Moroccan band Groupe Mazagan, or simply Mazagan, was formed in the summer of 1998 by three teenage friends from El Jadida in western Morocco: Issam…
Artist Profiles: Mazagan
Tag: Moroccan music
An Interview with Hassan Hakmoun
This interview with Hassan Hakmoun was conducted by Bouna Ndiaye of WNCU-FM, 90.7 FM in Raleigh, North Carolina: WNCU: Hassan Hakmoun, you arrived in the…
Intensely Percussive Futuristic Gnawa Sounds
Electric Jalaba – El Hal – The Feeling (Strut Records, 2021) Electric Jalaba is a fantastic group based in the UK that intertwines transfixing Gnawa…
Ṛṛways Anthology, Ten-Volume Boxed Set of Moroccan Amazigh Heritage
A new anthology titled “Ṛṛways:A Journey into the Realm of Amazigh Wandering Poet-singers” is now available. The Moroccan Berber music collection is the result of…
Bab L’Bluz Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart for August 2020
The album Nayda! by Moroccan-French band Bab L’Bluz topped the Transglobal World Music Chart in August 2020. Bab L’Bluz is fronted by singer and guembri…
Artist Profiles: Mehdi Qamoum
Mehdi Qamoum was born in Agadir, Morocco. He was raised in a family immersed in a Ganawa traditional music. He stood out in this field…
Jajouka Between The Mountains
Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar – Jajouka Between The Mountains This album reveals the magical and mysterious trance music performed by the Attar…
A Gnawa Lila from Brussels
Various Artists – Jola – Hidden Gnawa Music in Brussels (Muziekpublique, 2020) This revealing album features the leading Gnawa music performers in Brussels. The Belgian…
Moroccan-French band Bab L’ Bluz Reveals Nayda
Moroccan-French four-piece act, Bab L’ Bluz, has released Nayda (Real World Records) in digital format. The physical editions on CD and LP will be available…
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou Top the January 2020 Transglobal World Music Chart
The album Oulad Lghaba from Moroccan Gnawa musician Asmâa Hamzaoui and her band Bnat Timbouktou (Daughters of Timbuktu) is the number one album in the…