rapper.French Montana was born in Morocco North Africa. At the age of 13 he immigrated with his mother and his little brother to the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, leaving the rest of his family behind.In 2002 French Montana created the “Cocaine City” DVD imprint as a means to showcase his talent as an underground artist and a new voice from the New York streets. To gain a broader fan base, French incorporated interviews with major artists, as well as some up and comers. What started out as simply a medium for developing an audience quickly grew into one of the top selling “street DVD’s”, having sold nearly a million copies to date with national and international distribution.The international success of the DVD series helped to launch French’s rap career to an entirely new level. By creating and producing “Cocaine City,” French Montana evolved from an aspiring rapper in the streets of the Bronx, to the newest signee on platinum selling recording artist Akon’s record label, Konvict Music. By early 2009, French had flooded the streets with various mixtapes, including “Live from Africa,” “In Demand” with DJ Lazy K and “Laundry Man” with Evil Empire. His frequent collaborations with Harlem-bred rapper Max B have also helped keep a steady buzz, and helped fuel the success of the duo’s latest project, the mixtape/DVD combo “Coke Wave.” All togeather there have been 13 Cocaine City. DVDs as of 2009.WIKIPEDIA
El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe was established in 1979 by a small number of enthusiastic, talented and committed artists. Since then, El-Funoun has been throned as the lead Palestinian dance company. In Palestine, as well as among Palestinians in exile, El-Funoun has achieved an unprecedented popular recognition; in fact, quite a few of the Troupe’s songs and dances have become household tunes.
Assi was born in Baalbeck, Lebanon and was the third youngest among his 13 brothers and sisters. Assi's musical talent became evident very early, when as a child he was performing Lebanese songs in circle of his friends and family. Assi studied for approximately five years (1985-1990) at the Higher Institute of Music in Lebanon concentrating on the Oud performance and Arab vocal techniques.WIKIPEDIA
Les Boukakes stand for music created in exile – for the perfect symbiosis of orient and occident. “Rock ‘n’ raï”, that’s how the six musicians from Algeria, Tunisia and France call their music style, a speedy mix of rock, raï, gnawa and châabi, which they catapulted within a few years from the streets and clubs of Montpellier onto the big festival stages and into the French radio charts.The success story of Les Boukakes starts in 2004 when they participated in the well known music competiton Printemps de Bourges. Celebrated as the new discovery of the festival, the European TV channel ARTE produces a documentary on the band touring throughout Europe and sharing the stages with famous musicians such as Manu Chao, Natacha Atlas, Rachid Taha or Femi Kuti.The exciting year 2005 was rounded up by the release of their second album Bledi which promptly resulted in an invitation to the biggest international World Music fair Womex in Newcastle, UK. With their fantastic concert – which the British magazine fRoots called the “Womex Hit” – Les Boukakes did not only convince numerous festival organisers but also made the rock legend Robert Plant dance and headbang to their music. A USA tour and many concerts at the biggest European World Music festivals followed. Finally the year 2006 culminated in a nomination for the BBC World Music Award 2007. After two successful years of touring Les Boukakes went back to the studio to work on their new album. On August 15th 2008 their third album "Marra" was released.Sourse http://www.atlasmusicpro.com
Wadih Mrad´s real name is Garo Mrad Seferian. He was born in Kameshli, north of Syria, on the 15th of June 1974.He is Armenian in religion and his sign is Gemini.Wadih started his music life at the age of five. His first instrument was a piano. During his studies, he participated in many events and competitions between schools. In 1984, he was sent to Armenia as a tourist for one month through a scholarship. In 1989, he organized an orchestra for his school to participate in events with other schools. The majority of these events were for charity.In 1992, Wadih went to the military service for two years and a half. During this period, he met an Oriental orchestra where he discovered all the oriental instruments (Kanoun, Violin, Nay) and started practicing Arabic bitrates. After one year, in 1993, he organized his own Oriental orchestra of fourteen professional musicians. During his military period, Wadih got introduced to many people where he started singing in weddings, birthdays, engagement events and others.During the summer of 1995, Wadih´s military service was over and his fans were growing larger and larger.Many people started loving and adoring