ELECTRIC SUFI

Acclaimed by the critics, he successfully went on a tour over Europe before going back to studios with a new project. In 2001, Dhafer Youssef recorded “Electric Sufi” his second album with Enja Records. As its name suggests, this marks the musician’s first experience with electronic music. For this project, he collaborated with Wolfgang Muthspiel (Guitar), Markus Stockhausen (Trumpet), Deepak Ram (Bansuri), Dieter Ilg (Bass), Mino Cinelu (Percussion), Rodericke Packe (Electronics) as well as Will Calhoun (Drums) and Doug Wimbish (Bass). The sound mixture was exalting.
A result of his interest for his vocal undulations and the resonances of sounds, the jazz music in “Electric Sufi” was an opportunity for Dhafer Youssef to experiment new things with his voice and to use it as an instrument.

ELECTRIC SUFI

Acclaimed by the critics, he successfully went on a tour over Europe before going back to studios with a new project. In 2001, Dhafer Youssef recorded “Electric Sufi” his second album with Enja Records. As its name suggests, this marks the musician’s first experience with electronic music. For this project, he collaborated with Wolfgang Muthspiel (Guitar), Markus Stockhausen (Trumpet), Deepak Ram (Bansuri), Dieter Ilg (Bass), Mino Cinelu (Percussion), Rodericke Packe (Electronics) as well as Will Calhoun (Drums) and Doug Wimbish (Bass). The sound mixture was exalting.
A result of his interest for his vocal undulations and the resonances of sounds, the jazz music in “Electric Sufi” was an opportunity for Dhafer Youssef to experiment new things with his voice and to use it as an instrument.