Lamia Bedioui was born in Tunis. She studied economics but was gradually attracted by the art of singing. Living in Greece since 1992, she has…
Artist Profiles: Lamia Bedioui
Tag: Tunisia
Artist Profiles: Sonia Mbarek
Sonia Mbarek was born in Sfax, Tunisia in 1969. She graduated from the National Music Conservatory in Tunis. She has won many prizes in Tunisia…
Artist Profiles: Lotfi Bouchnak
Lotfi Bouchnak is a singer, ud player and composer, born in Tunisia to a family of Turkish origin. Bouchnak is a charismatic artist, admired by…
Artist Profiles: Smadj
Tunisian born and raised in France, Paris-based musician Jean-Pierre Smadja (Smadj) grew up listening to Middle Eastern, Brazilian, funk, soul, and folk music. Entering a…
Artist Profiles: Amina
Amina Annabi was born in Carthage (Tunisia). Her family emigrated to France when she was 12. At home she listened to her mother’s North African…
Artist Profiles: Amine and Hamza M’Raihi
Amine and Hamza M’Raihi are Tunisian brothers, born respectively, in 1986 and 1987. They graduated in Middle Eastern music in 1999 and obtained the first…
Artist Profiles: Emel Mathlouthi
Emel Mathlouthi is a Tunisian singer-songwriter, composer, and guitarist. Gifted with an outstanding voice, she evokes Joan Baez, Sister Marie Keyruz and the Lebanese diva…
Bargou 08 at the Top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in April 2017
The album Targ by Tunisian act Bargou 08 has reached the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in April 2017. The band combines Tunisian…
The Band Beyond Borders, A Remarkable Gathering of World Musicians
Amine & Hamza – The Band Beyond Borders – Fertile Paradoxes (ARC Music EUCD2704, 2017) A popular comedian recently remarked that President Trump’s planned wall…
Breaking the Ground a Little More
The very names of the CDs I’m reviewing here (some, anyway) indicate that they’re looking to go to places that haven’t yet been fully explored…