This is the first in a run of African countries so I will try my best not to tread on Ernie's toes.
Looking at his African Odyssey post I think that we have only one artist in common namely Ahmed Ben-Ali. I'm sure he won't mind given it is from Habidi Funk and the song Subhana did not feature on his round up.
Ahmed Fakroun is a singer/songwriter from Benghazi and apparently he is a pioneer of modern Arabic World Music and a pioneer of bringing disco music to raï
That's the Ahmeds taken care of so lets move on to the Asmas . I haven't been able to find out much about Asma Salim other than she is an exponent of Magreb Pop (blending traditional Arabic,Berber and Andalusian sounds with modern pop, hip-hop and electronic beats) and Dabke (a vibrant, energetic Levantine folk dance). I know that will be the first thing that springs to mind when you listen to Yaleb Bel-Nar
Abdelhamid Ali Ahmed al-Shaeri, better known as Hamid al-Shaeri, is an Egyptian-Libyan singer, songwriter, and producer, who lives in Egypt. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Arabic pop and has been credited for incorporating Western musical styles of synth-pop, western dance and rock'n'roll influences alongside traditional Arabic musical features, which came to be known as El Geel.
Finally we have Dania Ben Sassi a Libyan Amazigh singer whose music went viral during the First Libyan Civil War, due to the fact her music praises Amazigh resistance and are sung in Tamazight. Today's njmber is called Tagrawla
Next time round we are heading South and East a bit to the Horn of Africa
There are actually all but one in common, Ahmed BA and Hamid in the mp3s, Ahmed F and Dania in the videos. But they are all excellent so my toes are happy to be trod on.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed Asma as well.