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At a momentous first meeting at a coffee shop in Fes, Moroccan vocalist Lamiae Naki and multi-instrumentalist Nat Hulskamp composed their first song and decided to get married. Brought together by their deep knowledge of the music of both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar — Spanish flamenco and Moroccan Arabic music — they created Seffarine. Seffarine takes its name from the ancient metalworking square in Lamiae’s hometown of Fes, Morocco, famous for the polyrhythms that ring out from the blacksmiths' hammers, and where her family is well known as masters of the tradition. Nat and Lamiae built an international quintet bringing in all-star musicians from Iran, the US and Spain, who combine Persian instruments, such as the kamancheh and sehtar, with bass, cajón and show-stopping live flamenco dancing. Lamiae's fluidly riveting voice is at the center, sending up sheets of cascading Andalusi melodies punctuated by the catchy hooks of North African Chaabi, sung in her native Moroccan Arabic. Their sound has taken them around the world, from touring Indonesia and Europe, to receiving grants to study Ottoman singing in Turkey, to recording with top flamenco musicians in Spain such as Diego del Morao and Latin Grammy winner Antonio Rey.
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