Fadhel Boubaker | vocals, oud
Niko Seibold | vocals, saxophones
Jonathan Sell | electric bass
Dominik Fürstberger | drums, percussion
„With all the soloists of Beyond Borders Band, it is simply flying high. Composition-wise, there is a consistency, a coherence, originality and innovation.“ La Presse Tunis, Khaled Tebourbi
„A real musical silversmith work and, essentially, no “plating” of oriental and western phras-ing. Nothing overdone or juxtaposed but different sounds meeting and even merging into one another, precisely as they are intended to be.“ La Presse Tunis, Khaled Tebourbi
„With a combination of oud, double bass, percussion and saxophone the four musicians create an intricate web of european jazz beats and arabic music tradition which overcomes all musi-cal styles.” Süddeutsche Zeitung, Barbara Hordych
„This music is very mature. It takes a lot of talent and skills to create and play arrangements such as these. Maybe it takes a certain amount of life experience to understand and feel the message. For us this is a huge discovery. What we’ve seen today is avantgarde and an expression of freedom.” Mehdi Lariani, Besucher eines der Konzerte in Tunis
Beyond Borders takes its name literally. The group’s openness and readiness to overcome borders characterises the exchange and plays an important role in forming each individual’s musical personality.
After their first two albums, Un Coup De Destin (2013) and It Just Happens (2018), the bor-der-crossing German-Tunisian collective took enough time until they released their latest album Beatles go Egypt (2023). In today’s fast-moving times this might seem odd, but it goes in line with the band’s principle: their collaboration is a process of creation that doesn’t end with the first release tour. Over a considerable amount of time they need to surpass vast distances and cultural differences to further grow together as a group. It is all about accept-ing the other side for what it is and defining one’s own identity from a new perspective.
The Beyond Borders Band takes its name literally. The group’s openness and readiness to overcome borders characterises their uncommon exchange and plays an important role in forming each individual’s musical personality. After almost seven years of developing a unique style in numerous concerts, and after many travel hours, the band reached a strong personal and musical relationship. This builds up trust in every situation, personally and musically. This is the main reason why we can expect them to take the music through the roof on stage.
Concert Selection
27.11.2023 CD Release Concert Beatles go Egypt
Enjoy Jazz Festival – Capitol Mannheim
12.10.2021 Enjoy Jazz Festival – Jazz im Dunkeln Ilvesheim
15.10.2020 Bird’s Eye Basel
03.11.2018 L’Agora Tunis
30. 10.2018 CD Release Concert It Just Happens
Enjoy Jazz Festival – Alte Feuerwache Mannheim
28. 05.2016 Festival Gmünder Sommer Schwäbisch Gmünd
10. 09.2015 Goethe Institut Tunis
21. 07.2014 Festival International de Hammamet
23. 05.2014 Elbjazz Festival Hamburg
26. 03.2014 Le Festival de L’Herbe Tunis
24. 01.2014 Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen
14.10.2013 Acropolium Carthage Tunis
10.08.2013 CD Release Concert Un Coup Du Destin
Oriental Music Academy Mannheim
18. 12.2011 Centre des Musiques Arabes et Méditerranéennes
23. 08.2011 Orient meets Occident Workshop Bayreuth