Babylon Trio
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The three Iraqi musicians of Babylon Trio arrived in Belgium in 2015/2016 as refugees of the war in Iraq. Arkan Mushtak hails from Baghdad, where since his childhood he has been shaped into a talented keyboard/piano player by master composer Noor Sabah. He is accompanied by fellow Baghdad musicians Saif Al-Qaissy (darbouka, percussion and backing vocals) and Walaa Saad (vocals). Together they play an electrified mix of contemporary Iraqi music styles, such as chobi chobi, dabke, maqam and electronic hybrids that put the dancefloor on fire. Their first release is a limited edition cassette with a live recording at the Nuits Sonores festival in Brussels in 2017. End of september of 2018, the trio will release their debut album titled 'Habibi' on Brussels label Rebel Up Records with the help of NGHE Mediatheque, cultural venue Les Ateliers Claus and Angstrom studio in Brussels. This year will mark the rise of the contemporary Iraqi sound throughout Belgium and beyond.