Orientalys 2026 | Rakcha Band, A Jazz-Funk-Fusion Group from Tunisia now Based in Montreal

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Albums disponibles

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  Bogdan Gumenyuk – Stream of Hope Bogdan Gumenyuk – Stream of Hope 2026 Jazz by Frédéric Cardin
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  Masmoudi Quartette – Vibra Masmoudi Quartette – Vibra 2026 Arabic Classical / Classical / Jazz by Frédéric Cardin
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  Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber 2026 Alternative / Post-Punk / Shoegaze by Stephan Boissonneault
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  Queens of the Stone Age – Perfecth Queens of the Stone Age – Perfecth 2026 Alternative Rock by Stephan Boissonneault
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  Sophia Stel – the greatest album of all time Sophia Stel – the greatest album of all time 2026 Alt-Pop / Club / Dance-Pop / Dub / Electronic by Stephan Boissonneault
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  The Fall – Post Script The Fall – Post Script 2026 Post-Punk by Stephan Boissonneault
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  They Are Gutting a Body of Water – KOOL FAITH / LOOSIES II They Are Gutting a Body of Water – KOOL FAITH / LOOSIES II 2026 Art Rock / Noise Rock / Noise-Pop / Post-Punk by Stephan Boissonneault
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  The Brooks – Live in Brazil The Brooks – Live in Brazil 2026 Funk / Jazz-Funk by Frédéric Cardin
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  Meagan Milatz – Innig Meagan Milatz – Innig 2026 période romantique by Frédéric Cardin
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  Damian Nisenson – Lento Damian Nisenson – Lento 2026 Jazz / Musiques du Monde by Frédéric Cardin
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  Kaoru Watanabe – The Arch Kaoru Watanabe – The Arch 2026 Ambient / Contemporary / japon by Frédéric Cardin
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  Charlotte Greve – Waterbodies Charlotte Greve – Waterbodies 2026 Art Pop / Contemporary / Jazz by Frédéric Cardin

Among the indoor concerts presented by the Orientalys Festival, Rakcha Band—featuring Tunisian musicians who have emigrated to Montreal—will perform this Friday, August 14, at Ausgang Plaza. These professionals, now based in Quebec, were raised on the oriental jazz of their compatriots Fawzi Chekeli, Anouar Brahem, and Dhafer Youssef before moving to the West and changing the course of their lives. Now they’re in action! The ney (flute), darbouka (percussion), bendir (percussion), and other traditional North African instruments intertwine with drums, bass, and keyboards. “Every ancestral rhythm finds a second life here,” in a jazzy fusion context with a funk-rock edge where Eastern melodies—inevitably microtonal—take center stage. And that’s why percussionist Nabil Chemli explains the ins and outs of it all.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW WITH ALAIN BRUNET!