Thursday, April 30, 2009

THE NARCICYST


The Narcicyst- P.H.A.T.W.A. (Official Music Video) from The Narcicyst on Vimeo.An Iraqi MC/Media Master born in the UAE, raised in Canada and continually questioned by the powers that be, his musical career was spawned through the collaborative work of the Euphrates family; A growing collective of Muslim visual artists, musicians, painters, filmographers and photographers.Releasing two albums with Euphrates, “A Bend in the River” and “Stereotypes Incorporated” respectively, the crew garnered worldwide attention from Time Magazine to publications out of the Middle East and Europe. A graduate in Political science and Communication Studies, Narcy went on to get a Masters degree in Media Studies focusing on the identity politics in Hip-Hop poetics, specifically encountering and dissecting the Arab-American experience through a thesis project entitled “Fear of An Arab Planet”. With a book being released under the same title, and a brand new album called “The Illuminarcy”, The Narcicyst is sure to make you see yourself through the proverbial mirror that is the current state of the world.http://www.myspace.com/euphrates

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

The R.E.G. Project

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The R.E.G. Project are Ralph Khoury, Elie Barbar, and Guy Manoukian. The three Lebanese musicians both compose new oriental fusions and remix Arabic classics such as Warda’s Batwannis Beek, and Abdelhalim Hafiz’s Zay Al Hawa. All three musicians work solo currently. Last.Fm

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Maryam Mursal

Maryam Mursal (born January 1st, 1950) is a prominent composer and vocalist from Somalia. She grew up in a family with four daughters. Up to the sixties performing music publicly was reserved mainly for men; but Maryam Mursal was determined not to let her gender hold her back form reaching her goals. Confronting this centuries-old tradition she became, in 1966, one of the few professional female vocalists in her country. She performed in nightclubs and her music, known as Somali Jazz, became subsequently popular across the country. Her lively blend is influenced by jazz, blues, soul, African and Arabic music. After criticizing the dictatorial regime, she was banned from singing for two years. She then started earning her living as, arguably, the first female taxi and truck driver in Somalia. During the civil war in her homeland, she and her five children undertook an arduous seven-month journey across four countries on foot and by hitchhiking until they finally found refuge in the Danish Embassy in the neighbouring Djibouti. It was this odyssey through the East African desert that provided the germ of her solo recording The Journey. The back-up vocals in this CD are provided by Peter Gabriel, whose label “Real World” produces her work. She also performed with Nina Simone .Last.Fm

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

H-Kayne

H-kayne est un groupe de rap marocain basé à Meknès, né vers 1996.Il s’agit de la fusion entre les pionnier du rap au Maroc composé de Adil Sif Lssane,Hatim HB2,Azzedine Ter-Hoor, Otmane, Iliass(New) et de DJ Khalid,Ayant remporté le premier prix de les catégories Rap et Hip-Hop du concours Boulevard des jeunes musiciens (BJM) de Casablanca en 2003. Des titres comme Issawa style, F’mo hadak, Ya Dania, FLHouma et H-K Kima Dima figurent parmi les titres qui propulsent cette formation musicale.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Clotaire K

Clotaire K is a hip hop artist of Lebanese descent who has toured and released records since 1995.
His style is a blend of traditional Middle-Eastern music and hip hop, while the lyrics are in English, French, and Arabic. He is part of a 5 piece band that has been touring for 13 years. His achievements include a BBC award as well as an EMMA Music Award nomination.Last.fm

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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Cheb Khaled

haled Hadj Brahim (born 29 February 1960), better known as Khaled (Arabic: خالد حاج ابراهيم‎), is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi-El-Houri in Oran Province of Algeria. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic for “Young man Khaled”) and has become probably the most internationally famous Algerian singer. His popularity has earned him the unofficial title “King of Raï”.Last.Fm








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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Tony Kaldas

Tony kaldas , Born in 20 January 1984, his real name is Antoine Kaldas , and he is Egyptian - Greek .
Tony Studied in the French School of ( Collège des Frères ) in Cairo and then he studied in Engineering architectural in Cairo Academy College.He also studied Singing & Music with the Soprano Dr.Taheya Shams el din from 2003 to 2006 in the Opera house and with the soprano Dr.Iman Mustafa from 2006 until now.He played Violin for 2 years and then he moved to Guitar Playing.Also Participated in Many Religious choirs from age 15 & attended for 3 years in Cairo Celebration Choir in The Opera House in Egypt from 2001 to 2003.Tony could sing with many different styles and Languages. He sang for the Big Singers in the arabic World with the very difficult arabic songs from El Turath & el Adwar and others & He sang also for many Big singers around the World with many different Languages and Accents.Tony kaldas , Born in 20 January 1984, his real name is Antoine Kaldas , and he is Egyptian - Greek .http://www.tonykaldas.com/about.html




