Travel Pick: Pop Culture and Cinema in United States Maghreb-Mashreq: East-West Alchemy: Rachid Taha and B'net Marrakech
Maghreb-Mashreq: East-West Alchemy: Rachid Taha and B'net Marrakech: Lincoln Center Festival UNITED STATES NEW YORK • LaGuardia Concert Hall • Ongoing
Rachid Taha
B'net Marrakech
North American Debuts. Rachid Taha melds Western and Arabic musical elements to create a melange of electric rock and trance-like grooves. His latest CD, "Made in Medina", has Taha's trademark vocals and rock-and-rai rhythms.
B'net Marrakech ("Women of Marrakech") are descendants of the desert Berber tribe, B'net's repertoire includes both ancient Berber and popular Moroccan songs, all performed in the vernacular accompanied by traditional percussion.
Rachid Taha, vocalist; B'net Marrakech.
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