Tunisia , Libya , Morocco , Algeria , Cross-border Discovery Lifestyle Music The Arts 46 Smiles by TJ Misra 1 week ago From Algiers to Casablanca, Tripoli to Tunis, the streets are alive with music. Today is the World Music Festival (or Fête de la Musique), a French initiative that has spread to 340 cities around the globe. BarakaBits is happy to bring you some of the top acts playing today in the “NA” of MENA.
1) Algiers, Algeria Fast Facts: pop ~3.5 million; nicknamed El-Behdja (البهجة) or alternatively Alger la Blanche (“Algiers the White”) because of its sparkling white buildings that appear to rise from the sea. This is the first year Algiers has participated. Féfé (rap/hiphop) Compagnie Rassegna (world music) Les Balochiens (new-wave popular) 2) Casablanca, Morocco Fast Facts: pop ~4-5 million; the Port of Casablanca is the largest port of North Africa and is is one of the largest artificial ports in the world.
Casablanca is celebrating with reggae. Tal’fine Roots and kulture band: (only on Facebook ) wachm’nhit 3) Tripoli, Libya Fast Facts: pop ~2.2 million; its first name was Oea, chosen by the Phoenicians who f ounded it in the 7th century BC. The main event in Tripoli focuses on jazz and world music.
Daniel Mille (accordionist): only on Facebook Eric Longsworth ( violoncellist ): only personal website 4) Tunis, Tunisia Fast Facts: pop ~2 million; it has one of the best museums in North Africa (The Bardo) which houses Tunisian antiquities — in a palace. Tunis is featuring a beach party. Zebda Nawel Ben Kraiem DJ Aly M ’ rabet Do a search for “Fête de la Musique 2014″ or “World music day 2014″ to see what’s going on in your area!
And if you feel like a little history, check out this short clip of “reporting from the street” during the first Fête in 1982. If you don’t speak French, there’s still enjoyment to be had with the background sights and sounds of Paris in the ’80s. And that’s #goodnews.
For more Information: Fête de la Musique ; Institut Francais Some available social media for the artists: Féfé: Facebook Compagnie Rassegna: Facebook Les Balochiens: Facebook Tal’fine: also on Facebook Roots and kulture band: (only on Facebook ) wachm’nhit: also on Facebook Zebda: Facebook Nawel Ben Kraiem: Facebook DJ Aly M ’ rabet: Twitter Daniel Mille: Facebook ||||| 16 click to add a smile ||||| Share your opinion! Barakabits always welcomes useful discussions and comments that enrich our subjects. In light of our belief in the freedom of expression, all comments posted on Barakabits are not edited before being published.
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