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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Abdeljalil Kodssi

Abdeljalil Kodssi, nacido en Marrakech, y barbero de profesión, pertenece a la comunidad gnawa, descendientes de antiguos esclavos africanos en Marruecos. A raiz de un encuentro con el escritor Juan Goytisolo, en el año 1984 y después que éste quedara maravillado por su música, viene invitado a España donde entra en contacto con el grupo valenciano Al Tall y establece relación con comunidades árabes, primero de Francia y después de toda Europa. Así conoce -a través del músico marroquí Hassan Hackmoun- al trompetista de jazz Don Cherry con quien inicia una larga gira europea. En 1990, funda el grupo Nass Marrakech, con sus compañeros Sheriff y Aziz, con los que realiza varias giras mundiales, mientras fija su residencia entre Marrakech y Barcelona. Colabora en el disco de Javier Mas y Jordi Rallo, TAMIZ (2000). En 2001 se edita el segundo álbum de Nass Marrakech, BOUNDERBALA con la colaboración de Jorge Pardo y Omar Sosa y en el 2002 se publica su primer disco en solitario, MIMOUN, producido por Omar Sosa. Todos estos trabajos tienen una línea de continuidad con el último, producido por Javier Mas, OULAD FOULANI GANGA (2006) y sitúan a Abdeljalil Kodssi como un referente artístico y humano indiscutible en el terreno de la fusión musical.

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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Aziz Abdo


Aziz Abdo
Lebanese star, born on September 23, has Swedish nationality as well as Lebanese citizenship since his family migrated to Sweden when he was one year old.He studied in Sweden and received the Bachelor of Business Administration. He entered the world of professional football, with an age less than 15 years, by joining "LCW" club which was considered to be one of the top ranked clubs in Sweden.Aziz was obsessed with fashion and fashion exhibitions and became one of the most famous Models in the Scandinavian States when he started working for "Scandinavian Models", which is one of the most important Ads and marketing companies in Sweden.In 2004, he entered the world of music by launching his first album "Jaw jnoun" which was very successful.Most of the success was achieved through his tours including Syria, Dubai, Bahrain, Jordan, and Lebanon.In 2006, Aziz issued a single "Ya habib L omer" and filmed in Hollywood under the direction of "Michael Ooblitz".In 2008, he issued a new album, "inti tcharrafi," which is an advanced step in his entertainment career.


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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Souad Massi

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Souad Massi ( b. August 23, 1972 ) is a singer and song writer from Algeria. She is a leading light among the young Algerian artists. She sings the Arabic language with a sweet and pure voice. Her songs are of folk rock rhythms (besides she is often compared to Joan Baez or Tracy Chapman). Her activism, popularity and courage brought her into the limelight.Souad Massi, is basically free and generous. She has a golden voice and a sparkling talent. She creates a delicate and harmonious Algerian folk rock with activist and sensitive lyrics. Souad comes from a family of performers. Her elder brother is a composer, her younger brother does new jack music and her little sister is a dancer…As for her, she always knew she would become a singer.She studied Arabo-Andalousian classical music, music theory and universal classical music. When she was 17, she performed on many stages with her only guitar. But at the same time, she was in a flamenco band "Les Trianas d’Alger". It was a real flop. After this defeat she went to pieces and decided to give up. Fortunately, her younger brother pushed her into going on. With her band "Atakor" Souad Massi travelled through Algeria. Their rock music (close to hard rock music) echoed in the whole country. But things became more and more difficult for Souad. Further to many political pressure, the cabinet of town and country planning she worked in (Souad has an engineer degree) decided to dismiss her. Then she has been through a difficult period, financially as well as psychologically. And while the young singer was just about to give up, she was offered to join in the “Femmes d’Algérie / Women from Algeria” Festival. This show which was initiated by Allalou (a former radio and television reporter) and the “Bled-Connection” association, set up in Paris at the Cabaret Sauvage. rest on http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFiche.php?id=537〈=en

