Kadero - perdu

Silvio Berger (drums)
Anton Burger (violin)
Georg Graf (sax, flute, bass clarinet)
Bobby Gutdeutsch(keys)
Christoph Helm (guitar)
Otto Lechner (accordion)
Juliet Manssour (vocals)
Linley Marthe (bass)
Bernhard Pircher (trombone)
Karl Ritter (guitar)
Turgay Ucar (derbouka)
Alexander Wladigeroff (trumpet)

KADERO CAPTURES EUROPEAN WORLD MUSIC SCENE

Austrian record label Atlas Music pro features rai- grooves from Morocco

In April 2005, the Moroccan rai- singer and composer KADERO presented his debut album perdu at the sold out location “Porgy & Bess” in Vienna, Austria. His 12 compositions - a hot mix of world- and pop music - impressed media and audience likewise. KADERO’s inexhaustible creativity achieves to unfold the entire magic of ra? and develops it into an electrifying mix of afro, jazz, reggae and European pop. The young Austrian independent record label Atlas Music pro has produced the album and succeeded to win 15 top-class musicians from Morocco, Mauritius, Turkey and mainly Austria for this production; among them, well-known artists such as world class bass player Linley Marthe (Joe Zawinul Syndicate), accordion virtuoso Otto Lechner and the great guitarist Karl Ritter.

Rai originates from the folk music of the Northern border region of Morocco and Algeria. The rhythmic poems accompanied by a flute and a tabour became increasingly popular. In the 1970ies rai musicians enhanced their music with new instruments such as keyboard, bass, drums, guitar, trumpet and accordion. Well-known ra? artists are Khaled (greatest hit Aicha), Cheb Mami and Cheb Hasni from Algeria.

Born in 1972 in the Moroccan city of Oujda, close to the Algerian border, KADERO grew up in the centre of ra?. Already at a very young age he impressed his audience with his unique voice and even rai stars such as Khaled acknowledged his great talent. When KADERO formed his first band in Austria more than three years ago, the music of rai was hardly known. Meanwhile the artist’s stirring rai-pop and his hypnotising voice are an integral part of Vienna’s music scene.

With his new album perdu KADERO has drawn European wide attention on his music. Two of his hit-songs were taken in rotation in Germany (Viena, Double face) and now KADERO’s voice is also being heard from Madrid via London to Helsinki. Still this summer, KADERO’s songs will be enjoyed by the audience of Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.

The CD can also be purchased on the official website: www.kadero.com