Hamid El Kasri (Morocco) is a singer and guimbri player from Ksar El Kebir, Morocco. He is also regarded as a maâlem (master musician) in…
Master Gnawa Musician Hamid El Kasri
Tag: Gnawa
Saha Gnawa Channels Spellbinding Gnawa Roots Into Future Sound
Saha Gnawa – Saha Gnawa (Pique-Nique Recordings, 2025) Saha Gnawa is a Brooklyn-based ensemble that combines transfixing Moroccan Gnawa music with jazz, from New York’s…
Electric Healing: Zar Electrik’s Electro-World Innovation
Zar Electrik – Koyo (Jarring Effects Label & Lamastrock, 2025) After gaining recognition with their debut EP Hawa, an extensive international tour, and a recorded…
Natu Camara to Perform at Bryant Park
(headline image: Natu Camara – Photo by Jamie Ambler) Natu Camara is set to perform at Bryant Park. A powerhouse rooted in West Africa and…
Bab L’ Bluz Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for June 2024
The album Swaken by Moroccan/French band Bab L’ Bluz has claimed the number one position on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of…
Bab L’ Bluz’s Swaken Adds More Fire Into the Mix
Bab L’ Bluz – Swaken (Real World Records, 2024) Bab L’ Bluz, the French-Moroccan power quartet, has unveiled their latest album, Swaken. The new project…
Muziekpublique Announces the Release of Jola – Hidden Gnawa Music in Brussels
With around forty Gnawa musicians currently residing in Brussels, the Belgian capital may rightfully be called the Gnawa capital of Europe. At this point, for…
Artist Profiles: Abdeljalil Kodssi
In 1980 Abdeljalil Kodssi recorded his first album with the group Mlouk el Hawa, followed by four more in the following four years. Until that…
The Cultural Richness of Diversity Showcased at Babel Med Music 2016 – Day 1
Three nights of music (17 March – 19 March 2016) at Babel Med Music, located in the Docks des Suds of Marseille with outdoor spring-like…
Music For a Global Gathering
Hamsa Lila – Gathering One (BRG/In The Pocket BRG 1268 2424701262 2, 2003) If a good fusion band is one that knows how to combine the…