Artistic direction of festivals

Sacred Spirit Festival Jodhpur and Nagaur – Rajasthan

Alain Weber is also the Artistic Director of the Sacred Spirit Festival created by Maharajah Gaj Singh of Jodhpur in 2013,[15][16] and directed by his daughter, Princess Baijilal Shivranjani Rajye of Marwar and Alexandra de Cadaval.[17]

Fez Festival of World Sacred Music

Since 2010, Alain Weber has been the artistic director of the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music, where he has introduced works such as "Nuits de la médina". Based on the theme of each year's festival, these Bab Al Makina creations, in a series of scenes illustrated by mapping, put into context the diversity and richness of the world's great traditions.[18] In 2001, The festival has already been recognized by the United Nations as a major cultural event.[19]

Les Orientales

In 1999, at the instigation of Hervé de Charette, mayor of Saint Florent-le Viel and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alain Weber created the Festival des Orientales [fr], dedicated to the great popular traditions of the Orient and Asia.[20][21][22]

Recording labels

In 1994, together with Armand Amar he founded Long Distance recording label.[23]

In 2014, as an accomplished Dylanologist, he produced the album "From Another World" for Buda Musique, in which traditional artists from all over the world cover Bob Dylan songs.[24]

Cinema and documentaries

In 1993, he was the musical advisor on Tony Gatlif's Latcho Drom.[25][26] In 1997, Tony Gatlif drew inspiration from his life, travels and professional life for his film Gadjo Dilo.[27][28]

In 2006, he directed a documentary entitled Au coeur du Nil soufi on Sufi music in Egypt.[29]

In 2016, Weber participated as a musical director on the music documentary series "Ethnopholia" for the Lebanese channel "Al Mayadeen" with Abeer Nehme.[30]

Works

Creations and staging

  • 1997: Les Chants du Nil - Autum Festival - Paris, Bouffes du Nord Theater, Cultural Egyptian Year in France
  • 1999: Femmes des plaines et des montagnes, Autum Festival - Paris, Bouffes du Nord Theater, Cultural Morrocan Year in France
  • 2008: Poètes et Saltimbanques de l’Inde, Rajasthan Folk traditions Traditions - Cité de la Musique
  • 2009: Izlan, Chant des femmes du Maroc, des montagnes aux plaines, du désert à la mer.Théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss - Quai Branly Museum – Paris
  • 2012: Au cœur du Nil soufi - Théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss - Quai Branly Museum – Paris
  • 2012: Prem Sanyas - Light of Asia, ciné - concert with Divana Ensemble
  • 2012: From the movie dof Franz Osten and Himansu Rai de 1925
  • 2013: On the tracks of Marco Polo, Beittedine Festival of Beyrouth
  • 2014: Carthage Festival – Tunisia
  • 2016: Almaty - Kazakhstan
  • 2018: Bethleem Art Center
  1. ^ "China suspected of pressuring the Fes Festival of Sacred Music into excluding a Tibetan artist". Le Monde.fr. 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  2. ^ "Dispatch from Fez: Sounds and scenes from the World Sacred Music Festival". Los Angeles Times. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  3. ^ "Le sommet des Orientales, samedi et dimanche à Saint-Florent-le-Vieil". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  4. ^ a b "Edinburgh ffi Jury 2023 – Film Fest International". 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  5. ^ Zawisza, Marie (2015-10-31). "How music is the real language of political diplomacy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  6. ^ "Musicians of the Nile". Real World Records. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  7. ^ "سلاطين الفن الشعبى فى مصر يكتبها عادل السنهورى.. الريس متقال.. حامل لواء الفلكلور الصعيدى.. ألف ولحن أغانيه بنفسه رغم عدم إجادته القراءة والكتابة.. هولندا صنعت له تمثالا فى أكبر متاحفها.. غنى فى أوبرا باريس". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  8. ^ Weber, Alain (1979), Music of Upper-Egypt, N.Y.C. [i.e. New York City]: Folkways Records & Service Corp, retrieved 2023-06-16
  9. ^ "The "Musiques Sacrees du Monde" festival: Fez: an African reflection - Qantara.de". Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  10. ^ "Page 4 - Weekly highlights 6280". www.leconomiste.com. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  11. ^ "Sur les traces de Marco Polo - culturefrance.kz" (in French). 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  12. ^ a b Joncheere, Ayla; Vandevelde, Iris (2016-10-01). "Representing Rajasthani roots: Indian Gypsy identity and origins in documentary films". Romani Studies. 26 (2): 151–174. doi:10.3828/Rs.2016.9.
  13. ^ "Saint Florent le Vieil". Saint Florent le Vieil (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  14. ^ "Alain Weber". Journal La Terrasse (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  15. ^ Niyogy, Kingshuk (2015-02-09). "Divine intervention: World Sacred Spirit Festival". mint. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  16. ^ "After Nagaur, Sufi fest to enthrall Jodhpur". The Times of India. 2012-02-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  17. ^ "World Sacred Spirit Festival to start from February 17". www.business-standard.com. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  18. ^ "Festival de Fès – Alain Weber : « La musique est un peu une revanche pour l'Afrique » – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  19. ^ "Fes Festival of World Sacred Music 2023 in Morocco - Dates". rove.me. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  20. ^ "Rencontre France-Birmanie sur la Loire". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  21. ^ "Les Orientales, festival du monde - Les Inrocks" (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  22. ^ "Les Orientales : la Loire au rythme des musiques de l'Est". www.telerama.fr (in French). 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  23. ^ "Alain Weber discography - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  24. ^ "From Around the World: 'Jokerman' in Rajasthani". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  25. ^ "LATCHO DROM". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  26. ^ "Alain Weber". BFI. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  27. ^ "Gadjo Dilo". www.festival-entrevues.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  28. ^ "Bob Dylan à la sauce birmane". LEFIGARO (in French). 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  29. ^ "Les enfants du Nil, une rencontre sensible". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  30. ^ "INTERVIEW: 'Let music reign' - Lebanese singer and composer Abeer Nehme - Music - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
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