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THE TORCHES OF MOROCCO – LEMCHAHEB

June 30, 2009 by

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“Knowing that the immense task of being another Nass el Ghiwane clone was going to prove difficult, Lemchaheb decided to go their own way since day one. Their predecessors Nass el Ghiwane were already excelling at reviving the millennia old legacy of Morocco’s musical heritage in popular music. Lemchaheb chose to stick to just making [...]

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THE GREATEST ROCK BAND IN NORTH AFRICA: HOBA HOBA SPIRIT

June 27, 2009 by

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HOBA HOBA SPIRIT are the greatest Rock band in North Africa at the moment.  Robert Plant is a huge fan amongst many notable others.  The band consists of 5 young musicians from Casablanca who draw inspiration from the harsh realities of their country to compose Rock/Reggae/Ska songs in a pure Moroccan Arabic language, Darija, and [...]

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THE ROLLING STONES OF AFRICA – NASS EL GHIWANE

June 24, 2009 by

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Ok, we start with the most famous of all Moroccan bands outside of Morocco and also highly revered within Morocco, NASS EL GHIWANE aka The Rolling Stones of Africa! “They have played a big role in the renewal of the Maghrebi music. Although their music is much less instrumental than the Raï music and is [...]

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