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You have to give this a spin! Not much information but I found this on IG: "Law Kan by Libyan singer Cheb Arab was released on his debut album in 1991. This obscure, little-known Egyptian artist gives a unique blend of funky disco, reggae, and magical shaabi influences." Source: https://www.instagram.com/radio_tornado/reel/DDl9zWCoWyS/
According to the Youtube video and album cover, I can tell you the song was arranged by Hameed Al Shaaeira حميد الشاعرى, the caption says it was written and composed by The Free Music, from Libya, but that's a whole other story, because Libyan funk was WILD. Will get into that some other day!
5d ago
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german record label dedicated to re-releasing arabic funk and jazz records from the 70s&80s. i don’t speak a word of arabic but the music is so good. so many infectious melodies. perfect blend of funk, jazz, disco, a little psych rock. perfect cooking music. discovered from the ramy soundtrack (v. good show i also recommend this) which features many songs from them. as a starting point i suggest the album “modern music” by Al Massrieen.
https://youtu.be/am_utNHjclk?si=R4PAGIwTBo_Tn-w_
Jan 18, 2024
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During my brief dj career at diy venues this song used to GO off
Jul 25, 2024
Genre: Dabke/minimal synth
From: Jerusalem, Palestine
An incredible, lo-fi electronic album that documents the Intifada of 1987, a civil uprising in protest of the occupation of Palestine. One of the few remaining copies was discovered amongst 5,000 cassettes purchased in 2020 by Mo‘min Swaitat of the label Majazz Project, and it was finally reissued in late 2021. Essential listening.
“Just one week after the outbreak of the First Intifada in 1987, Riad brought his sisters Hanan, Alia and Nariman together in their living room and began recording The Intifada album on equipment he had made himself. One of these was co-written with their friend, the acclaimed Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish.
Riad printed 3000 copies of the cassettes which he began distributing in the Old City of Jerusalem and across the West Bank. The Israeli Army immediately confiscated all the copies they could find, the vast majority of which remain in the military archives to this day. Riad was arrested, interrogated and detained for several months.”
May 28, 2024
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it's totally cool to age and society still isn't equipped to deal with that.
Mar 27, 2024
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Sometimes you try your best and everything seems to hit the fan no matter how much you try, so you take that raincheck and take yourself out for a day.
Nov 27, 2024
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This is what I call it hahahah made by mums everywhere but the greased up version is sold along stalls in Mumbai. Two regular slices of white bread, buttered, and the middle filling is cream cheese with red onions, coriander/cilantro, tomatoes and some minced chillis. All veggies chopped mini cube size so they blend with the cheese. Toasted crispy.
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