DJ set Acid Arab

05 May 2023

Orient-Express Program #3

Friday 5th May 2023
21:00
Piazzale, Villa Medici

Price: €10
SOLO, DUO and TRIBU card holders: €7

Reservation required

As part of the cultural programme linked to the exhibition Orient-Express & Cie: itinerary of a modern myth, Villa Medici is pleased to welcome the group Acid Arab for an exceptional DJ set on the Piazzale.

The Franco-Algerian collective is the result of a meeting between Pierre-Yves Casanova, Nicolas Borne, Hervé Carvalho, Guido Minisky and Kenzi Bourras.

Thanks to their combination of electronic music and Arabic and Middle Eastern sounds, the Parisian group has set the stage on fire and won over French and international audiences. Aiming to create a space for Arab culture in the world of contemporary electronic music, the members of Acid Arab have refined their style through their travels and numerous collaborations with artists from around the Mediterranean.

Acid Arab

After a series of compilations released as EPs on the Versatile label, they signed with Crammed Discs and released their first album “Musique de France” in 2016. Following this, the group performed several hundred times, in more than fifty countries on four continents. “Jdid“, the second album, will be released in late 2019.

Acid Arab’s long-awaited third album was released in February 2023. Entitled ” ٣ (Three)“, it consists of ten tracks made for the dancefloor, combined with sophisticated production and intriguing and varied performances by eight guest singers from North Africa, Syria and Turkey, including Cem Yldiz, Cheb Halim, Sofiane Saidi and Rachid Taha.

From Algerian gasba to Anatolian trance, synthetic dabkeh, bionic rai and many other styles, real or imagined, Acid Arab has incorporated a range of colours, breaking down the boundaries between genres.