his voice all around the city. He went back to his village where he made his first concert. The concert was great deemed very successful and everybody was encouraging him to go further in his musical career.Wadih realized that his duties started growing as well, and that he had to proceed to create a better future, so he went studying Solfege in his village with a special private teacher who taught him the basics of "Al Makamat el Arabiyya" as well as how to play Oud.In summer 1996, he signed his first contract in a very beautiful tourist green area known as "Mashta al Houlou" in Syria. The contract was with a restaurant called "Nabee el Aarous" that was a strategic touristic place for both Arab and European tourists. His fame started spreading in the Middle East region starting from Beirut, Egypt, Jordan, and Dubai in the Arab Emirates.In winter 1996, Wadih went to Sweden for two months where he found large number of fans mostly from the Syriac and Armenian religions (Al Jaliya). He made many concerts there and they were all another success to tell about. Winters and summers of 1997 and 1998 were a repetition of 1996.Winters were in Sweden and summers were in "Mashta el Helou".At the end of 1998, Wadih moved to Beirut where all the doors of fame were opened. He suffered for one year and a half in Beirut because he thought it was easy to start his career there. This was very difficult, on the other hand, because Lebanese people are very good listeners and the market was witnessing the birth of many singers and it was hard for one to prove himself quickly in the midst of such a mess.Finally, Wadih signed a contract with a Lebanese radio station and agreed that they will manage his business.He started singing in a night club called "Blue Velvet" in Kaslik in the Jounieh area under the name of "Garo" and the contract lasted for four months. The result of this hard work was that they offered him a song and supported it exclusively on air and he was obliged to change his name to "Wadih Mrad" to fit with his style of songs.Later on, the radio station produced an album of seven songs that included the single "Helweh el Denyeh" that lead him to the top charts. The album was entitled "Saket" and was produced by Music Master. His contract with the radio station ended with lots of problems mainly related to money that is, till now, still to be settled still in court of law.Wadih signed his next contract with Rotana through a company based in Los Angeles named "Take 5 Music". The contract was for five years with Rotana but was broken after one album which is "Aashek Majnoun". The problem was related to the failure launching the album due to marketing reasons. The contract was ended on a friendly basis and Wadih realized that he must take full responsibility for managing his life and work by choosing the songs that fit his style because everybody was underestimating him. He felt that following the advice of others was ruining his life, dreams, future, and career that he believed in.In Christmas 2003, Wadih went to the United States where he had a tour in many states like Los Angeles, New Jersey, Detroit, Boston, etc. and every concert there was a success. The fans were singing his songs that they memorized, and Wadih realized that his songs were almost everywhere. This put more pressure and more duties on him with respect his fans, friends, and family.Later on, Wadih met a friend in New Jersey and they agreed to start a company to release a new album. The system was that the company will finance new albums which Wadih prepares with a lot of care and the result of this was a new album of eight songs under the name of "Waddaani el Habib". This new album promises to be a success because it has already spread all over the world including the Middle East, USA, Canada, Europe, etc. source http://wadihmrad.tv/biography/
An independent non-profit organization in Southern California, Kan Zaman is comprised of volunteer musicians, singers and staff from diverse backgrounds. Kan Zaman's mission is to preserve, educate and entertain the general public by performing a unique, pure and quality traditional Arabic music. Since its formation in 1994 Kan Zaman has performed in various cultural events including major universities in the area, the Los Angeles convention center, public television and cable recordings, as well as various museums and international festivals. Recently performed at the J. P. Getty museum, UCLA's Royce Hall, Town Hall Seattle and finally the World Sacred Music Festival of the Americas. Kan Zaman has often collaborated or been sponsored by other organizations, artists, colleges and student associations.The ensemble has been given high praise in the press and several of its musicians have been featured in local Arabic and American newspaper and magazine articles. The ensemble is very proud to have received several awards for its outstanding contribution to the diversity of art and culture in Southern California.
