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Hoba Hoba Spirit
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Hoba Hoba Spirit is one of the most well known World Music bands in Morocco, they are often on tour throughout the world. In 1998, the alie… read moreHoba Hoba Spirit is one of the most well known World Music bands in Morocco, they are often on tour throughout the world. In 1998, the alienesque Hoba Hoba Spirit emerged in the form of a duo from Casablanca. Vivacious, and void of air… read moreHoba Hoba Spirit is one of the most well known World Music bands in Morocco, they are often on tour throughout the world. In 1998, the alienesque Hoba Hoba Spirit emerged in the form of a duo from Casablanca. Vivacious, and void of airs and graces, they began playing music for no more than the … read more -
Jil Jilala
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Jil Jilala (جيل جيلالة) is a Moroccan musical group which rose to prominence in the 70s among the movement created by Nass El Ghiwane. Cont… read moreJil Jilala (جيل جيلالة) is a Moroccan musical group which rose to prominence in the 70s among the movement created by Nass El Ghiwane. Contrary to Nass El Ghiware, who were primarily influenced by Gnawa, Jil Jilala took their inspiration… read moreJil Jilala (جيل جيلالة) is a Moroccan musical group which rose to prominence in the 70s among the movement created by Nass El Ghiwane. Contrary to Nass El Ghiware, who were primarily influenced by Gnawa, Jil Jilala took their inspiration from other forms of traditional Moroccan music like the … read more -
Biyouna
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Biyouna is an Algerian singer, dancer and actress, born in 1954, in Algiers. Since young she was used to sing at wedding parties. At 17 she… read moreBiyouna is an Algerian singer, dancer and actress, born in 1954, in Algiers. Since young she was used to sing at wedding parties. At 17 she was introduced at ont of the main cabarets of Algiers and at 19 she became a dancer at Copacabana… read moreBiyouna is an Algerian singer, dancer and actress, born in 1954, in Algiers. Since young she was used to sing at wedding parties. At 17 she was introduced at ont of the main cabarets of Algiers and at 19 she became a dancer at Copacabana. In the same year, the procuder Mustapha Bedie gave her the… read more -
Tania Saleh
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Tania Saleh is a Lebanese singer/songwriter who has been paving her own path in the Arabic underground musical scene since 1990. Her voice … read moreTania Saleh is a Lebanese singer/songwriter who has been paving her own path in the Arabic underground musical scene since 1990. Her voice is wise and true, a soft mix between the traditional Arabic music she was raised on and the wester… read moreTania Saleh is a Lebanese singer/songwriter who has been paving her own path in the Arabic underground musical scene since 1990. Her voice is wise and true, a soft mix between the traditional Arabic music she was raised on and the western sounds she chose to follow. She writes about the daily wor… read more -
Asmahan
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Amal al-Atrash (Arabic: آمال الأطرش Āmāl al-Aṭrash; 25 November 1912 – 14 July 1944), better known by her stage name Asmahan (أسمهان Asmahān), was an Egyptian singer and actress of Syrian origins who lived in Egypt. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three years old, her family knew the … read more -
Alekos K.Vretos
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Greek oudist, pianist and composer Alekos Vretos has been merging jazz, Arabic, Greek and Latin music in a masterful blend of sounds from t… read moreGreek oudist, pianist and composer Alekos Vretos has been merging jazz, Arabic, Greek and Latin music in a masterful blend of sounds from traditional instruments, such as the oud or the nay, vs. the modern ones. As a bandleader, Alekos h… read moreGreek oudist, pianist and composer Alekos Vretos has been merging jazz, Arabic, Greek and Latin music in a masterful blend of sounds from traditional instruments, such as the oud or the nay, vs. the modern ones. As a bandleader, Alekos has developed a unique atmosphere for his music: keeping trad… read more -
Zehava Ben
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Zehava Ben (זהבה בן) is one of the most popular Israeli female vocalists in the Mizrahi genre, the Turkish style of singing which has come … read moreZehava Ben (זהבה בן) is one of the most popular Israeli female vocalists in the Mizrahi genre, the Turkish style of singing which has come to dominate Oriental music in the '90s. Zehava is very proud of her Moroccan heritage, and mo… read moreZehava Ben (זהבה בן) is one of the most popular Israeli female vocalists in the Mizrahi genre, the Turkish style of singing which has come to dominate Oriental music in the '90s. Zehava is very proud of her Moroccan heritage, and most of her music is quite distinctive of that. Zehava has app… read more -
Rim Banna
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