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Notes that transport. Music that bewitches. Aleph enchanted the stage of the Casino du Liban during “Dance of Sands,” his exceptional concert on February 23. Ingeniously merging Western and Eastern music, he presented his audience with a complete symphony for the five senses.
By infusing his music with vitality, energy, and sensuality, always reinvented and different, Aleph enchants. Simply put. His concert on February 23 will remain memorable. It must be said that he excels in the art of pushing boundaries.
Surrounded by exceptional musicians, he orchestrates a unique fusion between Oriental and Western music. The accordion converses with the flute, while percussion responds to the violin. Arabic sounds mix with jazz arrangements, all carried by rhythms as mad as they are inspired.
As the maestro at the helm of a cosmopolitan orchestra, Aleph leads the frenetic dance of his musicians. The tempos accelerate, the improvisations follow one after another, but the alchemy does not weaken. On the contrary, it intensifies, fueled by the contagious energy emanating from the stage.
The audience holds its breath during the master pianist’s dizzying solos, then rises as one to applaud his technical feats. The ecstatic crowd sings along with the catchy choruses, transported by the vitality of the performance.
Aleph, a modern-day whirling dervish, spins on stage, taking his audience on an unprecedented sensory journey. His pianist’s fingers become the batons of a conductor, his musical instrument an extension of his body and soul. A virtuoso of rhythm, a tightrope walker of harmony, the prodigy constantly pushes the boundaries of his art.
His compositions are full of harmonic surprises and unexpected breaks, the fruit of a visionary mind. An iconoclastic sound architect, Aleph builds cathedrals of unheard chords that resonate long in the minds of the audience after the concert.
His hands fly over the piano keys; his musicians follow suit and strike an infernal tempo. The audience holds its breath at his dexterity, then enters into a trance, bewitched by the hypnotic rhythms. The choruses are sung in unison, bodies swaying to the sound waves. The Casino du Liban transforms into a giant dancefloor, all united in the communion of music.
Throughout the pieces, Aleph transcends styles, navigating with ease between musical genres. Under his fingers, stylistic boundaries blur, creating a jubilant melting pot of sounds and colors. Exploring new musical horizons seems to be the perpetual quest of the alchemist of notes that is Aleph.
Each concert is an opportunity for the virtuoso to go further, to push the limits, and to reinvent himself. Much to the delight of his conquered fans.
On February 23, Aleph fully kept his promises. He had announced that the audience would sing, pray, and dance. Challenge met. Indeed, it was difficult for spectators not to sketch a few dance steps as they left the hall after this musical whirlwind.
By playing his music, traditional and avant-garde, organic and electric, Aleph transports his audience into a collective trance that regenerates the spirit. His music, like Lebanon, is a subtle balance between deep roots and embraced modernity. An unstable equilibrium, but terribly, furiously, desperately alive!
