Cryptic, mystical and mysterious JUHAMAHAT is a bright figure, who leaves nobody uninterested: they like it or they detest it from the first meeting.
Engineer of sound in the résumé filled well (EKOVA, OSCAR NIP, MADE THIRSTY, The BRIGADE, and many others), JUHAMAHAT is first of all an extremely active activist in Amplified Musics (said Actual Musics) for more than 20 years. After a baccalaureate of Microtechniques (F10), a Rock opera with BARJIBUL’S and some concerts in legs, it inserts the STUDIO 3/4 in Pontoise, where he will train conducted by HERVé LEGUERN for 2 years.
In parallel, he(it) creates “APPETITE”, a radio program was specially dedicated to the regional groups on R.G.B. 99.2FM which(who) will welcome groups such as HUMAN SPIRIT, K2R Riddim, the OGRES of BARBAQUES, all still unknown ? He(it) cofonde and participates in T.V.H.S ., the association which organized the concerts of the small Theater of Louvrais in Pontoise during almost 10 years. With the ReMarKables, he(it) creates the FESTIV’art to Cergy, festival including of the café with live theater, some dance and the music, for 5 years.
Then, he(it) sets off, am the incredible fate of the group EKOVA during 10 years. This route(course), which will make him(her) share magnificent human adventures in four corners(places) of the world, will bring him(it) to participate as well in prestigious festivals such as the SXSW of Austin (USA), AREZZOWAVE ( Italy), (SWISS) PALEO, SAMSONIC ( HOLLAND), that in performances new as live during fashion shows of High fashion, or show of contemporary dance with the Choreographer REDA with the group on stage. Cerise on the cake, he(it) participates with EKOVA in the first parts(parties) of the tour “Flower powers” of CLEAN OUT The and concretizes a dream of adolescence.
Hardly of this very rich experience(experiment), JUHAMAHAT settles down from 2001 in Door of Saint-Ouen in the premises of SRIRACHA Wipe, and, in good teacher, it cofonde in 2003, with Mr XMEN, the SUBMARINE 3/4 (in memory of the SUBMARINE of Vitrôlles and the STUDIO 3/4 of Pontoise, R.I.P.) with for objective the long-lasting development aid of the practice of the Amplified Musics (say Current Musics) and about emergent Artists. It is in this period when he also finalizes his first one 5 Titles(Securities) “Dream-merchant” who, for technical reasons, will be born only in 2006.
In May, 2003, “Dream-merchant” will allow him(her) to meet Imen TNANI, Artistes-peintre and student-researcher, Singer with a significant experience(experiment) of the scene(stage), considered as a national hope in Tunisia. Their universes unite at once, and, around a common passion for DEAD CAN DANCE, begin then a fruitful collaboration under the name of KARTAJ. At the beginning rather centred on the work of studio and the recording of B.O. of short film (“SAMA” of Ludivine ADDUCED in 2007, “Islands to the Slaves” of AJJAR’ a Hour in 2006) KARTAJ lands shyly on stage in June, 2006 in The KEY (78 / Saint-Germain-en-Laye).
In parallel, not being able to express completely its ideas in the magic, dreamlike universe, and poetics of KARTAJ, JUHAMAHAT starts again of the service and registers(records) “Mya thread mya bilougha el3arabya”, piece against the hegemony of the English language, realizes the clip with O.S., and takes(brings) out a Maxi 4 Titles(Securities) " Walla8i Gharib! " Which(who) will be exclusively distributed in Africa.
At the end of 2008, with the SUBMARINE 3/4, he proposes the Festival of the FREE VOICES(VOTES) to Saint-Ouen: 36 concerts in one and a half month, more than 76 unpublished groups, and especially a unique(only) warm atmosphere. Quite as for the trainings(formations) bound(connected) to the Current Musics that he(it) sets up with the MAAD93 (network of the places of distribution(broadcasting) of Current Musics in Seine-Saint-Denis) the public asks for more of it. The SUBMARINE 3/4 proposes then GéNéREAUX STATES of the AMPLIFIED MUSICS (said Current Musics), a meeting allowing to review the state of the Current Musics.
2009 looks animated with the preparation of one 5 Titles(Securities) including the already famous “Mya thread mya bilougha el3arabia” which(who) in fact to pour a lot of ink since and looked place in surprising reactions.
You have him(it) already included surement, JUHAMAHAT, following the example of the rabbit of certain one pub, never stops(arrests), sleeps little, and is still in action(share): it is a man of convictions. Follower of the sport of room(chamber), JUHAMAHAT collects lovingly the women, it is its only known good-looking sin to this day. His(Her) friends call it the Bulldozer, for its quiet strength, his(her) father, more solemn, the nome affectionately the Impertinent Arrogant person. Do not make a mistake, you do not have to deal here with an anarchist near has to destroy(annul) everything, which(who) puts itself constantly in opposition with everything, but well and truly to somebody built who claims his faith in the Art, the practice ardently, and implements(operates) any concrete and constructive action(share) allowing to emphasize her(it). Beyond its own works, JUHAMAHAT defends(forbids) the right(law) for the Artists and for their freedoms of expression and opinions, for their right(law) to be the “Jesters”. After all the Art is not, with the education(teaching), one of the lungs of any civilization
Conviction is the word which best seems to summarize the complexity of this artist multi-languages(multi-tongues) (he writes as well in French, in Arabic, in English, or still in Italian). His(her,its) determination is well and truly real, its voluntarism exceeds the borders, and its ardour is intoxicating. He(it) paints his(its) music of a palette of sound " bidouillages ", acoustic guitars and rhythmic Percussives. Without limitation of style, he(it) digs up into all the ingredients that he in bequeathed his(her,its) interbreeding to create atmospheres which evolve. The gasoline(essence) of its music wants pure, dark and poetic. She(it) transports us, us made travel beyond the dream. Then close eyes and open ears.
