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Various Artists - Algeria - Treasures Of Algerian Music (2003) {2CDs Institut du Monde Arabe-Harmonia Mundi}
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World / International / African Traditions / Algerian / North African

To all but the hardcore followers of Algerian music, the names of the performers on this double-CD set will mean nothing. But to those who love (or want to discover) the roots of modern Algerian music, these 30 tracks, culled from the vaults of Algerian radio, are a treasure trove. From the sha'bi (or chaabi) style, the people's music with its accessible sound and sweeping lyrics, and frequent guitar accompaniment, or the roots of the better-known rai, the hawz, or the folk Kabyle style, which was revitalized after the Second World War (well-represented here by Slimane Azem, this covers a very wide and gratifying range). Probably the only familiar track here is the stirring "Ya Rayah," which was covered in the mid-'90s by Rachid Taha, although in its own way, the original rocks very hard. But never mind the unfamiliarity; this is all remarkable stuff indeed, performed with a rare fire and grace.

Barbes, The Africanised suburb of Paris, could well declare its sovereignty on the strength of En Concert, an exhilarating live recording from this 17-strong conglomerate of French, Algerian, Moroccan, and Portuguese musicians. Traditional Rai, Andalusian, Moroccan, and Maghreb instruments and cultures mesh seamlessly with electric bass, keyboards, and horns to create an incendiary multicultural rave up that is nevertheless propelled by the spiritual fervor of tradition. Fusing Gnawa Trance, Reggae, Rai, jazzy grooves, and intelligent lyrics, the Orchestre National rip through 12 dramatically paced songs, at times mixing the canniness of Weather Report, the passion of Flamenco, and the exuberance of a chorus at a soccer match. Already hailed as one of the best live world music albums of all time, En Concert is an earthy celebration that evokes a tangible sense of place from the sum of its parts, happily liberated from intellectual or colonial posturing. – Derek Rath

Imagine a Middle Eastern Big Band Playing for a Multi-ethnic Parisian Crowd and You'll Get an Idea of How this CD Sounds…

Afro Anatolian Tales album, a musical journey with a dream be prepared! African Rhythms album mixed smell of the soil of Anatolia, Aynur Dogan, Arto Tunçboyacıyan, important artists such as Progress Asaduryan come to life with the breath. "Afro Anatolian Tales" album from the inside out / in, from the çogula singular, present a musical journey from the roots lie there. You'd dream of a musical journey in reality, the roots, love, happiness and friendship, which will have presence travel destination. The son of a Dutch mother and a Turkish father and percussion master born in Amsterdam in 1972, this narrow and winding road Sjahin During'in watch the greatest guide in the tradition of the album.