DuOud 组合由两位乌得琴演奏家组成，一位是出生于突尼斯的Jean Pierre Smadj，一位是出生于阿尔及利亚的乌得琴演奏家Mehdi Haddab 。他们把北非的传统音乐技法与西方的当代技巧融合在一起，在非洲音乐的基础上，吸收并改编了当代音乐风格，形成了DuOud音乐中独有的细碎节拍、爵士节奏和金属吉他风格。 DuOud 或许是第一个将北非古琴与电子技术融合的乐队，他们的音乐富有想象力、充满自由气息，在同时代的乐手中脱颖而出。他们的首张专辑《Wild Serenade》就被提名了BBC音乐大奖的最佳新人奖。 Smadj 和 Mehdi Haddab 也是90年代巴黎音乐转型时期的孩子。他们选择了乌得琴，就像一个人选择他最喜欢的点心：这种选择没有惶恐，理由也并不复杂。如今，他们已真正成为了现象级的乐手。在平衡了生活和工作的分裂状态后，二人现正在准备新专辑。 【组合阵容】 Smadj／乌得琴、电音 Mehdi Haddab／乌得琴 DuOud consists of two oud playing; Tunisian born Jean-Pierre Smadj (already noted for many albums he issued as Smadj and for his China Solo tour in January 2017), and Algerian born master oud player Mehdi Haddab (known for his work with the acclaimed French based trio, Ekova, and more recently Speed Caravan). Blending their North African heritage with the latest Western technology, the pair builds a musical cycle that looks to their African roots while absorbing and morphing contemporary music styles – break beats, jazz grooves and metal guitar. DuOud is maybe the first band to mix the North African lute with electronic technology, they do it with such an imaginative freedom that sets them apart from their contemporaries; their debut album “Wild Serenade” saw them nominated for the Best Newcomer award in the BBC Music Awards. Smadj and Mehdi Haddab are also children of the Parisian musical turmoil of the 90’s. They have chosen the oud, just like one chooses one’s favorite pastry: with an accepted greed, without fear nor complex. And they truly became a phenomenon. Respectfully insolent with the instrument tradition, alternating “classical” Arab tunes and personal compositions, warmth of the acoustic instrument and electronic saturation, DuOud burnt the stage during many years and manage to surprise every fans at each new composition. Life and projects teared them apart… But the “Enfants Terribles” of the oud are back ! They now prepare a new album.