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 […]
Purchase: iTunes ABC CLASSICS 2014 Winner of the Australian Recording Industry Award (ARIA) “Best World Music Album 2014” This album is a wondrous ride through Tawadros’s vivid musical imagination, accompanied by some of the most outstanding players in the world. – Peter Winkler, The Music Trust Tracks Featured Artists Joseph Tawadros (Oud), Christian McBride (Double […]
ABC CLASSICS 2013 Winner of the Australian Recording Industry Award (ARIA) “Best World Music Album 2013” With the inclusion of renowned banjo player Bela Fleck, the gifted Hammond organ playing of Joey DeFrancesco and Richard Bona’s bass – the result is a successful interplay, and often joyous push-pull between elements. Displaying his now-legendary skills as […]
JT 2012 Nominated for the Australian Recording Industry Award (ARIA) “Best World Music Album 2012” Concerto of The Greater Sea captures the oud player and his younger brother, percussion prodigy James Tawadros, on home soil and in the company of the ACO’s Richard Tognetti, one of the country’s most distinguished violinists-conductors, connecting with more of […]
Purchase: ABC ABC CLASSICS 2011 Nominated for an Australian Recording Industry Award (ARIA) “Best World Music Album 2011” “The exotic sounds of the oud and req’ add an intriguing dimension to this eclectic program. Each a distinguished artist in his own right, this collaboration showcases the very best of Australian talent.The Band of Brothers is […]