Zoobazar hails from Madrid, Spain’s multicultural city, and features renowned musicians such as the former Radio Tarifa oud player, La Musgaña’s fiddler, La Shica and Eliseo Parra’s drummer, and the bass player for rock band GN3.
The current line-up includes Amir-John Haddad on oud, bouzouki, saz; Diego Galaz on fiddle, strohviol, mandolin, saw; Pablo Martín Jones on drums and percussion; and Hector Tellini on bass.
Zoobazar’s music straddles various Mediterranean genres (Iberian folk music, Turkish, Balkan, Greek, Middle Eastern, North African) fusing it with western elements such as funk, rock and jazz.
RNE3 Concert Broadcast by TVE2 on January 11, 2012
The band’s debut álbum, titled “Uno” came ourt in 2011
Concert dates:
9 February
Santiago de Compostela
Borriquita de Belén
21.30h.
10 February
Caldas del Rey (Pontevedra)
Punto 87
21:30h.
18 February
Cáceres
El Corral de las Cigueñas
21:30h.
1 March
Madrid
Sala Moe
22:30h.
31 March
Santander
Café de las Artes
22:00h.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
