<p>Re-writing the rules of Tunisian rap</p><p>Blending Tunisian rap with Egyptian mahraganat, Lully Snake defies sexist norms, blurs borders, and opens a new space for feminist rebellion in North African popular culture.</p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/05/re-writing-the-rules-of-tunisian-rap" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/05/re-writing-the-rules-of-tunisian-rap"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/05/re</span><span class="invisible">-writing-the-rules-of-tunisian-rap</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/rap/" rel="tag">#Rap</a> <a href="/tags/hiphop/" rel="tag">#HipHop</a> <a href="/tags/egypt/" rel="tag">#Egypt</a></p>
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<p>Super Stambeli</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-stambeli-ammar-808/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/super-stambeli-ammar-808/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/super-stambe</span><span class="invisible">li-ammar-808/</span></a></p><p>After wandering in North Africa and South India, Ammar 808 plunges his roots into the depth of African animist voodoo, within the realm of supernatural entities that strive to experiment human nature through the Stambeli ritual. Released in 2023, “Super Stambeli” features Belhassen Mihoub on gumbri.</p><p>Stambeli is a Tunisian musical therapeutic ritual […]</p><p><a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>
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<p>Dendri Stambeli Movement – Bousaadia</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/dendri-stambeli-movement-bousaadia/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/dendri-stambeli-movement-bousaadia/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/dendri-stamb</span><span class="invisible">eli-movement-bousaadia/</span></a></p><p>Dendri Stambeli Movement is a musical project by Tunisian drummer Mohamed Khachneoui connecting with an ancestral Afro-Tunisian ritual music: the Stambeli. […]</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfG8iZOSnMo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfG8iZOSnMo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfG8iZ</span><span class="invisible">OSnMo</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a> <a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a></p>
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<p>Frigya – Imed Alibi, Khalil EPI</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/frigya-imed-alibi-khalil-epi/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/frigya-imed-alibi-khalil-epi/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/frigya-imed-</span><span class="invisible">alibi-khalil-epi/</span></a></p><p>Frigya – “Africa” in ancient Tunisian dialect – is a collaboration between percussionnist Imed Alibi and musician & producer Khalil Hentati (aka Khalil EPI), where they explore a contemporary and electronic approach to traditional North African percussions for which they share a common passion.</p><p>This album is the result of several years of research and […]</p><p><a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>
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<p>Opika Pende – Africa At 78 RPM</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/opika-pende-africa-78-rpm/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/opika-pende-africa-78-rpm/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/opika-pende-</span><span class="invisible">africa-78-rpm/</span></a></p><p>“Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM” is a 4-CD collection featuring 100 tracks, released in 2011, taken from rare 78 RPM recordings of African music (1909 to mid-1960s), none of which have ever been issued on CD.</p><p>Many African countries appear in this compilation, edited by Jonathan Ward: [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/algeria/" rel="tag">#Algeria</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/egypt/" rel="tag">#Egypt</a> <a href="/tags/ethiopia/" rel="tag">#Ethiopia</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/morocco/" rel="tag">#Morocco</a> <a href="/tags/niger/" rel="tag">#Niger</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/somalia/" rel="tag">#Somalia</a> <a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>
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<p>Dhafer Youssef – Diwan of Beauty and Odd</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/dhafer-youssef-diwan-beauty-odd-trailer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/dhafer-youssef-diwan-beauty-odd-trailer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/dhafer-youss</span><span class="invisible">ef-diwan-beauty-odd-trailer/</span></a></p><p>Confronting the 24 quarter tones of Arabic music with the 12 semitones of Western music is not an easy task, and the experience often results in an impoverishment for both parties. Dhafer Youssef has managed to conquer, in a resolutely jazz setting, a space of complete freedom for his oud. His ethereal jazz, with long, […]</p><p>Trailer<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ5YHNQ1DcU" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ5YHNQ1DcU"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ5YHN</span><span class="invisible">Q1DcU</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/epk/" rel="tag">#EPK</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a></p>
