Et pour cette nouvelle virée culture, on dira à la rencontre de Majid Bekkas, un des plus grands maalem gnawi, mélomane hors pair, Majid Bekkas a su sonder la musique africaine dans sa diversité, sa complexité... il jongle avec les sonorités africaines en les superposant en les fusionnant jusqu'à l'harmonie la plus totale. Il revient d'ailleurs avec un nouve ... Show More
Aug 2023
Singing Morocco's new identity
Gnawa music is a Moroccan spiritual musical tradition developed by descendants of enslaved people from Sub-Saharan Africa. It combines ritual poetry with traditional music and dance, and is traditionally only performed by men. But one female Moroccan artist, Asmâa Hamzaoui, has b ... Show More
27m 15s
Oct 2020
Recording tradition with Derya Yildirim, Yousra Mansour, Hasan Nakhleh and Merve Erdem
A very exciting show this week, featuring the best artists from west Asia and north Africa. Turkish singer and saz player Derya Yildirim from Grup Simsek chats to Yousra Mansour, Hasan Nakhleh and Merve Erdem about how they work in the studio, what their songs tell us about tradi ... Show More
33m 32s
Nov 2021
Rey Sapienz, Toya Delazy, Catu Diosis and Hagan
Afro-rave and Afro-bass stars Rey Sapienz, Toya Delazy, Catu Diosis and Hagan discuss making the music faster so it feels like a workout, what traditional elements make their way into their music, and the importance of dancing while creating.Rey Sapienz is a producer from the DRC ... Show More
29m 38s