Mohammed Al Hellany better known as Assi Al Hellany, was born on the 28th of November in Baalbeck, Lebanon in 1970. Assi grew up in a large family with 13 brothers and sisters, of whom he was the third youngest.Assi El Halani started his music career by singing Lebanese songs at an early age among his family and friends. Assi had a big interest in singing which soon grew stronger. At the age of 17, that is around 1987 he started his life as a singer officially when he participated in the “Art Studio” TV program for young artists, and was the winner in the popular Lebanese song category.Assi studied music for almost five years at the Higher Institute of Music in Lebanon from 1985 until 1990. El Halani specialized in playing the Ood (oriental guitar) and in arab singing techniques.Assi Al Halani had performances in many concerts and festivals including the Jarash festival, the Carthage festival, and in a number of concerts around the Arab world, Europe and America.Assi has released over a dozen albums and is firmly established as a major star in the Region. His most popular songs include “Wani Mareq Mareet”, “Ahebbak Gedan”, “Amshi Lihali”, “Mali Saber”, “Ahla Al Oyounv”, “Shoag El Sahara” and “Kayed Ozzalak”, all of which are included on his new ‘Best of’ compilation which spans his entire career to date.Source - Facebook.com
Hind Sabry is born in Tunisia on November 20. She studied in Lycee Francais De Tunis, and then in 2001 she got a law license at the faculty of law of Tunisia. Then in 2004, she got masters in law, she has no brothers or sisters. Hind Sabry's start in show business came through a role in Samt Al-Qossour in 1996. The film was shown at the Cairo International Festival as well as the Cannes International Film Festival and it landed the cast several prizes. As for the beautiful actress, Hind managed to secure the Best Actress award in the Valencia international film festival for her role in the film. Then several other roles followed. Films like Moussem Al-Dagal, Leila Fi Shahr Yolyou and Al-Kabsh Al-Aswad also pushed the actress forward and shed light on her acting talents. Then came her true break when she met the famous director Inas Al-Deghedy. The controversial director offered the ambitious actress a role in her upcoming film. The talented actress accepted the offer and took on a role in Deghedy's movie Mozakerat Moraheqa in 2001. In the same year, Hind Sabry released another movie Mowaten wa Mokhber wa Haramy. The movie marked the first acting experience for the popular singer Shabaan Abdul Rahim and starred handsome actor Khaled Aboul Naga. Two years later, Sabry took on a role in Ezzay Tekhali Al-Banat Tehebak alongside famous stars like Hani Salama, Somaya El Khashab and Lebanese actress Nour. By this time, Hind Sabry had become known as a talented actress in both her homeland Tunisia and Egypt. But the star's dreams were bigger than what she had already accomplished by then, one of her many goals was to finish her studies in Law and obtain her Masters Degree and PhD someday.Sourse http://www.yallabina.com
Khaled Hadj Brahim (Arabic: خالد حاج ابراهيم, born 29 February 1960), better known as Khaled, is a raïsinger-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi-El-Houari 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".WIKIPEDIA
Koor is one of the pioneer singers who made oriental rock music a commercial music in Arab world that is why his fans called him (King Of Oriental Rock), actually he is composing and writing most of his songs trying to make a new image for the oriental music to reach the global music classifications. Koor had a bachelor degree in interior designing engineering and started music Professionalism year 1997 after he returned from U.S.A with a lots of English rock concerts in Egypt after that he launched his first Arabic rock album (Ayesh Amir) year 2001 and recently he released his second Oriental Rock album (DownTown - Wust El balaad) Aug 2007 and more than 7 unique music videos since 2002.sourse web KOR195
Shadia Mansour British born Palestinian at 21 years of age delivers her melodic voice, in both English and Arabic, blending traditional and classical Middle Eastern sounds into smooth but powerful soul. At 18, Shadia wrote and produced her own album "Incomplete" performing at various venues including the famous 'Soul Cafe' in downtown Manhattan.Opening for 'Busta Rhymes' and 'Mobb Deep' at the PALADIUM Club, NYC. She has appeared on various T.V and Radio Stations in New York City.
