Thursday, April 19, 2007

The Rough Guide To Arabesque

Various

Arabesque

Audio CD: FDO 2002-06-21
Label: World Music Network

"People are familiar with rai or some of the more traditional music to emerge from North Africa and the Middle East, but lately there's also been an undercurrent of more adventurous music -- hip-hop and electronica. The roots still shout loud and proud, but the sounds (often made by artists who've moved to Europe or the U.S.) are as hard and modern as anything, anywhere -- for example, the rap of Clotaire K or Mafia Maghrebine, the edgy, skittering rhythms of U-Cef, or the powerful trance of Gnawa Impulse. And this compilation makes the ideal introduction, from the pounding beats of "A Muey A Muey," which was a revelation and breakthrough when it first appeared, to the contemporary remix of Ali Slimani's "S'Habi." The full range of the music gets an airing here, and for anyone with an urge to explore the lesser-known (for now) areas of Maghrebi music, this is the starting point... at 320 kbps!"

Track Listings
01. A Muey, A Muey - Aisha Kandusha's Jarring Effects
02. Fantasy - Oojami
03. Beyrouth Ecouree - Clotaire K.
04. Desert Dancer - Nickodemus & Andrea Monteiro
05. Dourbiha - Momo
06. S' Habi - Abdel Ali Slimani
07. Zanzibar - Duoud
08. Frere Faut Que Tu Saches - Mafia Maghrebine
09. Sidi Mansour - Bled Runner & Dida Brother
10. Tango - Soap Kills
11. Aalash Kwawna - U-Cef
12. Lahilah Express - Gnawa Impulse

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