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Mamadouh Bahri was born July 31, 1957 in Sfax, Tunisia and grew up there until  the age of 25 when he moved to Montpellier, France where he later taught music at Jazz Action Montpellier (JAM) until 1991.

From 1989 to 1993, he played in a quartet with pianist Horace Parlan, Italian bassist Riccardo Del Fra and New Orleans drummer Idris Muhammad. In 1991, they recorded From Tunisia with Love, live in Carthage, Tunisia. The same year, Bahri moved to New York City, where he joined the collective Spirit of Life Ensemble with saxophonist T.K. Blue, trumpeter Ted Curson and drummer Winard Harper among others. He recorded seven albums with the group between 1993 and 2002.

He has played many concerts throughout France and performed in northern Europe, the Middle East, China and the United States. Mamadouh has appeared on broadcast television in Tunis and Abu Dhabi. His recordings have gotten radio airplay in France, New York City and Tunisia. Guitarist Mamadouh Bahri continues to combine Afro-Mediterranean music with a jazz tradition.

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