Cheb Mami (Arabic: شاب مامي, Ahmed Khelifati Mohamed, born July 11, 1966) is an Algerian-born raï singer. His birth was in Graba-el-wed, a populous quarter of Saida. Located 170 kilometres south of Oran, the city of Saida is on the high mesas of southwestern Algeria.He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic, French and sometimes, as on Layali, in Egyptian Arabic.Cheb Mami grew up in the city of Saida to a family of factory workers. He began singing and playing the accordion on Saida streets and by 1980 began performing at local weddings and ceremonies. In 1982, the 16-year-old adolescent sang on the Alhan wa Chabab radio show, a singing competition organised by Radio Télevision Algérienne. He sang "El Marsam" (The Sanctuary) a classic of Oranese music from the 1920s. The audience was transfixed by the sheer emotion of his performance and by his concordant vocal intonations which captured perfectly the flavour of the song's title. The judges, who represented the government which refused to admit even the existence of raï, gave the first prize to the contestant that sang a cover version of a hit by the famous Egyptian diva, Umm Kulthum, but were forced to acknowledge the standing ovation Mami received by awarding him second prize.Cheb Mami was spotted by Boualem, the producer of the Oran label, Disco Maghreb, and the cassette waltz began. From 1982 to 1985, Cheb Mami recorded about ten cassettes, whose production varied from 100,000 to 500,000 copies[citation needed]It was in 1985 that Mami came to Paris and found his musical niche. Raï fused blues, funk, salsa, reggae, hip hop and Algerian rhythms, while integrating touches of his idols Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding and French rapper MC Solaar.Cheb Mami made his first official public appearance at the First Oran Raï Festival in 1985, which marked the official recognition of the genre by the Algerian authorities.He was in military service for two years in Algeria but was an entertainer on army bases. After that, in May 1989, Mami returned to the Paris at the Olympia, rejuvenating Rai music. He began making recordings and performing in cabarets in the Paris suburb of Barbès. He also toured the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Scandinavia and England.Mami's music is a blend of Mediterranean and Western influences including Turkish, Flamenco and Greek music as well as Latin music. His voice is tinged with Andalusian accents, and his music is an amalgamation of the traditional and the modern styles of singing and creation of music.In 1999, Mami topped the French pop charts with a groundbreaking duet with French rapper K-Mel, "Parisien du Nord". The song was an anthem against racism that seamlessly made the transition between hip hop and raï, and introduced throngs of young new audiences to raï. This song explores the racist issues between Arabs and French and the challenges of identity.As well as recording many straight raï songs, Cheb Mami has achieved crossover success with the hip-hop remix of his track "Parisien du Nord" on his album Meli Meli and also with the backing vocals on Sting's hit "Desert Rose" and Youm Wara Youm the title track of which is a duet with Samira Said .When Sting's album was released in 2000, the pair's duet, "Desert Rose", went rocketing to the top of singles charts around the world, fulfilling Mami's long-held dream of internationalising Raï sounds.Perhaps Mami's most successful recording is the album Dellali, produced by former Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers, which was released soon after his collaboration with Sting. The album's lead single was "Le Raï C'est Chic". This track, which opens the album, "is an energetic dance track featuring Mami's biggest fan, Sting, on backing vocals and is destined to get most of the mainstream media attention (and radio airplay)". Mami's first collaboration with Sting in 2001 on, "Desert Rose", "topped the charts around the globe, and led to television appearances on Saturday Night Live, the Today Show, Jay Leno, David Letterman, the Grammy Awards telecast and even a live performance at the Super Bowl". His international success, and namely his recognition in mainstream American popular culture, has led him to be called the "Prince of Raï".[2] Although Mami has been able to be recognized by mainstream media in the United States, Americans often equate his raï music genre with rock in the US during the 1950s and 1960s.[4] Americans believe raï to be "North African punk," a genre of music for the purpose of rebelling against the government and resembling the music of ‘young rockers’[4] in the US, when in reality this music plays a very different role in the life of the North African diasporic community in France. Although raï does include narratives of the various struggles of this community against "the Algerian state or against the forces of ‘tradition’",it is also the "music of the racialized Other" which chronicles struggles with racism and identity of North African people in France. Mami's international success is commendable and an indication of the power of his music; however, the misunderstanding of the roots of the raï music genre may allow the music to seem more relatable to international, especially American audiences.Wikipedia
haled Hadj Brahim (born 29 February 1960), better known as Khaled (Arabic: خالد حاج ابراهيم), is a raïsinger-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
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
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
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 radioprogram. 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.
