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Background information | |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | world music, Moroccan music |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | COOP Les Faux-Monnayeurs |
Members | Hamza Abouabdelmajid Annick Beauvais Gabriel Brochu-Lajoie Anit Ghosh Kattam Laraki-Côté Sylvain Plante |
Website | https://ayradband.com |
Ayrad (pronounced “hi-e-rad”) is a Canadian world music group from Montreal, who play a modern spin on traditional Moroccan music. [1] Led by vocalist Hamza Abouabdelmajid, band members include Annick Beauvais on oboe, bass and reita; Gabriel Brochu-Lajoie on bass and double bass; Anit Ghosh on violin; Kattam Laraki-Côté on percussion; and Sylvain Plante on drums. [1]
Ayrad was organized in 2008 by Hamza Abouabdelmajid, who moved to Canada from Morocco in 2005. In July 2013, Ayrad was featured on the CBC Radio program Cinq à Six. [2]
The band's debut album, Ayrad, [3] which was released in 2014, [1] was a nominee for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015, and a nominee for a Félix Award at ADISQ 2015. [4] That year, the album was also nominated for a GAMIQ Award for Best Roots Album in Quebec [5] and was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award. [6]
In 2018, the band released their second album, Zoubida which was nominated for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019. [7] At the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards, the band was awarded World Group of the Year. [8]
In 2018 Ayrad performed in North Vancouver as part of the North Shore Jazz Series, [9] and performed at Montreal's Festival International Nuits d'Afrique. [10] Ayrad was the first performer named for the 2020 Festival International de Louisiane, but the festival was canceled due to the pandemic. [11]
Ayrad | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | world music, Moroccan music |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | COOP Les Faux-Monnayeurs |
Members | Hamza Abouabdelmajid Annick Beauvais Gabriel Brochu-Lajoie Anit Ghosh Kattam Laraki-Côté Sylvain Plante |
Website | https://ayradband.com |
Ayrad (pronounced “hi-e-rad”) is a Canadian world music group from Montreal, who play a modern spin on traditional Moroccan music. [1] Led by vocalist Hamza Abouabdelmajid, band members include Annick Beauvais on oboe, bass and reita; Gabriel Brochu-Lajoie on bass and double bass; Anit Ghosh on violin; Kattam Laraki-Côté on percussion; and Sylvain Plante on drums. [1]
Ayrad was organized in 2008 by Hamza Abouabdelmajid, who moved to Canada from Morocco in 2005. In July 2013, Ayrad was featured on the CBC Radio program Cinq à Six. [2]
The band's debut album, Ayrad, [3] which was released in 2014, [1] was a nominee for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015, and a nominee for a Félix Award at ADISQ 2015. [4] That year, the album was also nominated for a GAMIQ Award for Best Roots Album in Quebec [5] and was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award. [6]
In 2018, the band released their second album, Zoubida which was nominated for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019. [7] At the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards, the band was awarded World Group of the Year. [8]
In 2018 Ayrad performed in North Vancouver as part of the North Shore Jazz Series, [9] and performed at Montreal's Festival International Nuits d'Afrique. [10] Ayrad was the first performer named for the 2020 Festival International de Louisiane, but the festival was canceled due to the pandemic. [11]