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Al Darawish was an Italian world music group formed in Bari in 1988. The band members were from Apulia, Palestine and Greece and they had first met at the University of Bari while they were students. As they could all play at least an instrument, they decided to found a band in which their own talent, music skill and cultural background would merge in music and lyrics talking about stories and experiences of people coming from their places of origin. As a matter of fact Al Darawish means "''simple people''" in Arabic and their lyrics were generally written in Arabic and in Italian, but also in Greek, French, Spanish, English and even Latin. They were one of the first successful experiences of world music in Italy and received great approval from the public. By playing both traditional and modern electrical instruments they gave life to a style of their own which could be defined as "Mediterranean ethno-rock". They also contributed to carry on and feed a school in Southern Italy which uses multi-ethnic and traditional music to give voice to human and social events related to people living in the Mediterranean region. Al Darawish recorded their first homonymous album ''Al Darawish'' in 1993, followed by ''Radio Dervish'' in 1996. In 1997 Al Darawish split up, part of them founding the group Radiodervish and others the band X-Darawish. ==Performances== During their career the band took part in more than 500 concerts, the most important of which for them were: * ''Biennale des Jeunes Créateurs d'Europe et de la Méditerranée''〔(BJCEM, 5th Biennal of Young Artist from Mediterranean Europe, Marseille 1990 )〕 in Marseille - 1990 * ''Arezzo Wave'' in Arezzo - 1991 * ''Carrefour de la Mediterranée'' in Thessaloniki - 1991 * ''Babylon festival'' in Iraq - 1993 * ''Festival del Cinema di Venezia''〔(La Repubblica (1 September 1994), "Radio e TV 'spiano' la Mostra" )〕 in Venice - 1994 * ''Musicultura'' for the sixth edition of ''Premio Città Recanati''〔(Musicultura official site, Al Darawish at Premio Città Recanati, Musicultura )〕 in Recanati - 1995 * ''Concerto del Primo Maggio'', on Labour Day in Rome – 1995 They also were guests at TV and radio networks of national relevance, such as RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana,〔(La Repubblica (September 2nd 1993), "Jazz, etnica, popolare, 'world': tutta la musica dOltremare''" )〕 Telemontecarlo and Videomusic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al Darawish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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