Souvenance

Souvenance is the first double album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, recorded in May 2014 and released on ECM a few months later on November 28.

Composition
The album was written during the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Brahem says about this that "I had to wait for the pressure to fall, before I could resume work." and that "I don’t claim a direct link between my compositions and the events that have taken place in Tunisia [...] but I was deeply affected by them."

Personnel

 * Anouar Brahem – oud
 * François Couturier – piano
 * Klaus Gesing – bass clarinet
 * Björn Meyer – bass
 * Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana - Pietro Mianiti