This 2020 release from ACT brings together three virtuosic musicians for an extraordinary cross-cultural improvisation. Majid Bekkas on oud, Nguyên Lê on Vietnamese and electric guitars, and NES on saxophone create a dialogue that bridges North African, Southeast Asian, and European traditions. The oud's warm, microtonal voice meets the guitar's clarity and the sax's voice-like expressiveness. The music floats between jazz and world music—modal, exploratory, deeply conversational. It's neither tourist music nor academic fusion, but something more genuine: musicians of deep technical skill engaged in real aesthetic discovery. Recorded at Berlin Philharmonic, this captures live energy and the genuine surprise of cross-cultural encounter. Essential for those seeking jazz that breaks beyond Western convention.

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