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Najat Aatabou

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Suffused with emotion, Najat A tabou s voice is among the strongest in popular Moroccan music. Her radiation and voice become explosive on the stage, while some of her movements originate in the jedba, the ritual trance of Northern Africa. Her dynamic performance and forward-looking viewpoints take her right into the hearts of Moroccan audiences and have made her a star.Najat A tabou (44) by now has 25 albums to her name and enjoys immense popularity, in her own country and also among Moroccan communities abroad. The Chemical Brothers scored a worldwide hit with Calvanize in 2005 (over one million singles sold). This song is an excellent example of the musical impact the sample of Just Tell Me The Truth by Najat A tabou has on it. In my own, self-written traditional songs I try to sketch a fair picture of Moroccan women. I also try to defend their rights and to change prevailing views. In her songs she does not shrink back from presenting awkward issues. One of her songs for instance is about women having a love affair with a married man. Her message is: go out and find yourself another ( Shoufi Ghirou )! Just imagine something like this in a country where such relationships are a punishable offence. I also put forward issues like adultery, infidelity and domestic violence and sing about girls abandoned by their boyfriends when they turn out to be pregnant. I advocate that parents must stand by their children at all times. I challenge prevailing views. This she used to do from an early age onwards. Rebellious, Najat grew up in the poor village of Khmisset in the central Atlas mountains. Singing was her favourite pastime, sneaking out of her bedroom window at nights to sing at weddings and school parties. It was at one of those weddings that someone taped her show while Najat was unaware of this. Although the cassettes sold well in Morocco, her relatives were less enthusiastic. It was downright disaster when they found out. They did not accept it, taking it that I had put the family to shame. My brothers wanted to kill me. So Najat, who had once dreamed of becoming a lawyer, decided to flee. In tears I went to the village shop that sold the illegal tapes of my performance. My family froze all contacts with me and I had nowhere to go. Herself a mother of three, she now owns various houses in Morocco and France. Purely by coincidence that day a producer walked into the shop. He had apparently heard the cassette somewhere and was looking for me. He asked me to rely on him, proposing that I joined him to Casablanca. Although I had no other choice it appeared to be my rescue. Downright seething Najat was. With all and everything. I found it so frustrating that as a woman I had no say in anything, hardly knew any rights or that as a child I was not allowed to wear the clothes I fancied. And there was no question whatever about talking to strange men. For these reasons her first hit was called J n ai marr ( I ve had enough ) which is sung in Arabic all the same. By now Najat has dozens of hit to her name, like Shoufi Ghirou (Find a Better Man), Souvenir and Hadi Kadba Beyna (Just Tell me the Truth).For three years to come there were no contacts with her family, but they were restored thanks to her manager. He went to the village where I was born to explain that I was not doing anything bad or immoral, which in fact was that everybody had been scared of. In the meantime my brothers had seen me on television as well and read about me in the papers, so the uproar had been calmed down , says Najat, the first woman to release a cd in the Moroccan market. Our contact now is fine. Najat receives incredible amounts of fanmail, also from those who do not especially like her shrill notes at traditional rhythms, but who do like the message they convey. The interpreter of the popular ballad gathers inspiration from the occasionally distressing stories her admirers tell her. Much has changed for women over the past twenty years here; they have started working and travelling. What s more, they have learnt to say no now and then. All the same, a lot is still awaiting to be done and I hope my songs will help to achieve this. In the last year she underwent a great development. Together with her husband Hassan Dikouk she changed the style of her music, exchanging traditional instruments for a new sound with musical influences from instruments like bass and electric guitar, synthesizer, drum, congas and so on. Doing so, Najat A tabou now wants to make these Moroccan songs accessible to music lovers all over the world.The 2004 Morocco Swings masterclass showed Najat in the main role; a film intended primarily to add a positive contribution to the position/liberation of Moroccan women all the world over.http://www.najataatabou.com/index.php?nav=static&pagina=about_najat

