Moroccan Tape Stash

As time allows, I'll post some of my favorite tapes here. Hope you enjoy them.

Showing posts with label Houariyat. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Houariyat. Show all posts

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Half of a Houariyat Tape Will Rock You Better Than Most Full Albums

Here's some killer Houariyat sounds from Marrakech. This women's vocal and percussion tradition is some of the most joyful, raucous ...

Friday, December 22, 2017

Fatima el Houaria, and 2017 blog roundup of North African women's music posts

Wow, 2017 comes to a close. Some of this year was pretty awful, at least here in the US. And our current leadership won't be doing...

Monday, June 10, 2013

Bnate Houara - Yeah!

Ya know 'em, ya love 'em! Here's another vintage cassette of houariyat songs. These are all in the standard 6/8 chaâbi rhy...

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Non-Stop Full-Speed Kickin' Women's Grooves: More Houariyat

Greetings everyone, and thanks for the comments and greetings during Ramadan! I hope to catch up on correspondence soon. Morocco was H...

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Festival d'Essaouira

Last weekend the 15th Gnawa Festival in Essaouira was held. The festival usually features a number of ad-hoc collaborations between Gnaw...

Friday, June 3, 2011

Bnate Houara

Marrakchi old-school women's party music - rollicking call-and-response singing with funky stratified rhythms on a variety of buzz...

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tim abdellah: Musicker,
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Gnawa Groovologist,
Anti-Imperialist,
Ph.D.

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