Listen to mrhaba by majid bekkas on slacker radio and create personalized radio stations based on your favorite artists, songs, and albums. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The best album credited to majid bekkas is african gnaoua blues which is ranked number 34,487 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 19. African gnaoua blues, an album by majid bekkas on spotify. Forty years later, he has become the ambassador of african gnaoua blues and now releases the magnificent new album al qantara. African gnaoua blues by majid bekkas, released 22 may 2002 1. It is now a wellestablished fixture in the annual schedule of this festival city, alongside the gnaoua world music festival which held its 17th edition in essaouira 2014 and the printemps musical des alizes the spring. Sep 23, 2010 check out sahara blues by majid bekkas on amazon music. Magic spirit quartet majid bekkas artists act music. Gnawa sandiya paroles titre sandiya artiste karim ziad album ifrikya.
He is also professor of music at the conservatory of rabat and artistic director of jazz at chellah festival in rabat since 1996. Nov 12, 2007 his albums african gnaoua blues igloo, 2001 and mogador igloo, 2004 show links both to the american bluesman john lee hooker and the malian guitarist ali farka toure. The sound of south african house, out here morr music gbr 14. After african gnaoua blues in 2001, he recorded mogador in 2004 for igloo label. Majid bekkas is an expert in traditional gnaoua music, to which he adds contemporary elements, turning his performance into something truly special. Majid bekkas african gnaoua blues 2017, vinyl discogs. Bandsintown majid bekkas tickets theaterhaus t2, apr. Normally it is held in june, but this years 18th edition will take place like many of the main moroccan music festivals in may, to avoid a clash with the holy month of ramadan. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ay dar shekasteh, haale, no ceiling, channel a records tunecore 16. This secular music is still considered the healer of souls from essaouira to marrakech, easily understandable when you listen to the spellbinding sound of bekkas voice, guembri and guitar. He then studied classical guitar and oud at the national conservatory of music.
Date market, marrakech one of my favourite sounds in the universe is the music made by the oud. Listen free to majid bekkas gnaoua jazz chabakrou, mrahba and more. Download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go. For 40 years now, the moroccan singer and multiinstrumentalist has been bringing his particular blend of traditional gnawa music, jazz and blues, dubbed african gnaoua blues to the international stage. Majid bekkas african gnawa blues 2001 whoisthemonk.
How the gnaoua music festival is making morocco african again. Its wellpreserved heritage combines ritual poetry with traditional music and dancing. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. Majid bekkas halfway between tradition and modernity, majid combines gnawa music and afroamerican blues. Blues and gnawa share the same history, they are like. Mrhaba majid bekkas free internet radio slacker radio. The festival des andalousies atlantiques atlantic andalucia festival celebrated in october 2014 its 11th year in essaouira, on moroccos southern atlantic coast. Never miss a show track your favorite bands and get show alerts for your area. Rachid zeroual, khalid kouhen, paolo radoni, marc lelangue by majid bekkas feat. Ana bouhali by majid bekkas, released 12 january 2014. Listen to mrahba from majid bekkas s african gnaoua blues for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. He said that kuhn saw him in concert in europe, came up after the show, introduced himself, and suggested that they try working together. Get all 4 majid bekkas releases available on bandcamp and save 35% includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality downloads of al qantara, makenba, mogador, and african gnaoua blues.
Gnawas intact purity is the essence of authenticity. Majid bekkas afrooriental jazz trio live 2014 25 on. Majid bekkas mrhaba cervo edit seven years into throwing parties banana hill launch their new label with a 12. Il est egalement codirecteur artistique du festival jazz au chellah a rabat depuis 1996. Majid bekkas african gnaoua blues 2002, cd discogs. Majid bekkas hamdouchi african gnaoua blues youtube. His albums african gnaoua blues igloo, 2001 and mogador igloo, 2004 show links both to the american bluesman john lee hooker and the malian guitarist ali farka toure. Having made inroads in the clublands of sheffield, manchester and london theyve been praised for their genre spanning parties by some of the best in the biz. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Looking into gnaoua fusion, bekkas classic african gnaoua blues is a mustlisten. Majid bekkas african gnawa blues 2001 majid bekkas, oud and guembri virtuoso, guitar professor and singer, has long been a star in his home country morocco. Stream majid bekkas african blues luca musto remix by luca musto from desktop or your mobile device.
Majid bekkas daymallah african gnaoua blues youtube. The gnaoua music festival is becoming prominent in moroccan popular culture, and it is being used by the government as a primary cultural link to africa. Al qantara the bridge is a fitting title for the new album by majid bekkas. Gnawa made its way through the subsahara to north africa in the same.
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The silence has a voice, and the real music teach you the silence. Essaouiras 18th annual gnaoua music festival morocco. Rachid zeroual, khalid kouhen, paolo radoni, marc lelangue by majid bekkas on amazon music. In parallel, majid was delving deeper into blues and soul, playing in his own group in the eighties as a guitarist, keyboard player and singer. Fantasia in marrakech at chez ali is a spectacular way to see marrakech by night. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Heres the trio playing live, performing the song sandiye recorded by majid on his african gnaoua blues album. Bekkas personally recommends anyone new to the genre listen to three different maalems, masters of the three schools of gnaoua. Apr 21, 2015 every year, the sunbleached, windswept city of essaouira on moroccos atlantic coast plays host to a festival of gnaoua and world music. Majid bekkas was in fayetteville arkansas last week, as part of the.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from majid bekkas at the discogs marketplace. Over the last few years, he has found his way into the european jazz scene through his collaborations with archie shepp, louis sclavis, flavio boltro or klaus doldinger. I would appreciate it very much if you leave a short message. Majid bekkas african blues luca musto remix by luca musto. The music is performed at lila, communal nights of celebration dedicated to prayer and healing guided by the gna. Albums include miri, african gnaoua blues, and magic spirit quartet. Scrobbling is when tracks the music you listen to and. Vinyl 12 majid bekkas african gnaoua blues 2017, vinyl discogs. Watch the video for african blues from majid bekkas s african gnaoua blues for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Listen free to majid bekkas african gnaoua blues african blues, mrahba and more.
Majid bekkas african gnawa blues majid bekkas was raised in a gnawa family in sale, on the atlantic coast of morocco. Includes unlimited streaming of african gnaoua blues via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. In march 2012, blues traveler released a doubledisk compilation entitled 25 on hipo records. In the nineties, he created the gnaoua blues band, splitting his time between compositions, recordings and touring. Maalem sam, maalem hamid da bouso, and maalem mahmoud guinea. Now, with magic spirit quartet, he has built a bridge connecting north africa and northern europe, aligning the ancestral with the ambient. Majid bekkas is ranked number 15,946 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 19. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
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