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Sunday, April 5, 2009

mohannad mchallah

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Born on 05/12/1979, in Aleppo, Syria. Mohannad’s voice was first discovered by his grandmother, when he was 10 years old. Then, he joined to the musical institute, the strange thing being he escaped from the singing lessons! After this, his uncle, the cinematic director Bilal Al-Sabouny, went with Mohannad to the GREATEST Well-known voice in the Arabic public, Sabah Fakhry, and the last sent him to best musical teachers in Aleppo to learn "Almowashahat".He moved to Lebanon to continue his studies in the "Conservatory" for the next two years. After graduating, Mohannad started to work full-time as a professional talented singer in Lebanon, and then he signed a contract to move to Dubai and worked there for about four and a half years.In 2004, he participated in Super Star 2 (2004), from about 80,000 participants, he was chosen by the commission with other 81 participants. In the second round, he sang with the 4th group, in the 4th episode. But it wasn't really fair! Mohannad didn't make it, but to everyone’s surprise, the producers chose Mohannad to perform in the last chance episode! And he made it and passed to the third round.It's May 30, 2004, the first episode of the last round! Everyone was in stress, the challenge is harder, more responsibility! But Mohannad, proved his ability to sing all the Arabian music types! During the third round, he proved himself, Mohannad won thousands of hearts!After "Super Star 2004", Mohannad released a single, Ollo (2ollo), as Future TV promised, with all the other 16 participants. On the internet, Mohannad's song got the second place!the last period, Mohannad recorded another single, called "Min Zaman Wana Bastannak", unfortunately, the release date was delayed several times as a result of problems within the Future TV administration. At last his single is released only on Syrian FM (Al Madinah FM Radio). Like the other 16 Super Stars (2004), Mohannad left the Future TV since they are not making what they promised!. www.Mohannad-Mchallah.com




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ABDELKADER SAADOUN

ABDELKADER SAADOUN comes from Khemis Miliana in Algeria), a few miles away from Wahran, the birth place of RAI. He started to play RAI music in his home country, accompanied by an accordion, guitar, kit drum, bass and percussion. An accomplished singer and musician, he led a band, which performed at many venues and festivals.RAI originates from traditional Algerian music (Chaabi, Kabil, and Chawia, pop...) and also encompasses Jazz, Funk, Rock, Reggae, Fusion, and Blues. Based on strong rhythms, it is a very dynamic and danceable music. It has become the most popular music in North Africa and the Arab world; the music of today's generation. Its popularity has quickly spread to neighbouring countries: Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt and is now very popular in the Gulf States. Since France has a large Magrebian population, RAI music is now part of the French culture.In 1988 SAADOUN moved to the UK and in 1994 he formed a second Rai band in London.SAADOUN's current outfit is made up of nine musicians from deferent background using traditional instruments such as Mandole, Hadjoudj & North African percussion combined with European instruments including Brass, Keyboard, Piano and Bass guitar, Viola, Cello, Drums and Electric Guitars. He is a charismatic performer, able to enliven any audience with his infectious rhythms and dynamic stage personality. http://www.saadoun.com/

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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Tarik

