"Pochade" has won Honorable Mention in the "Instrumental" category in the 2005 I
author: Candace Avery
Dear Wajdi,
As the founder and director of the International Songwriting Competition, it is my honor and pleasure to personally congratulate you again and inform you that the song "Pochade" has won Honorable Mention in the "Instrumental" category in the 2005 International Songwriting Competition (ISC). We are very proud of this accomplishment and thank you for entering this song into ISC this year.
ISC received almost 15,000 entries from 82 countries throughout the world, so this acknowledgement of the song by ISC and its judges is a noteworthy achievement.
Candace Avery
Founder/Director
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Marvelous Eastern warmth revealed by a pleasant and rich perfume
author: Zicline (France)
“Jasmine” diffuses a pleasant and rich perfume and reveals a marvelous Eastern warmth, which invites us to reveries full of gentleness, and announces pleasant summer evenings…
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The profusion of colors and the rhythmic energy makes “Jasmine” a charming album
author: Jazzhot Magazine
Wajdi Cherif has a rather gracious musical character that is well served by the accompanying musicians (authoritative flute of David Sauzay), which interplays with the rhythmic colors brought by Mourad Benhammou, at ease in both musical languages... The profusion of colors and the rhythmic energy makes “Jasmine” a charming album. J. Szlamowicz
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A very convincing fusion of jazz and arabic music
author: Piano Bleu
Pochade, immediately draws the extremely original contours of the album, with a double savour of jazz and arabic music. The second track "Jasmine", also the title of the album, diffuses indeed a soft Eastern perfume whose delicacy is a real joy. "Falaises" confirms the inventiveness of Wajdi Cherif and his unique style, a very convincing fusion of jazz and arabic music...
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