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New Music from North Africa
On this New Sounds program, listen to works from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt, featuring Les Musiciens de Nil. Plus, hear excerpts from the The Rough Guide's compilation "North African Cafe," featuring artists from Algeria's legendary Maurice El Medioni to French-Tunisian oud master, Smadj. Plus, live performances from the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music and more.
PROGRAM #2697, A North African Sampler (First aired on Friday, 7/6/07)
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Various artists: Akli-D |
The Rough Guide to North African Café
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Barman [4:30] |
Rough Guide/World Music Network #1187 ** www.worldmusic.netalso available at
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Various artists:El Tanbura |
Sar-A-Lay [4:00] |
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Various artists:Abdel Gadir Salim |
Lemon Bara [5:00] |
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Rabbi Haim Louk & Arab-Andalusian Orchestra of Fez |
Live, Fes Festival, Morocco, 6-28-00 |
Ya Moulana [10:00] |
Not commercially available. Check with Hatikvah Music in LA for recordings of Rabbi Louk: klezcorner@aol.com or www.hatikvahmusic.com (213-655-7083) |
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Various Artists: Sahabat Akkiraz & Orient Expressions Les Orientales |
The Rough Guide to North African Café |
Ben Melamet Hirkasini Guydim [3:30] |
See above. |
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Wayak [6:30] |
See above. |
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Various artists: Musa Dieng Kala |
Under the Moroccan Sky: Fes Festival, Vol III
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West African Sufi Songs [6:00] |
Sounds True #00122 www.soundstruemusic.com
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Sheikh Yacine Al Tuhamy |
Traditional Maddah Music of Upper Egypt [6:00] |
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just a great show. Our dishwasher broke and I wash dishes to your show every night. I don't really want to fix it now. It often reminds me of the Friday evenings when we lived in Chicago and we listened to Afropop Worldwide on WBEZ. Thanks. By the way, Galeet Dardashdi, a Brooklyn musician and daughter and granddaughter of Persian Cantors is a bit of an expert in Piyutim. You might appreciate her solo singing and her group Divahn.
Thanks Jason. Galeet has been on my afternoon program, Soundcheck, and we've played some of Divahn on New Sounds as well. It's been a while though... thanks for the reminder.
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