Mohammed Tarik Belgot dit « Cheb Tarik » est arrivé à Paris en 1989 pour poursuivre des études en informatique qu’il a stoppé au bout de six mois par amour pour la musique.Peu de temps après sa rencontre avec Maghni – un des plus grands arrangeurs et compositeur de Raï au monde – le décide à réaliser un album intitulé « La Jalousie » qui se vendra en France et en Europe.On entend réellement parler de Tarik en 1994, à la mort de Cheb Hasni, le roi du Raï Sentimental, lâchement assassiné à Oran, berceau du Raï. A cette occasion, Cheb Tarik décide de rendre hommage à ce grand chanteur en reprenant quelques-unes unes de ses chansons et intitule l’album « Hommage à Hasni ». Cet album se vendra en Algérie à plus d’une centaine de milliers d’exemplaires. Grâce à ce succès, Tarik réalisera deux autres albums de Raï traditionnel qui ont d’ailleurs connu un franc succès.La rencontre avec un grand musicien qui accompagnait Khaled, Zahouania … et Semghouni lui insuffle le désir de bousculer le Raï jusqu’ici traditionnel en le modernisant. Ce sera sans nul doute l’innovateur du Raï Moderne.Dès lors, il intègre au Raï des musiques avec lesquelles il a été bercé pendant son adolescence telles que la Funk, le Reggae ou le Roots.En 1997, grâce à la rencontre avec C.C.Raïder – ex leader de « Made in Paris » - groupe qui a vendu plus de 70 mille albums et 200 mille singles avec le titre « Paris a le blues » ; il décide pour la première fois d’allier le Rap au Raï.Le ton est donné : Tarik réalise la reprise de « Reggae Night » qui devient « Reggae Raï ». En attendant l’autorisation de la Toya Jakson et d’Amir Bayan, le single sort dans le ghetto et fait énormément d’écho dans le milieu du Rap et du Raï.
Plusieurs majors telles que SONY, VIRGIN et UNIVERSAL RECORDS s’intéressent au titre. Finalement, Tarik signe avec UNIVERSAL.Le 21 Juin 1998, une rencontre est organisée à l’occasion de la fête de la musique et Jimmy Cliff tombe amoureux de la nouvelle version : « it’s a good remake ».Le titre prend un nouvel élan et au bout de quatre mois d’exploitation dépasse les 80.000 ventes, est classé au TOP 50 pendant plusieurs semaines et apparaît dans plusieurs compilations.Le 31 Décembre 1998, Tarik est invité à l’une des plus prestigieuse émission de divertissement sur TF1, celle d’Arthur, nommée « La Fureur » où se succèdent sur la scène Phill Collins, Lenny Kravitz, Lara Fabian, Boney M, Zucchero, Notre Dame de Paris, Indeep, Sheila, Véronique Sanson, les Gipsy King, Ophélie Winter, Oliver Cheatham, Manau… . La vente du single dépasse alors les 171.000 exemplaires en France.S’en suit la réalisation d’un album avec les plus grands musiciens Raï, ceux qui ont côtoyé le king Khaled entre autres. Ainsi et pour la première fois dans la musique arabe, Tarik insère de nouveaux sons tels que la « Talk box » et des samples dont il est précurseur dans le Raï : album riche en couleurs et en influences : METISSTYLES.
En 2001, Cheb Tarik est sollicité par Martin MEISSONNIER à participer sur la compilation « Big Men « (Raï, Meets, Reggae) et à travailler avec deux géants jamaïcains de la production de Reggae, le duo Sly Dunbar et Robbie Shakespeare. Tarik enregistre un duo avec Chevelle Franklyn « Love I can feel » et un autre duo avec Sugar Minott « Big Men » sorti chez Virgin.De cet album remarquable par la diversité des genres musicaux, un titre en particulier est un véritable succès dans le Maghreb, « J’ai pas besoin » fait de Cheb Tarik un artiste connu et reconnu dans le Raï. Les ventes le prouvent sans conteste, elles dépassent les 6 millions d’exemplaires. Ce titre est d’ailleurs repris par une quarantaine de chanteurs qui intègrent dans leur tour de chant « J’ai pas besoin ».Cheb Tarik innove dans le renouveau du genre Raï, Metisstyle en est la preuve. Outre « J’ai pas besoin », plusieurs titres font le bonheur des compilations de Raï Françaises et mondiales. « L’histoire », « Akli Fiha », « Sidi Rabi » sans oublier les incontournables « Reggae Raï » et « J’ai pas besoin de ta pitié » figurent au top du palmarès des compilations en tout genre. Ces ventes représentent d’ailleurs plus 270.000 exemplaires.Là où certains artistes figurent pour un titre sur les compilations Raï, Cheb Tarik y figure avec deux voir trois titres notamment dans les compilations « Opération Raï 1 » (disque d’or avec 160.000 exemplaires vendus), « Raï Dance », « Maxim’s » (du célèbre restaurant Maxim’s), « Universal Hits », « Génération Beur », « Club Raï », « Oriental Café », « Arabic Groove », « Oriental Garden », « Suprême Raï » , « L’officiel du Raï », « Fête Raï », « Raï Dance 1 », « Suprême Orient 2 », « Raï Dance 2 », « Big Men « , »Bon Baiser de Corty », « Stop à l’affront », « Best off Aladin volume 1 », « Raï » sortie en Juillet 2003 au Liban chez Music Master International avec 3 titres « Reggae Raï », « La pitié » et « L’histoire » . Cheb Tarik est un artiste complet et n’hésite pas à s’engager pour des causes défendables, d’où sa présence remarquée avec ses titres « L’esclavage » sur l’album « Stop à l’affront » (contre le racisme) au côté de Saïan Supa Crew, Bouga, Gippsy King, Tonton David… dans les bacs depuis Avril 2003.Et en Janvier 2004, un inédit sur la compilation « Hip Hop Raï » sortie chez ULM et WAGRAM ; Cheb Tarik s'est associé avec DJ MAZE et Koma (Scred Connexion) pour le titre « Barbès ». S’en suit une compilation chez Imagine Records (USA) avec le titre « Akli Fiha » ; et la dernière en date sortira chez SONY MUSIC (Pays Bas) avec « L’histoire ».
A ce jour, singles, compilations, albums, CD et cassettes compris, les ventes de Cheb Tarik représentent plus de 6 millions d’exemplaires dans le monde.Cheb Tarik est un artiste complet et n’hésite pas à s’engager pour des causes défendables, d’où sa présence remarquée avec son titres « L’esclavage » sur l’album « Stop à l’affront » (contre le racisme) au côté de Saïan Supa Crew, Bouga, Gipsy King, Tonton David… dans les bacs depuis Avril 2003.Cheb Tarik a collaboré sur le projet Raï ‘ N’B Fever de DJ Core & Scalp (BO du film Taxi 3), (sortie le 21 Juin 2004 chez SMALL « SONY France ») qui regroupe les plus grands noms du Hip Hop et du R&B du moment en interprétant un duo avec Jimmy Sissoko « Reggae Raï Féver » ; et qui est depuis double disque d’or (+ de 250.000 exemplaires).Si l’actualité de Cheb Tarik est riche, le plus innovateur des Raï Mans n’oublie pas son public pour autant à qui il a réservé un nouvel album à la hauteur de son talent de 17 titres intitulé RAI’TISTICK déjà dans les bacs et ce depuis le 05 Décembre 2004.A découvrir : RAI’TISTICK vous plonge dans l’univers particulier de Cheb Tarik ; mélange de Raï, de R’N’B, de Rap… De grands noms ont collaboré tels Oliver Cheatham, Lee John d’Imagination, les Gipsy King, Koma de la Scred Connexion.Cheb Tarik a été invite à faire un duo avec Le rat Lucciano de la Fonky Familly et Lord Kossity il apparaît aussi sur l album de la Fouine sortie le 25/04/05 . TARIK travaille actuellement sur la BO du film ennemies publics avec Charles Aznavour et Richard Bohringer,Cyriélle Claire etc...Les collaborations s’enchaînent CHEB TARIK et son équipe LES FRERES DE SONG arrangent le son d’un titre du futur album du mythique reggae man ALPHA BLONDY et des non moins mythiques membres des WAILERS, SLY DUNBAR, ROBBIE SHAKESPEAR et TYRON DUONY. Cette participation artistique atteste une fois de plus de la qualité du talent de CHEB TARIK et surtout de sa griffe musicale particulière.Le nouveau projet de CHEB TARIK et des FRERES DE SONG ne va pas manquer de surprendre le public. TARIK est actuellement en préparation d’un album de reprises de chansons des plus grands artistes français tels que EDITH PIAF (La foule, L’hymne à l’amour), SERGE LAMA (Je suis malade), JACQUES BREL (Le plat pays), FRANCOISE HARDY et JACQUES DUTRONC (Puisque vous partez en voyage), CHARLES TRENET (La mer) et du grand CHARLES AZNAVOUR (Emmenez moi, Hier encore, Et dans mon coin).CHARLES AZNAVOUR qui est à ce titre parrain du projet et qui a participé au clip du titre « Emmenez moi ».Cheb Tarik a son site officiel où vous pouvez découvrir en écoute des extraits de son nouvel album ainsi que de ses anciens titres.http://www.chebtarik.com/bio.htm



