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Aisha Kandisha
12+ albums
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Aisha Kandisha`s Jarring Effects, was formed in Marrakech in 1987 by Abdou El Shaheed, Habib El Malak and Pat Jabbar, to develop a Shabee (Popular Moroccan music) dance crossover, influenced by diverse elements such as Gnawa, Reggae, Ragga, HipHop, Ambient, Trance, House, and experimental noises. The group is named after a spirit from the Moroccan mythology. Aisha Kandisha is a figure in the form of a woman. Legion. Manifold. A Mass Psychosis. Paul Bowles said that she was married 25 years ago to 35,000 men in Morocco. A lot of the people in Ber Rechid - the psychiatric Hospital - are married to her. In 1988 Cheb My Ahmed, S'Mohamed Kbirr and Cheb Qchatar joined the band and the first recordings were made for the debut album, El Buya. The label Barraka El Farnatsi Productions was started in 1990 to release and distribute the album, which got a surprising positive reaction from all around the globe. During at this time all members were still students and a promoting live presence was not possible, so the work was concentrated on a second album. In the meantime, an American journalist, whom the band met at Paul Bowles' home in Tangiers, made contact with Bill Laswell in 1992. Laswell became producer and bassist for Shabeesation, released in 1993. The New York experience, which included jams with Omar Ben Hassan from the " Last Poets " and Bernie Worrell from Funkadelic/Parliament, helped the band a lot to get a worldwide response and to find booking agencies for their first
