Halalium
Download links and information about Halalium by U - Cef. This album was released in 2000 and it belongs to Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop genres. It contains 12 tracks with total duration of 01:03:41 minutes.
Artist: | U - Cef |
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Release date: | 2000 |
Genre: | Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop |
Tracks: | 12 |
Duration: | 01:03:41 |
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Tracks
[Edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | The Moorish Matador | 7:17 |
2. | Aalash Kwawna | 5:05 |
3. | Tagazoot | 5:29 |
4. | Hijra | 6:53 |
5. | Gazel Fatma | 7:18 |
6. | Halal Monk | 3:51 |
7. | Marrakech Raggamuffins | 0:22 |
8. | Bouhala | 6:09 |
9. | DJ Faisal On the 1 'n' 2 | 0:13 |
10. | Maghreb (Ça Passe Ou Ça Kasse) | 5:37 |
11. | Sonic Moor | 5:39 |
12. | Gnasaid | 9:48 |
Details
[Edit]Halalium represents the new wave of Arab electronica, from Morocco by way of New York and London. U-Cef keeps it all well rooted, however, with the Maghreb running deep throughout his music and acoustic instruments playing an important part in the sound; the closer, "Gnasaid," for example, is largely acoustic, revolving around the sintir with its flat desert tones. But listen elsewhere and there's plenty of house and hip-hop in the mix (check out "Aalash Kwawna" with its English rap and curious violin playing by an old Arab) and a flamenco influence that pervades "The Moorish Matador." A lot of the disc, however, returns to the Moroccan Gnawa sensibility, as on "Hijra," possibly the most complete piece on the album, which brings together all the elements — the English and Arabic rapping and desert guitar from Justin Adams — in perfect harmony with U-Cef's beats. He takes music into a territory that's new, with the vista completely open and available, and charts a first, exciting course through it. Where U-Cef will take it from here remains to be seen, but the potential is as limitless as the Sahara.