On the show this time, it’s the Guembri driven Moroccan rock of Bab L’ Bluz.

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EPISODE WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY julian martlew 

On the show this time, it’s the Guembri driven Moroccan rock of Bab L’ Bluz.

Bab L’ Bluz is at its core a duo — singer / guitarist Yousra Mansour and producer/ guitarist Brice Bottin. They met through music, and a shared love for Moroccan Gnawa music led them to learn how to play the Guembri — a kind of three-stringed bass instrument — and its smaller relative the Awisha. They started composing music together, the idea being, they would make a rock band, playing rock music, but with these instruments taking the place of bass and guitar. They recorded their first album Nayda! and released it in 2020.  Their latest is called Swaken, and it is available on Real World Records.

Recorded 07/30/2024.

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