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Friday, April 3, 2009

Massar Egbari

Massar Egbari are an Egyptian Band from Alexandria, Egypt. The band members created that sarcastic name for the band since they felt that the society is trying to imply its power over people starting from their childhood till the day they die. This social power wants to stereotype everything including the way we think and feel, leaving no space for creation and innovation.Massar Egbari presents music and songs talking about our social problems. Love is not our main concern although it represents a part of our songs. Through the members' different musical backgrounds, the band is presenting a kind of Alternative Egyptian Music, mixing rock, Jazz and Blues with some Oriental music, giving the band it's own unique sound.Massar Egbari started in 2005, and played on almost all the Egyptian stages, and starting 2007 the band started to perform in Europe as it participated in Malta Arts Festival (Valletta-Malta) , Barisa Rock Festival - Rock for Peace (Istanbul-Turkey), The Biennale of young artists from Europe and the mediterranean (Bari-Italy)and some of the band members participated in Seven Gates Music Workshop (Skopje-Macedonia) with musicians from Macedonia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Turkey and Italy.WIKIPEDIA

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Rania Shaalan

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Rania Shaalan is a modern Arab vocalist and acoustic guitar player who stages her songs all over Cairo. One possible debut of Shaalan goes back to 1995 when Shaalan was co-hosted with composer Tarik Sharara on an FM radio program. Shaalan said Sharara was an initial spark and inspiration to bring music performances live to large audiences. She was soon to perform with Fathi Salama’s, jazz composer, band.

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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Wust El Balad

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Wust El Balad, an amazing blend of sounds, combining traditional Arabic music with a modern and western twist, is successful in making their music as accessible as possible, not just in Cairo, but beyond. Wust El Balad means real world music in the best sense of the word.

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