Fanfara Station is a trio that combines the power of a brass band and electronica with North African vocals and percussions.
Band members
Marzouk Mejri – voice, percussion, Tunisian winds, clarinet, loops
Charles Ferris – trumpet, trombone, tuba, loops
Ghiaccioli e Branzini – electronics and programming
Fanfara Station brings listeners into a trance with brass instruments combined with an entire North African rhythm section and pulsating electro dance beats setting the pace. All this is created by just three musicians thanks to their skillful use of loop stations and live overdubbing of an arsenal of instruments. The singer, composer, woodwind player and noted percussionist, Marzouk Mejri introduced to the group inspiration derived from the memories of his father’s brass band in Tunisia. The Canadian born trumpeter and trombonist Charles Ferris layers up the loops and drops glittering improvisational flourishes, while the master programmer Ghiaccioli e Branzini directs the dance floor dynamics. Fanfara Station offers a blend of music revolving around the Mediterranean Sea, the musical cultures of the African diaspora and southern Europe’s ancient links to the Middle East, the Maghreb and the Americas.
