VA - North African Rare Groove: Rare Funky Songs from Algeria, Morocco, Lybia & Tunisia (2025)
VA - North African Rare Groove: Rare Funky Songs from Algeria, Morocco, Lybia & Tunisia (2025)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:24:01 | 480 Mb
Genre: World, Funk, Soul, Disco
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:24:01 | 480 Mb
Genre: World, Funk, Soul, Disco
The latest reissue in the Rare Groove Collection turns the dial south across the Mediterranean, capturing a feverish burst of 70s and 80s Maghrebi funk, soul and disco. It's the sound of Casablanca nightclubs colliding with Detroit and Lagos, of traditional rhythms getting tangled in slap bass and shimmering brass. The set opens with Moroccan firebrand Fadoul and his fuzzed-out 'Bsslama Habiti', all raw propulsion and grainy attitude, before sliding into the sleek sophistication of Ahmed Fakroun's 'Nisyan', where Italo synths meet North African melody. Raina Rai's 'Mama' is irresistible with sunburst guitars and sweat-soaked rhythm while Abranis and Faraji explore a more psychedelic strain, heavy on reverb and rebellion. The collection captures a moment when North African musicians weren't imitating Western trends but twisting them into new shapes and finding their own pulse in the process.
Track List:
01 Fadoul - Bsslama Habiti
02 Ahmed Fakroun - Nisyan
03 Zalila - Tiou tiou tiou
04 Rida - Hammouda
05 Raïna Raï - Mama
06 Vigon - Sidi H'bibi
07 Gharbi Sadok - Sodfa
08 Ouiness - Zina
09 Mohammed Hanesh - Sidi Mansour
10 Freh Khodja - Arbya
11 Najib Alhoush - Ya Aen Daly
12 Abranis - Amliyi
13 Maghreb - Ana, Ana
14 Marhaba Band - Baba Bahri
15 Abdennebi Ouiness - Chouaya Hob
16 Faraji - Soura
17 Malik Adouane - Shaft (Oriental Version)
18 Fadoul - Amarni manssa
19 Abranis - Chenar Le Blues
20 Les Frères Megri - Sebar
21 Doukkali - Je suis jaloux
22 Freh Khodja - Coladera
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