Bugge Wesseltoft and The DNB Project at Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival 2014

Beirut & Beyond is the first independent annual showcase festival in Lebanon that promotes young music talents from the Arab World and beyond.

Created in partnership with the Oslo World Music Festival, Beirut & Beyond is more than a series of concerts. It’s about exceptional musicians, a celebration of diverse musical genres, (folk, acoustic, alternative, jazz, hip hop and much more). It’s about the on-stage, the back-stage, and every stage in between. It’s about workshops, talks and opportunities to network and meet great people who are shaking and reshaping the music scene in Beirut and beyond.

Bugge Wesseltoft
Since the early 1990’s, Bugge has made an impressive, truly post-modern transition from ECM Nordic jazz traditions, to forming his own exquisite label “jazzland”, creating a unique, fresh blend of “future jazz”. Which finds itself equally at home with fans of deep house, techno, ambient as well as traditional and experimental jazz purists.

In his own words, “There is no musician or artist in the world that is not inspired by others. However, the important thing is to let inspiration develop, to work towards finding unique means of personal expression”. These thoughts have led Bugge to work and take part in a lot of collaborations, one of them OK World, who performed in Beirut in September 2012. The talented bass player Elie Afif Jazz, will be performing with Bugge as a special guest.

The DNB Project
Liliane Chlela: electronics
Bashar Farran: bass
Fouad Afra: drums

Chlela, Farran and Afra take drum ’n’ bass to a whole new level with a unique fusion of electro-acoustic sound palettes that merge a wide spectrum of genres including jungle, dub, hardcore and reggae. The trio is nothing short of exceptional and experimental when performing their improvised set live, making them one of the most original acts to rise from Lebanese soil.

Cost
25,000 LL

Tickets on sale at any Ticketing Box-Office branch.