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Wikipedia article
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| director = Safinez Bousbia
| producer = Safinez Bousbia, Philippe Maynial, Heidi Egger
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| music = Orchestre El Gusto
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| distributor = UGC-PH
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| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = Algeria, France, Ireland
| language = French
| budget = 2,419,437
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'El Gusto' is a Franco-Irish-Algerian documentary film realised and produced by Safinez Bousbia, released on January 11, 2012 in France.
Synopsis
'El Gusto' chronicles the story of an orchestra of Jewish and Muslim Chaabi musicians torn apart by war for 50 years, and reunited for an exceptional concert.
Music
A studio album, 'Abdel Hadi Halo & The El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers', was produced by Damon Albarn in Algeria for his own Honest Jon's label. It was distributed by EMI in 2007.
The musical supervision of the film, production of its album and the continuation of the adventure was then provided by Sodi
Cast
* Mamad Hader Benchaouchi : in his own role.
* Abdel Hadi Halo : in his own role.
* Reda Djilali : in his own role.
* Rachid Berkani : in his own role.
* Ahmed Bernaoui : in his own role.
* Robert Castel : in his own role.
* Luc Cherki : in his own role.
* Mustapha Tahmi : in his own role.
* Mohamed el-Ferkioui : in his own role.
Concerts
* 2014:
** 27/11: Opra de Monte Carlo, Monaco (France)
** 23/10: Womex, Santiago de Compostella (Spain)
* 2013:
** 27/11: La Halle aux grains, Toulouse (France)
** 19/10: La Coursive, La Rochelle (France)
** 17/10: Festival des Liberts, Bruxelles (Belgium)
** 11/08: Green Music Center, Sonoma (United States)
** 10/08: Grand Performance, Los Angeles (United States)
** 06/08: Kennedy Center, Washington D.C (United States)
** 03/08: Lincoln Center, New York (United States)
** 15/06: Festival des Chants Sacrs, Fes (Morocco)
** 15/06: UNESCO, Paris (France)
** 03/06: The Barbican, Londres (UK)
** 02/06: The Carr Theater, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
** 31/05: Mawazine, Rabat (Morocco)
* 2012:
** 30/10: World Music Festival, Oslo (Norway)
** 27/10: Le Colise, Roubaix (France)
** 24&25/10: MC2, Grenoble (France)
** 21/10: La Paloma, Nmes (France)
** 20/10: Les Docks du Sud, Marseille (France)
** 18/10: Le Mals, Sochaux (France)
** 30/09: Muse du Judasme, Paris (France)
** 09/08: Les Nuits du Sud, Vence (France)
** 07/08: Thtre de la Mer, Ste (France)
** 05/08: Festival du Bout du Monde, Crozon (France)
** 04/08: Festival Esperanzah, Namur (Belgium)
** 13/07: Les Suds Arles, Arles (France)
** 11/07: Scnes d't, Geneva (Switzerland)
** 06/07: Les Hauts de Garonne, Bordeaux (France)
** 12/01: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (Belgium)
** 9&10/01: Le Grand Rex, Paris (France)
* 2007-2010:
** Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles (Belgium)
** L'Alhambra, Paris (France)
** Andalousies Atlantiques, Essaouira (Morocco)
** Les Nuits de Fourvire, Lyon (France)
** The Opening of the Jazz Fest, Berlin (Germany)
** The Barbican, London (UK)
** Thtre du Gymnase, Marseille (France)
** Palais Omnisports de Bercy, Paris (France)
Awards
In 2011, 'El Gusto' won two awards at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, including the "FRIPESCI prize" and Best Director from the Arab World for Safinez Bousbia.
References
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