Quoz Arts Fest 2025 | NOON IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FRIDGE
NOON IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FRIDGE
Music
Date
25_Jan 2025
Starts
7.00PM
Venue
The Stage
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NOON are the kind of band you might expect, or rather hope, to encounter in the UAE – an audio approximation of the Emirates’ cluttered cosmopolitanism and contemporary, borderless ethos. Made up of three players, drawn from different cultural and musical backgrounds, the instrumental trio bravely embody, and certainly enliven, the hackneyed idea of East/West musical fusions.
Up front is the sound of the oud, the most typical international marker of all things Middle Eastern. But sonically framed by electric bass and drums – and freed by the improvisatory impulses of jazz – NOON’s collective sound is distinctly global. Shades of funk groove, African and Indian percussive rhythms and electronic effects pepper this sonic stew. The effect is a little like a proggy, jazz-rock power trio, only with an oud where the electric guitar is supposed to be. They call it “experimental Oriental” – a knowingly exotic abstraction, for sure, but of the very best kind.
Rob Garrat, The National
About the participant
THE FRIDGE
The Fridge is the region’s leading independent artist and entertainment agency, providing elite acts for more than 3,000 events a year. Established in 2007 by Shelley Frost, The Fridge is relentlessly dedicated to promoting the Middle East's music scene as well as performing arts in Dubai.
The award-winning production team creates original shows for theatres, festivals, nightclubs, and exhibitions, as well as conceiving and staging its own productions. Additionally, they provide support to government, corporate, public, and private events. The Fridge showcases fresh and exciting performers through curated programming such as the award-winning Fridge Concert Series taking place during Quoz Arts Fest.