During three days, March 20-22, 2014 world music showcase Babel Med Music will present 31 projects where traditional music meets new visions and protest songs.
Ahamada Smis (Marseilles-Comoros)
The slammer from Massalia in the heart of Comoros
Amsterdam Klezmer Band (Netherlands)
Klezmer boosted with a dose of Balkan passion
Arash Khalatbari (Reunion Island)
Electro-world music of a nomadic artist
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali)
The electric griot from Mali, master of the modernized African ngoni
Che Sudaka (Argentina-Colombia-Spain)
Latin American mestizo sounds
Chris Combette (Guiana-France)
The swaying rhythms of the high priest of Creole identity
Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band (Jamaica-USA)
The acoustic reggae-folk icon from the mythical band Gladiators
Dengue Dengue Dengue (Peru)
The electronic cumbia peruana music duo
Duo Sabîl & Quatuor Bela (France – Palestine)
The elegant interlacing between East and West
Fareeq El Atrash (Lebanon)
Lebanese performer of Arabic hip hop
Fargana Qasimova Ensemble (Azerbaijan)
The masterful female performer of Azeri mugham
G.A.B. (Libya)
The rebellious rappers who speak out for the Libyan revolution
Gargar (Kenya)
The spellbinding voices from Kenya, keepers of Somali traditions
Gianmaria Testa (Italy)
The iconoclastic crooner of traditional Italian songs
Imzad (Algeria)
Tuareg blues band from the Sahara desert in Southern Algeria
Jacky Molard Quartet (France)
The band of leading Breton music artist
Jupiter And Okwess International (DR Congo)
The ethno-futuristic groove of Kinshasa’s feverish nights
Krismenn (France)
Electro-hip hop in Breton language
Lula Pena (Portugal)
Captivating fado
Maya Kamaty – Winner of Prix de l’Océan Indien and Prix Alain Peters (Reunion Island)
Indian Ocean folk ‘Reunion Island style’
Mor Karbasi (Great Britain-Israel-Spain)
The Seville-based diva of new Ladino music
Neuza (Cape Verde)
The upcoming talent of Cape Verde
Nishtiman (Kurdistan-Iran-Iraq-Turkey)
The thrilling Middle eastern journey into the heart of Kurdistan’s music scene
Rabih Abou-Khalil (Lebanon)
Adventurous jazz from Lebanese Maestro
Rita (Israel-Iran)
Ethno-pop from Iranian-Israeli star
Ruben Paz & Cherevefusion (Marseilles-Cuba)
Exponents of nueva fusion afro-caribeña (new Afro-Caribbean fusion)
Shutka Roma Rap (Macedonia)
The explosive encounter between Gypsy rap and music from the Balkan
Sissy Zhou (China)
The moving virtuoso of the thousand year old Chinese gu zheng
Sväng (Finland)
Audacious Finns with many harmonicas
Ve Zou Via (France-Italy)
The Massalia-Napoletana epic at the heart of a volcano of sounds
Walkabout Sound System (Marseilles-France)
The favorite local agitator of dancers and music lovers
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