Concerto of the Greater Sea
Joseph Tawadros, oud, Australian Chamber OrchestraClassical, Middle Eastern, New Music
ABC Classics 476 4745
Reviewed by Peter Winkler, October 3rd, 2014
Joseph Tawadros is Australia’s leading exponent of the oud. For readers unfamiliar with this beautiful instrument it is a pear-shaped lute used traditionally in North African and Middle Eastern music. The oud and lute are descended from a common ancestor and are in turn the ancestors of the guitar. The enrichment of Australia’s culture and… continue reading »
Permission to Evaporate
Joseph Tawadros, with Christian McBride, James Tawadros, Matt McMahon, Mike SternJazz, Middle Eastern, World
ABC Music 481 0917
www.josephtawardros.com
Reviewed by Peter Winkler, July 1st, 2014
Joseph Tawadros is prolific and adventurous. He is Australia’s leading exponent of the oud, a North African and Middle Eastern lute. He is also a trailblazer in cross-cultural music collaboration and a two-time ARIA Award winner for Best World Music Album. Permission To Evaporate was recorded in New York in just two days in February… continue reading »
Truth Seekers, Lovers and Warriors
Joseph Tawadros, oud. With James Tawadros, req, bendir; Matt McMahon, piano; James Greening, trombone; James Crabb, accordionMusic, New Music
ABC Music 481 1632
www.josephtawadros.com
Reviewed by Joseph Cummins, July 1st, 2015
Truth Seekers, Lovers and Warriors sees Sydney’s world-renowned oud player Joseph Tawadros assemble a slightly unusual collection of musicians from Sydney and abroad. I have seen the Tawadros brothers (James plays req and bendir) perform in Sydney with pianist Matt McMahon, but the addition of James Greening on trombone and Scottish born accordionist James Crabb… continue reading »
