‘The Virtue Of Signals’ With 8 ARIA awards under his belt, Joseph Tawadros has found new sounds and musical territory with each release. For his 21st album, Tawadros plays the Oud and cello, with two of his former collaborators: Australia’s acclaimed jazz pianist, Matt McMahon and percussion wizard James Tawadros. Rounding off the quartet is the extraordinarily […]
‘To Those Who Came Before Us’ Listen to the album Joseph Tawadros’ 20th studio recording sees him totally solo and in his element. Drawing upon the ancient music tradition of taqasim, Tawadros performs a soulful meditative hour-long improvisation in this tradition. After 20 albums, this will be the greatest feat […]
‘History has a Heartbeat’ Listen to the album Joseph Tawadros (Oud) and Yidaki (Didj) master William Barton bring two ancient cultures together in a unique collaboration alongside other superb musicians – Leonard Grigoryan, James Tawadros and Sam Golding. This first-time combination of Arabic Egyptian Oud and Indigenous Australian Yidaki is a truly unique collaboration. These […]
HOPE IN AN EMPTY CITY Joseph Tawadros Oud, Layth Sidiq Violin, Scott Colley Double Bass, Dan Weiss Drums, David ‘Fuze’ Fiuczynski Guitar, Recorded in New York, Released July 2021 through MGM /Planet “Before COVD hit, I ventured into a New York studio with four innovative musicians and we came up with some solid, quite surprising […]
Released June 2020 ABC Classics/Universal 4819241 Recorded live in concert at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Joseph Tawadros Oud James Tawadros Riqq and Bendir Benjamin Northey Conductor Sydney Symphony Orchestra Click to listen, purchase, stream or download “The multi-award winning Tawadros has made a career of blurring the boundaries between middle-eastern classical music, contemporary […]
Released June 2019 The Planet/MGM JT2020 Produced by Joseph Tawadros All compositions by Joseph Tawadros Betrayal of Sacred Sunflower is a reflective, meditative and emotional journey in music. Click to purchase CD or Digital download BETRAYAL OF A SACRED SUNFLOWER by Joseph Tawadros CATALOGUE NO: JT2020 | DISTRIBUTOR MGM | FORMAT: CD Album, Digital Album “For this […]
Released April 27, 2018 The Planet/MGM JT2018A Produced by Joseph Tawadros All compositions by Joseph Tawadros Purchase and preview digital album: iTunes Purchase CD The new album features Joseph and four top musicans from the jazz and world music fields. Inspired by middle eastern, classical and contemporary jazz, they perform a dynamic […]
JT 2017 Media Release: Click here for ‘Live At Abbey Road’ album Media Release July 2017 “I love the tradition, that’s what inspires me, but I’m not here to conform. I’m here to be myself, honour my ancestors and play my part.” “James plays Req like no one else and his vision and sensitivity add […]
JT 2016 Video: Click here to see the making of the ‘World Music’ album at Church St Studios … a tour de force of an album that reaffirms composing and arranging flair and reveals his capacity to play a staggering array of instruments.World Music underlines the ambiguity that characterises the young maestro’s music, blurring boundaries […]
ABC CLASSICS 2015 Nominated for the Australian Recording Industry Award (ARIA) “Best World Music Album 2015” …his flashy technique can be dizzying – try dancing to his warp-speed Odd Tango and you’ll get spaghetti limbs – but movements such as the spiralling variations of Truth Seeker Suite In A are pure witchcraft. If you have […]