Lamia Bedioui and The Desert Fish will present their new record entitled ATHAMRA.

«… an orange tree I planted in prison I went…» 

The Infanta, the knight, the garden, the palace, the silk slippers, the forbidden meeting. The king’s sword Sea 

…sea, desert, swamp, prison, fire, pirates, the ravaged countryside, the battle, the fish madness. Ya kalbi khali. The patience of the heart 

Words as stories’ fragments. Stories aboard songs. Melodies which tell stories. A bright orange tree. Athamra is the fruit of the dream. The new record is a journey through time and space with songs and improvisations on the music of the Mediterranean countries (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Greece, southern France, southern Italy, Spain) as well as compositions of their own. 

Speakers:
Labros Liavas, professor of Ethnomusicology at the Faculty of Museum Studies at University of Athens 
George Monemvasitis, critic and music historian 

The Desert Fish are: 
Loukia Konstantatou: qanun, vocals 
Giorgos Vournas: oud, lute , guitar, kaval (flute) , vocals 
Dimitris Chiotis: cretan lyra , vocals 
Yiannis Eustathopoulos: percussions