| Joseph Tawadros | |
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Egyptian Australian Oud Virtuoso Joseph Tawadros |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1983 (age 28–29) |
| Origin | Cairo, Egypt |
| Genres | jazz, World music, Classical |
| Occupations | musician/composer |
| Instruments | oud, |
| Years active | 1995—present |
| Website | josephtawadros.com |
Joseph Tawadros (born 1983, Cairo, Egypt) is an oud virtuoso from Australia.[1]
Joseph never ceases to amaze and at 28 has established himself as one the world’s leading oud performers and composers. A virtuoso of amazing diversity and sensitivity,Joseph continues to appear in concert halls worldwide dazzling audiences with his brilliant technique, his passionate musicianship and his joyous style of performance. Always willing to push the boundaries and challenge traditional musical forms and rhythms, his efforts have led him to many unique collaborations, and he has recorded 8 albums to date: Storyteller, Rouhani, Visions, Epiphany, Angel, The Prophet: Music Inspired by the Poetry of Kahlil Gibran, The Hour of Separation and his latest offering, The Tawadros Trilogy: Dawn of Awakening. He has received 7 ARIA nominations, won 4 Limelight Awards and been nominated for young Australian of the year twice. A resident of Australia since 1986, Joseph has been responsible for expanding the Oud’s notoriety in mainstream western culture and has also been recognized in the Arab world; recently being invited to appear on the judging panel of the Damascus International Oud competition in 2009 and took part in Istanbul’s first Oud festival in 2010. Joseph has toured extensively in Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East and has performed with artists such as tabla master Zakir Hussain, sarangi master Sultan Khan, John Abercrombie, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, CamerataSalzburg, Mali band Tinariwen, Ivry Gitlis, Christian Lindberg, Neil Finn, Lior and Katie Noonan, amongst many others.
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