Wajdi Riahi Trio

Wajdi's trio was formed in Brussels in 2020 by a group of musicians who have since become inseparable, united by a strong friendship and a number of musical projects. On stage, their dynamic is solid and complicit, full of smiles and complicity.
Following a proposal from Spanish label Fresh Sounds Records, the trio recorded their first repertoire, Mhamdeya, named after the Tunisian town where the pianist grew up.
The album came out in 2022, and its quality and originality were immediately hailed by the Belgian and French press.
In June 2023, the band immortalised their second repertoire in the legendary La Buissonne studio in the south of France. "Essia" was released on the Spanish label on 1 December 2023, with a number of great concerts already planned for 2024.
Stambeli and Gnawa music are the founding roots of this second album, in which the organic architecture of these African and North African rhythms blends happily with the complex, dense fabric of jazz.