SAMPLE 1

Nuba/Resilience is an excerpt from my album Abu Sadiya. A tribute to the spiritual guide of Tunisian Stambeli music with Vincent Segal on cello, Nasheet Waits on drums and myself on soprano saxophone.

SAMPLE 2

“IFRIQIYA” Live at Habibi Festival at Joe's Pub 10/03/2023

0:00 IFRIQIYA PART 1 Sample 1 (end at 4:30)

06:50 IFRIQIYA PART 2 Sample 2 (end at 9:18)

12:45 IFRIQIYA PART 3 Sample 3 (end at 14:25)

Yacine Boulares - saxophone & composition -Tarek Yamani - piano - Sam Minaie - bass -Jongkuk Kim - drums

SAMPLE 3

Somber Joy is a sample from my long standing Global Jazz band AJOYO, part of our album War Chant -winner of the 2020 Best Global Music album at the Indie Music Awards. Based on a Tunisian Chaabi rhythm, the song is my reflection on mental illness. Yacine Boulares: composition, lyrics and tenor saxophone, Sarah Elizabeth Charles: vocals, Michael Valeanu: guitar, Jesse Fischer keyboards, mix and production, Philippe Lemm: drums, Kyle Miles: bass, Keita Ogawa:percussion,