This Week's Picks (#33)

This week's picks were inspired by the recent revolution in Libya. Please enjoy this tribute to Libyan musicians!

"Hely Meli" - Hamid el Shaeri


Hamid el Shaeri is Libyan, though he now resides in Egypt. He is credited to be the founder of Egyptian jeel music. Jeel developed in the 1970s as an alternative to popular music at the time and has been called "new wave".


"Lesh Beta" - Mohammed Hassan


 While Mohammed Hassan is quoted to be one of Libya's most famous artists, it is impossible to find any information on him. So, I'm afraid you'll have to suffice just listening to the music. :)


"Soliel Soliel" - Ahmed Fakroun


I couldn't resist posting this track for the cheese-factor alone. Ahmed Fakroun is another of Libya's most famous musicians as he's quoted to be a pioneer of modern Arabic World Music. His influences include rai, Euro-pop and French art-rock.

World Cup Concert

Thursday night's World Cup Concert featured some amazing artists in the world music scene. Below are some videos from the concert in case you missed it.

Tinariwen (Algeria/Libya)

(A reader reviewed this group in this post)


Angelique Kidjo (Benin)



Amadou & Mariam (Mali)
"Africa" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCA7PTgjLtY (Embedding is disabled)
"Welcome to Mali" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16WHwEXGAUs (Embedding is disabled)


BLK JKS (South Africa)
 


Vieux Farka Toure (Mali)
"Diaraby Magni" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8elU2T2W6A  (Embedding is disabled)
"Fafa" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV90LgJ7_RM (Embedding is disabled)


Hugh Masekela and LIRA (South Africa)



Soweto Gospel Choir (South Africa)

Wednesday's Reader Picks

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"Imazeghen N Adagh" by Tinariwen

This track is from the recently released album, "Imidiwan: Companions." The group started slowly forming in the 1970s as young Touareg men in Algeria and Libya with a passion for music began performing together, gaining a reputation by 1979 as the Kel Tinariwen, or "Desert Boys." This particular album fuses field and digital recordings together into what becomes a beautiful version of the Desert Blues. This group mixes their influences—Malian refugees in North Africa who finally return to Mali in the 90s— to create a distinct Touareg sound.
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