Fanfara Station

Fanfara Station is a trio project weaving together the festive energy of a brass band– handled by the Canadian-born trumpeter Charles Ferris, the live electronics of the Italian Marco Dalmasso aka Ghiaccioli e Branzini—and the Magreb rhythms and vocal stylings commanded by the Tunisian multi-instrumentalist Marzouk Mejri. Inspired by Marzouk’s father’s marching band, Fanfara Station throws a dance party to celebrate Mediterranean migrations and the African musical cultures that mix with Middle Eastern, European and American sounds. Fanfara Station is a Balkan brass band with a North African rhythm section, contemporary electro-dance beats and live looping.
After and Ep realized through crowdfunding, the group will release its debut album in early 2018 with the Neapolitan label Agualoca Records in conjunction with a documentary by Ernesto Pagano ("La Vita di Marzouk") about the exceptional and musical life of Marzouk.