Asim Gorashi's Friends

Asim Gorashi's Page

About Me:: Asim Gorashi has a bachelor degree in music from the University of Sudan majoring in composition. He has arranged more than twenty Sudanese folkloric songs in ten different local languages and participated in numerous festivals including Khartoum International Festival, Djibouti Horn Festival, the Galaa Festival (Egypt), the Mela festival 2006 in Norway and recently, the Woodford folk fest 2007.

A multi-instrumentalist, Asim performs on the oud (Arabic lute) and violin; he sings, plays keyboards, the Sudanese traditional Tamboor, as well as the mandolin and viola. In performance he is regularly joined by musicians with whom he has been collaborating in Sydney for the past three years. They have a wealth of experience in various styles from around the world, including African, South American, Jazz, Reggae and North Indian music.

He formed his first trio with Daniel Goodacre (Piano) and Steven Manovski (Drums). This group has performed for various concerts, festivals and community events since he moved to Sydney in 2003 and include a number of appearances in the Café Carnivale series, the annual World Culture and arts Festival, performances for the Sudanese community and other groups in Sydney.

Asim has also performed at Kulcha in Perth and at the Sydney Opera House.

Asim Gorashi performs in different ensembles: Asim Gorashi trio (violin, piano and drums), Asim Gorashi Band (violin, piano, organ, bass guitar, electric guitar and percussion).