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<p>Ammar 808 - Aman Aman Feat. Meriem Bettouhami<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAXb1mMw5M4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAXb1mMw5M4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAXb1m</span><span class="invisible">Mw5M4</span></a></p><p>Sofyann Ben Youssef, aka AMMAR 808, released his third album, Club Tounsi, blending Mezoued folk music & rhythms with bass-heavy instrumentation.</p><p><a href="https://ammar808.bandcamp.com/album/club-tounsi" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ammar808.bandcamp.com/album/club-tounsi"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ammar808.bandcamp.com/album/cl</span><span class="invisible">ub-tounsi</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>
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<p>Musique de Fëte</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/musique-de-fete/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/musique-de-fete/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/musique-de-f</span><span class="invisible">ete/</span></a></p><p>The “Musique de Fëte” collective was started by Nowadays Records and the producer KasbaH to spotlight the electronic Eastern scene through a series of mixtapes and parties in Europe and the Maghreb.</p><p>With Musique de Fëte Vol. 4, a meticulously curated compilation by KasbaH, the artist continues his exploration of Maghreb and Middle Eastern sounds […]</p><p><a href="/tags/algeria/" rel="tag">#Algeria</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/morocco/" rel="tag">#Morocco</a> <a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a> <a href="/tags/edm/" rel="tag">#EDM</a> <a href="/tags/blaugust/" rel="tag">#Blaugust</a></p>
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<p>Ghoula – Drum & Gasba</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ghoula-drum-gasba/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ghoula-drum-gasba/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ghoula-drum-</span><span class="invisible">gasba/</span></a></p><p>Ghoula is a tunisian self-made musician and producer. He dedicated his career to creating and refining a unique sound-defying style. Drum & Gasba is from his latest release “Demi-Ecrémé.” Ghoula explores the art of sampling, on sounds that are traditional (through field recordings or from his vinyl collection), in a groovy way as well as […]</p><p><a href="/tags/afrohouse/" rel="tag">#AfroHouse</a> <a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>
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<p>Amaka Jaji – Tidet</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/amaka-jaji-tidet/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/amaka-jaji-tidet/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/amaka-jaji-t</span><span class="invisible">idet/</span></a></p><p>The Tuareg musician and photographer Amaka Jaji, born in Ghat, an oasis in the Libyan south and based in Tunis, fuses tradition with modern sounds in his debut album “TIDET” (truth).</p><p>“My vision is to take Tuareg and Sufi music and make it popular and understandable, so those who don’t know what I’m saying can […]</p><p><a href="/tags/libya/" rel="tag">#Libya</a> <a href="/tags/tuareg/" rel="tag">#Tuareg</a> <a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>
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<p>DuOud – When the Oud goes Electro…</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/oud-electro-midnight-express-duoud/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/oud-electro-midnight-express-duoud/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/oud-electro-</span><span class="invisible">midnight-express-duoud/</span></a></p><p>DuOuD covers Giorgio Moroder‘s The Chase, theme song for the famous movie “Midnight Express”.</p><p>DuOud consists of two oud playing: Tunisian born Jean-Pierre Smadja, and Algerian born master oud player Mehdi Haddab.</p><p><a href="/tags/algeria/" rel="tag">#Algeria</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>
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<p>Deena Abdelwahed – Insaniyti</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/deena-abdelwahed-insaniyti/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/deena-abdelwahed-insaniyti/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/deena-abdelw</span><span class="invisible">ahed-insaniyti/</span></a></p><p>A Tunisian producer and DJ, Deena Abdelwahed arrived in France at the age of 26 after earning her stripes on the Tunis scene.</p><p>Tunisian leftfield experimentalist Deena Abdelwahed returns [in 2020] with an EP that’s taking her message back to the dancefloor. Straying away from personal identification, these tracks keep on focusing on sonic influences […]</p><p><a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>
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<p>"Khyoot خيوط is the Arabic plural of 'kheet', which means thread, rope, filament. In the more poetic context of the songs of the album, the word 'khyoot' often refers to what is hidden, the invisible connections between us and a powerful, magical source. These threads are what we hold onto throughout the days, the path we follow to transcend reality into creation."<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgTDDu_Q1k0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgTDDu_Q1k0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgTDDu</span><span class="invisible">_Q1k0</span></a><br><a href="https://jawhar.bandcamp.com/album/khyoot" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="jawhar.bandcamp.com/album/khyoot"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jawhar.bandcamp.com/album/khyo</span><span class="invisible">ot</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a> <a href="/tags/pop/" rel="tag">#Pop</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>
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