Following to this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Djilali Travolta“, an outstanding Punk-ish Boogie Soul track from Morroco sung in Arabic & English with Rap flavors, crazy synths & Drum machines, recorded in the 80s by the Moroccan James Brown’s answer aka the mythical composer, musician, painter & actor Fadoul / فضول (or “Bob” Fadoul as spelled here in his hype 80s style).

Casablanca native, insatiably curious about new musical genres, Fadoul released a dozen singles in the 70s one some legendary local record labels such as Boussiphone, Atlassiphone & Casaphone, before settling in Paris (France) in the early 80s, where he recorded two underground albums released on very limited quantities on K7 tapes formats, on which he explored the musical trends (Rap, Reggae, Punk & Boogie) & instruments (Synths, Drum machines) of that era.

The song presented here is taken from one of those tapes, impossible to find today to the point of being considered by some as a holy grail of underground Moroccan music. Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Bob Fadoul – Djilali Travolta (Morocco, 1980s, Miloudisc)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/zb2tG_88rGc

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “Ourika” (“اوريكا” in Arabic language, that could be readed as “Eurêka !“), a bewitching 70s Psychedelic Synth Pop Mod Instrumental track from Morocco, taken from the first release (and sole vinyl release) of the underground mythical moroccan musician, composer, keyboardist and producer Abdou El Omari (عبده العماري) considered by many as a musical pioneer, who managed to merge modern musical styles with traditional Moroccan music.

This LP, considered by many as one of the hardest to find Moroccon record, was reissued a few years ago but excluding that song, so I’m really happy to share it with you today in its full length original version, as a musical testimony of the past & in tribute to awesome Abdou El Omari‘s work.

Hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Abdou El Omari – Ourika (Morocco, 1975, Disques GAM) / عبده العماري- اوريكا

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/LAh_Opr63tI

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “Ouda” (“عوده”, or “return” in Arabic), a super sweet balearic Pop Soul track from Libya with catchy guitar parts, taken from an early album recorded in Egypt at “Studio M. Sound” & released on tape format in 1988 by the superstar composer  & singer Hamid El Shaeri (حميد الشاعري).

I found this tape in a grocery store in a small village in Lebanon a few years ago, and this one is one of my favorite from this very prolific artist, whose a compilation was released on the famous reissue label “Habibi Funk“, but without that track – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Hamid El Shaeri – Ouda (Libya, 1988, El Sharq) / حميد الشاعري – عوده  

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/7qOHaPTw82k

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

Following this previous article (https://africangrooves.fr/song/lala-tibki/), I wanted to share with you for today “Alech“, an instant catchy uptempo balearic Disco Soul Funk track with bewitching killer saxophone parts, taken from the sole single self-produced & released by Tunisian band “Dalton“, a quintet formed around 1968 when most of the members where still studying together at the University of Tunis. Very active on the local scene, they played one-of-a-kind music that merged American soul influences with regional traditional Tunisian music.

Leaded by Fawzi Chekili, the band included the following musicians :

Guitar, Piano, Vocals : Fawzi Chekili ;

Trumpet, Percussion, Vocals : Sadok Gharbi ;

Bass Guitar : Ridha Kouhen ;

Drums, Vocals : Skander Almi ;

Saxophone, Percussion : Mustapha Rehouma ;

In the early 70s, the band got a regular gig at a beach hotel called Sahara Beach Resort on the coastline of Tunisia. With the money they earned, they managed to travel to Rome and cut their only single,  “Alech/Soul Brother“, presented here – Enjoy !

Dalton – Alech (Tunisia, 1978, DA-01)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/wq07OS0Edx4

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Sunday, see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “Abadane” ( or “أبدًا” in Arabic, that means “Never”), a deep mind-blowing Psychedelic Soul Pop Rock track from Algeria, taken from the only single released in the early 70s by the Algerian band “Hourya” (“حرية” in Arabic, that means “Freedom”) composed with :

Bass Guitar, Vocals : Dahmane Mesbahi ;

Drums : Mahfoud Benkaci ;

Guitar, Vocals : Hocine Kezim, Saad Kezim ;

The two tracks that appears on that single were recorded in England, at the Castle recording studios, Leyland-Wigan.

