Roufaida - Basement Sessions

In the 'basement' of Het Concertgebouw, in the atmospheric Choir Hall, the audience enjoys pop, jazz and/or soul by young, talented musicians, including Roufaida tonight. Roufaida creates an alternative pop universe with North African elements and is inspired by Arab poets, Gnawa grooves and Nina Simone's credo: 'It's an artist's duty to reflect the times'.

Roufaida - Basement Sessions

Dates

Fri 16 Aug19:30 - 20:30

Fri 16 Aug21:30 - 22:30

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Location

Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam

Concertgebouwplein 10

1071 LN Amsterdam

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Roufaida

Roufaida plays indie pop with guitar, guembri, vintage Riffian cassette samples and beats in English and Arabic. A special musical language, with influences from Björk, Fairuz and Nilüfer Yanya. On stage she lets the listener get very close. HUMO says about her music: 'a unique sound'. As a child, Roufaida, like many children of Moroccan migrants, traveled with her family by car to Morocco in the summer. During those rides, Riffian and Arabic music was played against the backdrop of an increasingly red landscape. 'When I started listening to that music again, something happened; in the rhythm I recognized a rhythm that is also in my body. It felt very natural to do something with that'. The theme of her lyrics is about hope and opportunities. 'As different as we seem, we are so alike in our sadness, our love and loneliness'.

Debut

In 2021 she will produce her debut album in her home studio in Crooswijk Rotterdam. 3voor12 reviewed the album as 'beautiful debut work'. In the run-up to her album release, Roufaida has played in support acts for Eefje de Visser and Balthazar and at festivals such as Into The Great Wide Open, Motel Mozaique and Welcome to the Village. The year 2023 started with a performance at Noorderslag.