Al Hadaoui

Description

New release for HABIBI FUNK, with another unreleased album recorded in Casablanca, Morocco in 1973 by a family of three generations. A unique blend of Gnawa, funk and rock. Traditional Moroccan music meets electric guitars and dense layers of percussion from a band that moved in the same circles as Fadoul (who wrote one of the songs). The band's leader, Abdelakabir Faradjallah, whose father arrived in Casablanca from Aqqa and his mother from Essaouira, made most of the instruments he could not afford to buy (including a Spanish guitar and a drum made of wood and sheepskin).During the 1950s, Faradjallah was hired as a singer at parties and began writing his first songs, including "L'gnawi" in 1967, a Gnawa piece. One of Morocco's essential musical genres, which combines ritual poetry with traditional dances and music linked to a spiritual foundation, with a selection of specific instruments such as the qaraqab (large iron castanets that play a central role in the music), the hajhouj (three-stringed lute), the guembri loudaâ (a three-stringed bass instrument) and the tbel (large drum).The original lineup included 14 members, all from the same family. They played their first concerts starting in 1969. Their first album Al Hadaoui was recorded at Boussiphone studios in 1972 and had never been released before. No one seems to remember the exact reason why Boussiphone decided not to release the album. The album's title also served as the basis for Maktoub Lah by Fadoul, who moved in the same circles as the band for a time.