Combining the traditional Amazigh music of her native Algeria with global influences gleaned in her adopted homeland of France, Syna Awel’s “Mazel Mazel” is a…
Marvelous “Mazel Mazel”
Tag: Algerian music
Koum Tara Claims Top Position on Transglobal World Music Chart for December 2023
The album Baraaim El-Louz by Koum Tara has landed at #1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of December 2023. Baraaim El-Louz…
Algeria’s Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983
Les Abranis – Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983 (Bongo Joe Records, 2023) Bongo Joe Records delves once again into the realm of Kabyl rock with Les…
An introduction to North African Shaabi and Chaabi Music
Shaabi is an Egyptian musical genre. It is a form of popular working-class music which evolved from Egyptian Baladi in the second half of the…
Artist Profiles: Speed Caravan
Speed Caravan was founded in 2005 by Algerian French ud player Mehdi Haddab and bass player Pascal “Pasco” Teillet. On the compelling fusion album “Kalashnik…
Algerian Raï Music Inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Algerian Raï, the influential popular music that spread throughout North Africa, was inscribed in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The…
Souad Massi Hits #1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart in December 2022
Sequana by Franco-Algerian singer-songwriter Souad Massi is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in December 2022. Produced by British musician Justin…
Souad Massi Tops the World Music Charts Europe in December 2022
Sequana (Backingtrack Production / Wrasse Records), the new album by Franco-Algerian singer-songwriter Souad Massi is the top album at the World Music Charts Europe in…
The Timeless Charm of Lili Boniche
Lili Boniche – Trésors De La Chanson Judéo-Arabe (World Village, 2014) This fascinating compilation features several recordings by Sephardic Algerian singer Lili Boniche made between…
Mandola Virtuoso Anouar Kaddour Cherif to Release Djawla
Algerian musician and composer Anouar Kaddour Cherif is set to release Djawla, an album of Arabic jazz in January 2022. The album contains nine musical…