Really hard to find single nowadays, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Freedom / Hourya – Abadane (Algeria, 1970s, Noudjoun El Phan) حرية – أبدًا

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/M0ZgYmCOX_0

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Sunday, see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “Lala Tibki“, a breezing & funky Tunisian Boogie Soul 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡 Pop track taken from “Souar‘, the only album privately recorded & self-released by Sadok Gharbi, one of the major figures of the Funk scene from Tunisia such as Carthago, Dalton & Marhaba Band.

Really hard to find album, only pressed at small quantities with that generic cover… Hope that song will become your summer anthem – Enjoy !

Gharbi Sadok & Georges Garzia – Lala Tibki (Tunisa, 1983, Gharbi Sadok Self-Released)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/W5bVqNy92lI

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Sunday, see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

Following this previous article, I wanted to share with you for today “Weqtach Tef’Hem“, a mesmerizing deep catchy Oriental Soul Jazz Funk track with beautiful psychedelic Fender Rhodes parts, taken from the second album recorded in 1977 by Younes & Mahmoud Megri from the band “Les Freres Megri“, a Moroccan rock band formed in Oujda (Morocco).

The band consisted of four members, popular session musicians, composers and producers : three brothers : Hassan, Mahmoud and Younes Megri, and their sister Jalila Megri.

The album presented here is the original moroccan “Boussiphone” press, label founded by the Moroccan producer Mohamed Boussif and that is way rarer than the French release on “Les Artistes Arabes Associés“.

Cherry on the cake : it’s dedicated by Mahmoud Megri himself – Enjoy !

Les Frères Mégri – Weqtach Tef’Hem (Morocco, 1977, Boussiphone)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/gksf74MT59k

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Wednesday, see you on next Sunday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “Trouble“, an uplifting Rock Soul Synth Twist Pop track, taken from the 1st album recorded in 1983 on K7 tape format by the morrocon band “Les Freres Bouchenak” a band of 4 brothers (Hamid, Omar, Mohamed and Reda Bouchenak) from the city of Oujda (Morocco), nicknamed “The Raï Knights“.

Quite obscure & hard to find unusual sounds for this country & era, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Les Frères Bouchenak – Trouble (Maroc, 1983, Edition Hassania)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/ZVuZyyf_llo

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Sunday, see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “Sid Houari Ya Mlah“, an insane groovy Electronic Synth Raï Funk Soul Boogie track taken from an obscure K7 tape recorded in France in the 80s & that is apparently the only album from the Algerian singer, horsewoman, theater actress and ex-academic scholar Chaba Malika Meddah.

This cassette was released on the mythical French tape label MCPE (or “Edition Production M.C.P.E.“) which brought together in the country the best productions of this style from this era.

Super obscure, hard to find and dancefloor tool here, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Chaba Malika Meddah – Sid Houari Ya Mlah (Algeria, 1980s, MCPE)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/OfjcsY9UMVw

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Sunday, see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “Paris Dans Mon Sac“, an incredibly beautiful Soul Jazz ballad sung in French with Oriental flavors, recorded in 1965 by the Algerian singer & actress Fatima Zohra Badji (better known as “Noura”) on the French record label “Pathé“.

This song is backed by a beautiful orchestration by Larbi Zeggane (Kamal Hamadi on his artist’s name), a Kabyle Algerian songwriter and composer who was also Noura’s husband, and Roland Richard Vincent.

Cherry on the cake : this gorgeous cover art – Enjoy !

Noura (Fatima Zohra Badji) – Paris Dans Mon Sac (Algeria, 1965, Pathé)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/trSMMDF7VQo

Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau/

Have a nice Wednesday, see you on next Sunday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau