Show for May 22, 2011. Tamazight Music of North Africa
Fattah Abbou and Mohamed Aoualou grew up in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, eventually settling in California, where they formed the band Aza. They’re both versatile musicians conversant in a range of North African styles: notably their own Tamazight* (Berber) traditions, but also Gnawa and Arabic music. Fattah and Mohamed dropped by our studio to play some lovely tunes and talk about their music, Amazigh culture and their lives in Morocco and the U.S.
* Imazighen is the preferred term for what outsiders call “Berbers”; Timazight and Amazigh are adjectival forms (at least I think that’s right).
Mohamed Aoualou Fattah Abbou
Heads up: Mohamed, Fattah and Aza are performing at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA, Saturday, May 28. More info at the Aza website.
Click the “play” arrow above to listen to the interview, or download the MP3 here.
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