Hakim was born in Maghagha, a small town in Al Minya, Egypt. Hakim grew up with the sound of working-class tradition of Sha'bi; the root of southern Egyptian. He became influenced by the great Sha'bi singer Ahmed Adaweyah and began practicing Mawals, the vocal improvisations which begin a traditional Sha'bi song. At fourteen years old he formed a band and started performing at local parties and school functions with the accompaniment of a tabla, duff, and an accordion, playing covers of classic Sha'bi hits by Ahmed Adaweya, Mohamed El Ezabi, and Abdel Ghani Al Sayed. Soon the band was a hit and expanded by adding keyboards and drums and performing all over the Minya province.His father, the mayor of Maghagha, wished that he would get a higher degree, and although Hakim loved singing, and wanted it to be his career, he bowed to his father’s wishes and attended the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, graduating in 1983 with a degree in communications. But while in the capital, he kept up his musical interests, meeting new people at the cafes on Mohammed Ali Street, including the accordionist Ibrahim El Fayoumi, who became like a god father to him.Hakim returned to Maghagha, this time to pursue his dream and formed a new modern band that blended Western, Middle Eastern, and oriental instruments for a fresh sound, and they quickly became Minya's most popular group. He returned to Cairo with a goal of making his living as a professional singer.Hakim's break came when he met producer Hamid El-Shaeri, and signed a deal with Sonar Ltd./Slam Records. With El-Shaeri at the board, Hakim entered the studio to make his first album, Nazra in 1991. The album was among the top of the charts, and the first pressing of the disc sold out within the first two months. Hakim took the unprecedented step of personally going to DJs and giving them copies of his tape, and his voice boomed from radios and shops all over Cairo.After the release of his second album Nar in 1994, Hakim was picked to represent Egypt at the Festival des Allumees in Nantes, France. Two years later a nomination for the Kora Award in the category of Best North African Singer confirmed his regal status (he won the award in 2000). Later he released Efred, the first of many collaborative efforts between himself, lyricist Amal El Taer, and composer Essam Tawfik.With 1998s Hakim Remix, he turned eight of his previously released hits over to British world/dance fusionists Trans-Global Underground (TGU), who then put their own spin on things. Although it proved to be the lowest-selling of his records in Egypt, it made a significant impact in Europe. It was a daring move, as Hakim had to maintain the right balance between tradition and innovation to keep his local audience happy, while moving towards global audience. The follow-up, 1999s Hayel, was a definite return to roots (and Egyptian popularity).Yaho, released in 2000, went over the million mark at homeland. Its original version was a huge success in the Middle East, having sold over 1 million copies, and brought him to the attention of Ark 21/Mondo Melodia founder Miles Copeland who first heard Hakim on a late night radio show on the BBC in London then spent the next day tracking him down and scouring record stores to get his hands on Hakim’s CDs. The result was signing with both Hakim and TGU. The U.S. version of Yaho was somewhat different from the Egyptian. In addition to four Trans-Global remixes, it included two brand-new songs, "Yemin We Shemal" by French producer Sodi and "Al Bi Hebeni Al". Yaho brought two smash hit singles in the Middle East, the title cut and "Esma Yalli", but it also brought Hakim to the attention of American audience.Hakim toured the U.S. in spring 2000 and Mondo Melodia announced plans to release the Live in