Les Arrivants - HomeLes Arrivants is an ensemble composed of Amijai Ben Shalev (bandoneon), Abdul Wahab Kayyali (oud) and Hamin Honari (tombak, daf, frame drums), three musicians who moved to Montreal during the COVID 19 pandemic. The repertoire developed by "Les Arrivants' therefore reflects their experience of adaptation, which has had a lasting impact on their artistic and social lives. It is steeped in the traditional styles that the instrumentalists have mastered

They were given breathtakingly beautiful arias: full of lament

including a significant proportion of their singles during these years

Now they are ready to unleash their debut album "Kappa"

has chosen to devote it's sixth Alpha Classics recording to three of Richard Strauss's most famous symphonic poems: Also sprach Zarathustra op

Fletcher Henderson

The music is influenced by Viennese classical music

esoteric and mythological traditions of different cultures have in common

and darkness wasn't only found at the bottom of a bottle

multi-instrumentalist

he himself considered the second movement to be one of his finest compositions

and his teacher and accredited and exclusive composer

This ensemble is commonly called a Pierrot ensemble