Artist
Belgium
Influences:
West European
, Middle Eastern
, Mediterranean
IN THE CHARTS
June 2023
#13 - Top 40 for West European Influence
Karim Baggili - New Album - ( T2: Exitimuse ) (video)
BLOGS
ABOUT
Karim Baggili, born in 1976, is a Belgian composer, guitarist, and oud player.
Inspired by Mark Knopfler's playing, he started playing electric guitar at sixteen and has been composing ever since.
At the age of twenty, he was introduced to the world of flamenco and the perfection of Paco de Lucia's playing fascinated him.
Self-taught, he worked hard on the different techniques of the flamenco guitar.
At the same time, during a trip to Jordan, he acquired an oud and added new sounds to his compositions.
Each album compliments the one after it and builds on previous music:: Douar, Cuatro con Cuatro, Lea & Kash, Kali City, Apollo You Sixteen, and Apollo You Sixteen Part II.
His passion for music has led him to many projects as a composer or arranger. Whether it be CDs, short films, documentaries, and more recently feature films.
He has many concerts to his credit on beautiful stages, small, intimate, or large in Belgium or abroad. Samaritaine, Ferme du Biéreau, Centre Culturel de Huy, Festival d'Art de Huy, Festival Paroles d'Hommes, Festival Esperanzah, Francofolies, Ancienne Belgique, Green Note in London, Dubai, Kuwait, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands to name a few.
Nominations & Awards
2000, winner of the first prize at the "Open String Festival" in Osnabruck, Germany - 2011 - nominated at the Octaves de la Musique - World Music category - Album - Lea & Kash2011 - nominated at the 10th Independent Music Awards - Best Album for Lea & Kash.2011 - Winner of the VOX POPULI VOTE - public’s prize at the 10th Independent Music Awards- Best Album- World Beat category for Lea & Kash2014 - nominated at the Octaves de la Musique - World Music category - Album - Kali City2014 - nominated at the 13th Independent Music Awards - Best Album for Kali City2016 - Karim has been nominated for the Sabam Awards, category Best film Score for "Waiting for August" by Teodora Mihai.2017 - nominated at the Octaves de la Musique - World Music category - Album - Apollo You Sixteen 2018 - Nominated at the Octaves de la Musique - World Music category - Album - Apollo You Sixteen Part 2 - 2018 - Winner of the Award for 16th Independent Music Awards World Beat Album - Apollo You Sixteen - 2018 - Winner of the Award for 16th Independent Music Awards World Beat Song - Exitimuse - 2018 - Nominated for Best World Music Artist at the Sabam Awards
Musicians
Karim Baggili: Oud
Etienne Serck: Afro-latinos percussions
Youri Nanaï - Electric Bass
Vivian Ladrière: Drums, percussions
Inspired by Mark Knopfler's playing, he started playing electric guitar at sixteen and has been composing ever since.
At the age of twenty, he was introduced to the world of flamenco and the perfection of Paco de Lucia's playing fascinated him.
Self-taught, he worked hard on the different techniques of the flamenco guitar.
At the same time, during a trip to Jordan, he acquired an oud and added new sounds to his compositions.
Each album compliments the one after it and builds on previous music:: Douar, Cuatro con Cuatro, Lea & Kash, Kali City, Apollo You Sixteen, and Apollo You Sixteen Part II.
His passion for music has led him to many projects as a composer or arranger. Whether it be CDs, short films, documentaries, and more recently feature films.
He has many concerts to his credit on beautiful stages, small, intimate, or large in Belgium or abroad. Samaritaine, Ferme du Biéreau, Centre Culturel de Huy, Festival d'Art de Huy, Festival Paroles d'Hommes, Festival Esperanzah, Francofolies, Ancienne Belgique, Green Note in London, Dubai, Kuwait, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands to name a few.
Nominations & Awards
2000, winner of the first prize at the "Open String Festival" in Osnabruck, Germany - 2011 - nominated at the Octaves de la Musique - World Music category - Album - Lea & Kash2011 - nominated at the 10th Independent Music Awards - Best Album for Lea & Kash.2011 - Winner of the VOX POPULI VOTE - public’s prize at the 10th Independent Music Awards- Best Album- World Beat category for Lea & Kash2014 - nominated at the Octaves de la Musique - World Music category - Album - Kali City2014 - nominated at the 13th Independent Music Awards - Best Album for Kali City2016 - Karim has been nominated for the Sabam Awards, category Best film Score for "Waiting for August" by Teodora Mihai.2017 - nominated at the Octaves de la Musique - World Music category - Album - Apollo You Sixteen 2018 - Nominated at the Octaves de la Musique - World Music category - Album - Apollo You Sixteen Part 2 - 2018 - Winner of the Award for 16th Independent Music Awards World Beat Album - Apollo You Sixteen - 2018 - Winner of the Award for 16th Independent Music Awards World Beat Song - Exitimuse - 2018 - Nominated for Best World Music Artist at the Sabam Awards
Musicians
Karim Baggili: Oud
Etienne Serck: Afro-latinos percussions
Youri Nanaï - Electric Bass
Vivian Ladrière: Drums, percussions
