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Aziza El Meknassia

Sawt Bab Manssour (صوت باب المنصور)

ROUICHA - Tichkaphone TCK 1156

June 7, 2020

With fans all over the country and Europe, Aziza El Meknassia is one of Morocco's celebrated pop stars. Known for adapting repertoire from various traditions like Issawa, Gnawa, Reggada or even Aita in a pop-friendly way, Aziza has contributed in the appreciation and preservation of these old songs through the Chaabi framework.

One of her signatures that one can hear across most of her records is a unique way of arranging the typical Chaabi rhythm. As exemplified in the first and last track, the driving hi-hat and tam-tam give us a double-time 12/8 feel, while the kick and snare create a half-time 4/4 feel, almost like a rock backbeat (if you hear it the wrong way).

Here is the full track listing (included in zip file):

TRACK 1:La Tgoulish Nsit (لا تڭوليش نسيت)Bouya Hnini (بويا حنيني)Sbar Ya Qalbi (اصبر يا قلبي)Salebni (سالبني)Ya Zine Moulat Lghram (يالزينة مولات لغرام)
TRACK 2:Dif Allah Moulay Ahmed (ضيف الله ا مولاي احمد)
TRACK 3:Had Sahheb Malou (هذ الصاحب مالو)
TRACK 4:Douar Zine (دوار الزين)Zinou Zine Driyef (زينو زين ضريف)

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COMMENTS(2)

meryem bansouda

June 8, `20 at 10:53 (EST)

Such a commendable endeavor. Many thanks for showing the women participation in Moroccan art.

tim abdellah

November 4, `23 at 13:03 (EST)

Thanks for sharing this one, and I love your description of her unusual approach to the chaabi 6/8!

Do you have any idea who are the gentlemen whose photos appear next to the track titles on the j-card?

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