Armand Amar
Composer Armand Amar was brought up in Morocco in the 1950s and many of his
compositions contain references and influences from traditional middle eastern
music. He started his musical career by playing percussion, mainly the congas
but also the tabla and the zarb and his experience as a percussionist gave him a
valuable insight into the ways rhythm can be employed to create atmosphere
within a soundtrack. During the 1970s Amar met the well known South African
choreographer Peter Goss and from here he developed his love of contemporary
dance, an interest which eventually led him ...
