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Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah
12+ albums
jazzrockafricanvocaltry
about
Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah's album came to us as quite a mystery. Our friends from Ra- dio Martiko got access to the studio archive of the Boussiphone label and a reel labeled “Fara- djallah” was among the items they had found there. After listening to the selection of reels they borrowed, Radio Martiko felt it was not a fit for their label and helped us licensing it from Mr. Boussiphone instead. We knew nothing about the band. We just had the reel with the music but very little information. What we knew was that the music was incredible and very unique. Gna- wa sounds were combined with funky electronic guitars, very dense layers of percussions and female backing vocals more reminiscent of musical styles further south than Morocco. We started asking around whether anyone knew the band with no immediate success until we asked Tony Day, a musician from Morocco who helped us during our search for Fadoul’s family. His sharp memory came through once again, remembering all the names of the Attarazat Adda- habia band members and even how to contact the bands singer and leader Abdelakabir Faradjal- lah. After visiting him at his home in Casablanca with our Moroccan colleague Sabrina multiple times, he shared his personal story. His father arrived in Casablanca from Aqqa at the age of six and his mother came from Essaoui- ra. Abdelakabir was born in the neighbourhood of Benjdia in 1942. Abdelakabir Faradjallah stu- died fine arts in Casablanca, graduating in 1962. He also play
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Al Hadaoui (Habibi Funk 011)
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Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World (Habibi Funk 007)
Al Hadaoui
Habibi Funk 011: Al Hadaoui
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Al Hadaoui (2019, Habibi Funk)
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Habibi Funk
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Moulate Salef (Habibi Funk 011)
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Al Hadaoui [LP, 12"]
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Habibi Funk: 011 Al Hadaoui
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Alternative
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Habibi Funk 011 - Al Hadaoui
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El Hadaoui