Tag: Paris
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Lebanese folk-rock fusions from Rogér Fakhr for Habibi Funk – the label reissues unreleased and seldom heard songs from hand copied cassettes – it’s another Middle Eastern must
Habibi Funk are back with a compilation of Rogér Fakhr – a highly respected figure of the late 70s Lebanese music scene and also the guitarist for iconic music stars Issam Hajali, Ziad Rahbani and Fairouz – it’s another much needed retrospective of a criminally overlooked artist from the Middle East. The label acts as…
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Omar Khorshid kicks off 2021 for Wewantsounds – this reissue of collector’s classic ‘We Want Love’ is an instrumental masterpiece, by one of the greatest guitarists ever
Omar Khorshid is one of the greatest guitar players of the Arab world – so naturally, one of the best to pick up the instrument and grace our planet – and this much needed reissue of We Want Love is a must from Wewantsounds. The label’s Arabic series of albums has grown very consistently, blessing our…
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Star Feminine Band from Benin – a trailblazing all-girl group, aged 10 to 17 – their debut album is for Paisian label Born Bad Records, it tackles a range of issues to better society for women and girls
The girls of Star Feminine Band were brought up and live in Natitingou, a remote town in the north of Benin, West Africa. Aged between 10 and 17 years, the girls had never touched a guitar or drumkit before they met in 2016. Their debut album is released on November 13th through Parisian label Born…
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Ammar El Sherei’s ‘Oriental Music’ is the latest revive by Wewantsounds – the iconic musician and composer revisits six classic compositions by another Egyptian legend, Mohamed Abdel Wahab
This is a fantastic example of the mastery and invention within Egyptian music, with the soon to be reissued Oriental Music by Ammar El Sherei – Wewantsounds are making this cult collectors piece available again on vinyl, for the first time since its 1976 release. Using early electronic keyboards like the Steelphon S900 or the…
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Juniore’s new album ‘Un Deaux Trois’ serves up stylish alt-pop from the Parisian group
Juniore’s second album Un Deux Trois is released on February 28th with more cosmic jazz, leftfield electronics and avant garde soundtracks. Juniore is the brainchild of Anna Jean – a singer who lent her voice to songs of Parisian electro acts like Jackson, Jérôme ”Tacteel” Echenoz and Bot’Ox. Anna Jean is joined this time by four…
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