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Halalwood
First there was Hollywood…then Bollywood…and now…Halalwood, Morocco's first and foremost digitalizer's debut album for Crammed.
‘Halalwood’ is a tour-de-force which puts gnawa music, dub, sinuous classic Arabic arrangements for qanun, flute & violins, electronic beats, rappers & MCs, big drums & crunchy rock guitars in a giant blender to produce something fresh and original… U-Cef has all the legitimacy & inspiration needed to navigate between cultures, without any prejudices, disrespect or fear: Born and raised in Rabat, he absorbed much of his native Morocco's multiple traditions before moving first to New York and then to London, immersing himself along the way in the Western world's electronic & rock scenes. His first CD ‘Halalium’ (2001) was a milestone in Moroccan urban dance music, and has inspired a whole generation of rappers, b-boys and pro-tools adventurers, from Tangiers to Taroudant and Melilla to Marrakech.
Featuring an exciting cast of high-profile guests including Damon Albarn, Natacha Atlas, Rachid Taha, Mirror System (Steve Hillage & Miquette Giraudy), Oum Alright & UK Apache, Amina Annabi, Justin Adams and Moroccan rap duo Dar Gnawa.
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En avant-première, voici le teaser du prochain clip "Au Suivant", second extrait de l'album de Grain De Caf intitulé Thomas Traoré. Sortie Prévue en Mai 2009.
Merci Pour L'Ajout HALALIUM, passe sur ma page check mes nouveaux morceaux, extrait de l'album intitulé "Thomas Traoré" à venir en janvier 2009. Retrouvez aussi le dernier clip polémique "Négronomie" ! Laissez vos impressions ! / Thanks for the add HALALIUM, come & check my new songs and also have a look on "Negronomie", the last polemical video clip from Grain De Caf extract from the forthcoming album intituled "Thomas Traoré", coming in January 2009. Peace
First there was Hollywood…then Bollywood…and now…Halalwood, Morocco's first and foremost digitalizer's debut album for Crammed.
‘Halalwood’ is a tour-de-force which puts gnawa music, dub, sinuous classic Arabic arrangements for qanun, flute & violins, electronic beats, rappers & MCs, big drums & crunchy rock guitars in a giant blender to produce something fresh and original… U-Cef has all the legitimacy & inspiration needed to navigate between cultures, without any prejudices, disrespect or fear: Born and raised in Rabat, he absorbed much of his native Morocco's multiple traditions before moving first to New York and then to London, immersing himself along the way in the Western world's electronic & rock scenes. His first CD ‘Halalium’ (2001) was a milestone in Moroccan urban dance music, and has inspired a whole generation of rappers, b-boys and pro-tools adventurers, from Tangiers to Taroudant and Melilla to Marrakech.
Featuring an exciting cast of high-profile guests including Damon Albarn, Natacha Atlas, Rachid Taha, Mirror System (Steve Hillage & Miquette Giraudy), UK Apache, Amina Annabi, Justin Adams and Moroccan rap duo Dar Gnawa.
Bonjour Halalium, J'ai beaucou apprécié tes morceaux qui sont riches de sonorités multi-culturelles et de bel acoustique!. La chanson Hijra est très belle, quant à Magrheb, écoute les rives du Pacifique sur ma page... Au plaisir de se rencontrer sur Paris. Olivier Marchand un musicien à Paris
Cheers champ, continued success and happiness in 2008, an honour having you here, thanks for the support of your MySpace friendship. So then, sweet dreams both when awake and asleep, as ever!
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