Fanfara Station is a trio that brings the power of a brass band and electronics to North African vocals and percussion.

Inspired by Marzouk’s memories of his father’s brass band, Fanfara Station celebrates the epic feats of the Mediterranean’s migrants, the musical cultures of the African diaspora and the flows that have long connected the Middle East, the Magreb, Southern Europe and the Americas.

Fanfara Station is a celebration with a brass band, an entire North African rhythm section and contemporary electro Dance beats. It’s a dance party created live by only three musicians thanks to the use of loop stations for live over-dubbing.

The brass of Fanfara Station bring folk and blues accents into an electro acoustic North African universe represented by layers of percussion instruments, woodwinds and singing. Modern folk sensibilities are threaded into a contemporary electronic dance fabric.

Line up:
Marzouk Mejri: voice, percussion, Tunisian winds, loops
Charles Ferris: trumpet, trombone, loops
Ghiaccioli e Branzini: electronics and programming