line up

• Karim Baggili (Guitar, oud, voice)
• Karoline de la Serna (Singer (guest))
• Kathy Adam (Cello)
• Osvaldo Hernandez Napoles (Percussions, cuatro, voice)
• Patricia Van Cauwenberge (Percussions, bolas (guest))
• Philippe Laloy (Soprano saxophone, transverse flute)

• country:
  Belgium
• style(s):
  Flamenco Oriental
• label:
  Homerecords.be
• type:
  Band, Solist, Composer/Songwriter
• gender:
  male, female
• instrumentation:
  instrumental, vocal
• artist submitted by:
  Communiq'Action asbl

The "Karim Baggili Quartet" was born while meeting musicians of different horizons. Every instrument brought a new dimension and stamp to the existing pieces. The cello strengthens the rhythmic aspect of the flamenco and brings sweetness to its lyrical side.The flute brings the sound of the jazz flamenco already used by numerous groups in Spain. As for the different percussions (Cajon, darbouka, maracas, banked, etc.), they offer a rich palette in tones and South American rhythms.

Karim Baggili: Biography

Born in Belgium in 1976 with Jordanian and Yugoslavian origins, Karim Baggili , is a young composer, self-taught guitarist and oud player.

He began playing the electric guitar at the age of 16. At 20, he starts working the different techniques of the flamenco guitar and acquires an Arabic lute (Oud) during one of his many trips to Jordan.

He'll be in several projects: "Ereska Trio", "Colette", a play. He'll work with "L'Orchestre de Chambre de la Nethen", and with singers for children like, Christian Merveille, Yvette Berger, Raphy Raphael...

In 2000, Karim won the first price of the "Open String Festival" in Osnabrueck.

His first CD was released in 2002 and he takes part in many CD recordings.

He composes the music of several documentaries and one short film.

He plays with jazz pianist "Nathalie Loriers" and takes part on stage and in studio with an english singer, "Melanie Gabriel".

He brought together great musicians for his band: "Karim Baggili Quartet" where he plays all his compositions inspired by flamenco music, oriental music, south americans rythms and jazz.

They already gave many concerts, have been part of "Entre Vues" 2004 and made the Jazz Tour des Lundis d'Hortense.

The Karim Baggili Quartet CD "Cuatro con Cuatro" has been released beginning of december 2005 and was followed by a tour in Belgium. Label: homerecords.be.

A cd (solo) "Douar" has been released in Germany mid-november by "Acoustic Music Records" (German label). The release was followed by a tour of nine dates in several towns of Germany. The event was called "The International Guitar Night". This cd is available in the Benelux since september 2006 via "homerecords.be". A tour followed.

Karim also performs often in solo or in duets with his percussionist Osvaldo Hernandez Napoles.

"Aton Lua" is his brand new project; a mixture of rock and world music where he sings (in French, English, Arabic and Serbo-croate) and play the electric guitar, the flamenco guitar and even the luth (oud).

Kathy Adam: Short Biography

Born in 1976 in Verviers, she studied in different conservatoires between 1992 and 2000. She owns a superior diploma of cello from the Conservatoire of Brussels, a first prize of history of music, a diploma of capacity in education and also a first prize of chamber music from the Conservatoire of Mons.

She is a member of the group " Panta Rhei " since 1993 and also a founding member of the string quartet " Thais ". Kathy plays regularly in various orchestras, both in Wallonie and in Flanders. She is a part of a quartet with Charles Loos, Steve Houben and Igor Semenoff.

Kathy Adam has participated in numerous tours in Europe (with Panta Rhei, Jofroi), as well as worldwide including Togo,Benin (with the Choir of Lome),Canada (Symphony Orchestra),Ukraine (concerts of Chamber Music and as soloist). She also participated in the recordings of Christian Merveille's CD's, Jofroi, Ophelie Winter, Panta Rhei, Line Adam, Bernard Tirtiaux...

Philippe Laloy: Short Biography

Born in 1969, Philippe Laloy is an eclectic musician whose musical language is fullfilled with different influences such as jazz, folk , rock or still classical music. After a classic training on the transverse flute, he left for Canada during one year where he learned playing Jazz and perfected his artistry in soprano saxophone (University of Lethbridge).

In 1993, Philippe entered the Conservatoire of Brussels (Jazz section) and followed the education of Steve Houben. He obtained his first prize in the flute and in the saxophone in 1996. He is member of different groups such as "Dgil" ( whose music is situated in the borders of the jazz and the Brazilian music), the group "Tangram" (with which he gives numerous concerts in Belgium and abroad, some of which are: Festival of Jazz in Syria in 1998, and in Beirut (Lebanon) in 1999), "Traces" who proposes a directory in the borders of the traditional musics and the jazz. He keeps one foot in the classical music, in the folk song as well as in the French song with the singer Marka. He also accompanied numerous musicians of the jazz scene in Belgium among which Charles Loos.

Osvaldo Hernandez Napoles: Short Biography

Born in Mexico in 1964, he has been a percussionist for 20 years. He began with Latin American rhythms and then moved on with the afro-Cuban. He mastered various techniques of Indian, African and Latin American percussions. He travelled a lot and returned an impressive collection of instruments and recordings.
Living in Brussels, he plays and recorded with numerous music groups (National Ballet of Mexico, Deep Forest, Carlos Dias). He is the most popular percussionist in Brussels for the Latin American tones.


Osvaldo Hernandez also participated in numerous tours in Latin America with the "National Ballet of Mexico", in Japan, in the Eastern Europe and in Australia (with the group "Deep Forest") as well as in the recording of CD of the group "Deep Forest" the CD "Buen Ambo" with the Argentine guitarist Carlos Dias or still the CD of the singer Aura Msimang "Itshe".

Links

• Karim Baggili's official website
• Karim's myspace page