Brooklyn album in the fall. Hakim's performance in Brooklyn was recorded for the double CD The Lion Roars- Live in America. The enhanced second CD also features a ten-minute video of Hakim and crew performing live in Egypt, so you can watch, as well as hear. Following the release of the live disc, Hakim went back into the studio and in May 2002, Talakik was released. Hakim partnered with Grammy winning producer Narada Michael Walden on 5 of the albums' 12 tracks and found himself working with TGU once more, who produced 2 tracks. Wanting to record something different for this new disc, Hakim hooked up with the Grammy Award winning, Merengue sensation, Olga Tanon on the breakout hit "Ah Ya Albi". In 2004 he released his album El Yomen Dol including a duet track with the famous American Soul/Funk singer James Brown. In 2007, Hakim recorded the song "Tigy Tigy" with the Puerto Rican singer Don Omar. WIKIPEDIA
Cheba Zahouania, born Halima Mazzi 1959 in Oran (Algeria), is an algerian Raï music singer.Cheba Zahouania met success with titles ''Kahli ya Khali'' (Uncle, uncle) and ''El Barraka'' (Shed) featured with Cheb Hasni. After assassination of Cheb Hasni, Cheba Zahounia flew to France where she keep recording Raï tracks which made her one of the famous raï performers and earned her a title of Princess of Traditional and Modern Raï music.Cheba Zahouania
Pascale Bechara Mashaalani or better known as Pascale Machaalani, born March 27, 1964 (Arabic: باسكال مشعلاني) is a Murex D'or Award nominated Lebanese singer. Her debut album Sahar Sahar rose her to stardom throughout the Middle East, making Mashalaani one of the most successful female artistes in the 90's Lebanon. She released her second and third albums, Nazrat Ayounak and Banadi with continued success. Her seventh studio album, Nour el Shams released in 2002 was a phenomenal success which exceeded sales of 250,000[citation needed] thus making her the first Arab singer to be certified double platinum[citation needed]. She has released thirteen hit studio albums and twenty-seven singles.Machaalani is currently one of the most active Lebanese singers and has performed in a number countries, beginning from her native Lebanon to Europe and USA. She is signed to Rotana, the biggest record company in the Middle East.Wikipedia
Mera is a performer with multi-national appeal. The daughter of a Spanish father and Persian mother, she sings in five languages (Arabic, Farsi, French, Spanish, and English), dances, and combines the cultural traditions of the East with those of modern-day discos. Born in Spain, Mera moved with her mother to Tehran, Iran, when she was three and to the U.S. when she was 12. While attending school in Connecticut, she developed an interest in music and theater. In the early '90s, she formed a pop duo with another singer whose name also began with an M -- Melissa -- hence the duo's name: M&M. When Melissa decided to leave the business, Mera sought work on her own, appearing in small parts in films and in TV commercials in France and Japan. Her singing career received a boost when she met producer-composer Shad Rabanni in 1994. Rabanni's music fused Middle Eastern and Latin influences and seemed the perfect vehicle for Mera's vocal talents. Their collaboration resulted in Mera's 1996 debut album, Mera, and Sandstorm in 2001. Mera's song "Pol" was also included on the compilation Baila Habibi, Vol. II, while the video for her single "Albee" ("My Heart") was a success in France, receiving extensive airplay on MTV France. With the release of her second album in the summer of 2001, Mera embarked on a North American tour, seeking to bring her popularity to American dance music fans.http://www.emusic.com/artist/Mera-MP3-Download/11674202.html
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