Putumayo Presents - North African Groove
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Artist: Putumayo PresentsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-06-20
Music Label: Putumayo World Music
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- VARIOS INTERPRETES NORTH AFRICAN GROOVE
- Montuno Noreno - Jomed
- Aal Eah - Samira Saeid
- Nour El Ain - Amr Diab
- Si Tu Le Veux - Faudel
- Un Mot De Toi - Rhany
- Dis-Moi Pourquoi - Amina
- Bahebbak - Cheb Jilani
- Sidi - Hamid Baroudi
- Ya-Rayi - Khaled
- Viens Habibi - Cheb Mami
- Hanina - Mohamed Mounir
- On The Ride - Eastenders
Free Music Notes for North African Groove
Free Music Review: A worthy successor to Putumayo's Arabic Groove
Hit: 5 Stars
Finally, the long-awaited Putumayo follow-up to the infectious Arabic Groove!
If you thought Arabic Groove was as scintillating, inspiring and downright funky as I did, then you're in for a treat with Putumayo's latest Middle Eastern release: North African Groove. Since many of the best artists represented on Arabic Groove were of North African both in origin and in musical inclination (Khaled, Cheb Tarik, Amr Diab, Natacha Atlas, Hamid al-Shaeri, Abdel Ali al-Slimani..) we can see why another whole CD was necesary to do justice the wonderful and infectious music of this diverse region.
Even on the best Putumayo releases there's at least one filler track - but not a dud in sight on this album. Every track is well performed, written and produced, hitting just the right balance between exotic local colour and universal funkiness and danceability.
Past masters like Khaled and Cheb Mami (respectively, the king and prince of rai, Algeria's rebel pop music)and relative newcomers like Faudel and Hamid Baroudi contribute to the Algerian component (Faudel with a catchy, irresistible ode to living righteously,punctuated by accordion riffs and driven by a lively beat), while Egyptian superstar Amr Diab entrances us with a swinging, Gypsy king-like version of an arabic love song, pop queens Samira Saeid (of Morocco) and Amina (Tunisia)give forceul and musically exciting performances of their crossover hits (Amina challenges our apathy and complacency with regards to the tragedies of the world, and urges us to be aware and collectively work towards peace).
Perhaps the most interesting contributions to this album are those of Jomed and Rhany, both of whom seamlessly fuse Latin/Cuban melodies and rhythms with those of North Africa, it sounds like it would never work but in fact it does and the result is impressive and extremely danceable!
Overall I highly recommend this album to all music fans who have worn out their copies of Arabic Groove, and to all those who want to venture into musical terra incognita, and hear some genre-bending musical experiments that have turned out very well
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With the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Sahara Desert to the south, North Africa serves as a crossroad between many cultures. The Atlantic coast of Morocco forms the Western boundary of North Africa and the Suez Canal in Egypt its eastern end. Most of North Africa is known as the Maghreb and includes the countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. Egypt, which is generally considered part of the Middle East, is geographically part of North Africa.Echoes of ancient history can still be heard in the rhythms and melodies of North Africa?s popular music. While electronic drum beats, disco and funk-inspired grooves, hip-hop and other Western influences are clearly apparent in the modern music of the region, traditional instrumentation, singing techniques and melodies play an important role in defining the local sound.
The two best known types of popular music from North Africa are raļ and al-jil. Raļ means "opinion" in Arabic, and it developed in the Algerian port city of Oran in the 1950s and 60s. Raļ is the North African equivalent of rock and roll and is now popular throughout the Maghreb and in Arabic communities around the world. Al-jil is Egyptian party music. While raļ and al-jil still form the core of popular North African music, Moroccan Gnawa trance, Touareg blues, Berber folk and Afro-Nubian rhythms are some of the exotic local flavors that have influenced the region?s music.
In recent years, the French cities of Paris and Marseilles have become important production centers for North African music, and many popular artists are beginning to create songs that target their own communities as well as a wider French market. Meanwhile, European DJs and producers have collaborated with artists from the region, and the influences of electronica and European club music are ever more evident.
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