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…
An introduction to North African Shaabi and Chaabi Music
Tag: Moroccan music
Artist Profiles: Moroccan Gnawa Blues Band Bab L’ Bluz
Bab L’ Bluz is a musical group consisting of four members of Moroccan-French origin. The quartet was formed in 2018 with the intention of paying…
Artist Profiles: Maghreb Jazz Pioneer Malika Zarra
Malika Zarra, a jazz vocalist, composer, and band leader from the Maghreb, embarked on her musical journey from her native town of Ouled Teima in…
Artist Profiles: Bnat el Houariyat
Bnat el Houariyat (“the girls of Houara”) is a multigenerational ensemble that follows Moroccan laâbat tradition. These are women’s percussion groups that perform stinging, often…
Artist Profiles: Abdel Rahim Boutat
A Moroccan Berber from the town of Khenifra in the Middle Atlas Mountains, Abdel Rahim Boutat began playing the lotar as a young boy in…
Al-Qasar Hits #1 at the Transglobal World Music Chart in October 2022
Who Are We? by Moroccan/Arabic fusion ensemble Al-Qasar is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in October 2022. October 2022 Chart…
Joe’s Pub in New York Reveals the 2022 Habibi Music Festival
Eclectic music venue Joe’s Pub, in New York City, has announced the Habibi Festival’s full lineup of artists for its second annual edition, which will…
The Entrancing Grooves of Maalem Moktar Gania
Moktar Gania & Gnawa Soul – Gnawa Soul (MusjoMusic/Nuits d’Afrique, 2022) “Gnawa Soul” brings together the spellbinding Moroccan rhythms of the Gnawa, West African influences…
Moroccan Groove Band Chalaban Touring North America
Chalaban, a world fusion band led by Moroccan musician Saïd Tichiti is currently touring the United States and Canada. Chalaban was founded in 1999 in…
Chaabi Groove Pioneers Issam Kamal & Mazagan Return with “Talayne”
Moroccan band Issam Kamal and Mazagan are back together after 8 years. The group pioneered chaabi groove, an infectious mix of North African chaabi (shaabi),…