Yazz Ahmed: The Moon Has Become [Live]

A response to the Museum of the Moon by artist Luke Jerram (an installation featuring at this year’s WOMAD festival), Yazz Ahmed’s The Moon Has Become was presented as a surround-sound sonic artwork and performed live by Yazz Ahmed’s 11-piece ensemble.

Inspired by the ethos of WOMAD and celebrating ‘a world that has no boundaries... through music and movement’, Ahmed aims to create a bond between the audience members, inviting them into the world of electronic-Middle-Eastern-rave-jazz. Through her music, British-Bahraini trumpet player Yazz Ahmed seeks to blur the lines between jazz and electronic sound design, bringing together the sounds of her mixed heritage in what has been described as ‘psychedelic Arabic jazz, intoxicating and compelling’. Her career has included collaborations with Radiohead and Transglobal Underground, and commissions for Adult Swim and New York’s Festival of New Trumpet Music.

This piece is part of PRS Foundation's New Music Biennial 2022.

Commissioned by WOMAD

In 2022 New Music Biennial celebrates its 10-year anniversary, and NMC are thrilled to continue as digital partner for PRS Foundations' landmark new music series. 

New Music Biennial's critically acclaimed free festival takes place this year in both Coventry and London, featuring brand new commissions from across all genres and musical styles: from classical and chamber opera to jazz, folk and electronic, by some of the most exciting composers and music creators in the UK today. NMC then provides a lasting legacy for this new music by making it available to listen to as digital releases.

New Music Biennial 2022 comprises 20 pieces of music: ten brand new works and ten pre-existing works from across the festival’s 10-year history. Download the ten pre-existing works from NMC’s online shop for only £5 here

Listen back to 10 years of New Music Biennial with our five genre-themed curated playlists. From jazz, to folk, to electronic music, they demonstrate the breadth and diversity of music showcased at the festival over the years: listen here

FUNDERS

New Music Biennial is generously supported by the following committed patrons, funders and partners:

RECORDING CREDITS

The Moon Has Become was recorded by the BBC on 23 April 2022 at Draper’s Hall, Coventry.
Producer: Michael Rossi
Sound Engineer: Robert Winter

Catalogue Number: NMC DL202201