Artist Profiles: M’alem Abdellah Boulkhair El Gourd
M’alem Abdellah Boulkhair El Gourd is a Master healer Gnawa musician born in 1947 in the Kasbah of Tanger, Morocco. The Gnawa are a group…
Artist Profiles: Master Musicians of Jajouka
The Master Musicians of Jajouka are an all-male group from Jajouka, a small village in the foothills of the Rif Mountains about a hundred kilometers…
The High-Energy Sound of Trains and Moonlight Destinies
Black Masala – Trains and Moonlight Destinies (Black Masala Music, 2018) Black Masala represents the modern brass band cross-cultural sound of the Washington DC area.…
Artist Profiles: Najat Aatabu
The emotionally charged voice of Najat Aatabu (Also spelled Aatabou, in French) is one of the strongest and most thrilling in popular Moroccan music, known…
Africa on the Square returns to London in 2018
Music festival Africa on the Square will returns to of London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from noon to 6:00 pm. The free…
Appleseed Recordings Celebrates 21 Anniversary with ‘Roots and Branches’ Set
Appleseed Recordings is celebrating its 21st anniversary with a monumental 57-song compilation that illustrates some of the most important matters of our time: gun violence,…
Artist Profiles: Gnawa Halwa
The members of Gnawa Halwa were born and still live in the heart of their Gnawi brotherhood in Marrakesh. Day to day life within this…
Artist Profiles: Gnawa Sidi Mimoun
The Gnawa Sidi Mimoun of Casablanca, led by the prestigious m’aalem Sam (Mohammed Zourbat, deceased) and Amida (Ahmed) Boussou, have played many times abroad, doing…
Artist Profiles: Hamid El Gnawi
Born in Morocco in a family of Gnawa masters, Hamid el Gnawi – i.e. Hamid Faraji – is the herald of a young generation of…
Artist Profiles: Hassan Erraji
Hassan Erraji offers a complete performance of Arabic music and song from North Africa, whether solo or with his innovative band Arabesque. Erraji is a…