Joseph Tawadros
Joseph Tawadros (* 1983 in Cairo, Egypt ) is an Egyptian- Australian musician and composer. He plays the oriental lute, oud called.
Life
Tawadros is the nephew of the Egyptian trumpeter Yacoub Mansi and the grandson of the composer Oudspielers and Mansi Habib. When he was three years old, his family emigrated from Egypt to Australia.
He was trained in the Western classical tradition, and has earned a bachelor's degree in music at the University of New South Wales.
The style of Tawadros is described as eclectic. According to The Sydney Morning Herald he has " the oud retrieved from the traditional environment of the Middle East and inserting it into the field of classical music and jazz ." He has won the ARIA Award (Australian Recording Industry Award) for Best World Music Album in 2012 and 2013. He has worked with musicians such as John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette, Bela Fleck, Joey DeFrancesco, Jean -Louis Matinier or the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Discography
Albums
- 2004 - Storyteller (solo oud )
- 2005 - Rouhani ( with Bobby Singh )
- 2006 - Visions ( with James Tawadros )
- 2007 - Epiphany ( with James Tawadros and Ben Rodgers )
- 2008 - Angel ( with James Tawadros, Matt McMahon and Dimitri Vouras )
- 2009 - The Prophet: Music inspired by the poetry of Kahlil Gibran ( solo)
- 2010 - The Hour of Separation ( with James Tawadros ( riqq ), John Abercrombie ( electric guitar) and John Patitucci (bass ), Jack DeJohnette (drums) )
- 2011 - The Tawadros Trilogy: Dawn of Awakening - with various musicians
- 2012 - Concerto of The Greater Sea ( with Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, James Tawadros, Matt McMahon, Christopher Moore)
- 2013 - Chameleons of the White Shadow ( with Bela Fleck, Richard Bona, Joey DeFrancesco, James Tawadros and Jean -Louis Matinier )
Film Music
- I Remember 1948 ( Documentary )
- The Last Days of Yasser Arafat (documentary)
- Haneen (Short Film )
- Checkpoint (Short Film )