As concert venues go, it's not exactly Carnegie Hall. A few dozen folding chairs are set up in a courtyard, in front of a modest elevated stage. A half-dozen musicians are crowded around a table, ...

Chaabi—a word that literally translates to “popular” in both Arabic and Berber—has come to denote a vibrant music tradition that bridges the ceremonial cadences of the past with the immediacy of ...

I’ve been loving every note of a wonderful new jazz/Algerian chaâbi fusion album called Koum Tara: Chaâbi, Jazz and Strings. I featured a track from it on last week’s show,… The music of Koum Tara: ...

“Toukadime” means ‘to present’ and that’s exactly what this DJ duo do: Present North African music to your ears. Offering the world a chance to hear some of the oldest and greatest songs from the ...

Fatiha Lwazza, a celebrated figure in Moroccan Chaabi music, passed away from a sudden heart attack early Friday morning in Rabat. Widely recognized as a prominent voice in women’s Chaabi music, ...

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