I’ve been loving every note of a wonderful new jazz/Algerian chaâbi fusion album called Koum Tara: Chaâbi, Jazz and Strings. I featured a track from it on last week’s show,… The music of Koum Tara: ...

As concert venues go, it's not exactly Carnegie Hall. A few dozen folding chairs are set up in a courtyard, in front of a modest elevated stage. A half-dozen musicians are crowded around a table, ...

“Toukadime” means ‘to present’ and that’s exactly what this DJ duo do: Present North African music to your ears. Offering the world a chance to hear some of the oldest and greatest songs from the ...

Damon Albarn heads down to Algeria to catch the country's chaabi renaissance in full swing. Save this story Save this story Conflict can often inspire great art, but when a country descends into chaos ...

A graduation ceremony at the National School of Commerce and Management (ENCG) in Kénitra has sparked widespread debate after videos circulated online showing traditional Moroccan “chaâbi” music ...

A viral video showing Moroccan surgeons playing loud traditional “chaabi” music, even dancing, during a surgical operation has triggered widespread outrage across Morocco, sparking demands for an ...