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Discography for North Africa

Abdelkrim Rais Maroc: Musique Classique Andaou Maghrebine ( Ocora Radio France )
Abdelli New Moon ( Real World, 1995 )
Abdelli
Abdelli Among Brothers ( Real World, 2003 )
Abderrahim Souiri, Mohammed Briouel Soirée Andalouse, Vol. 6 ( Société Artistique et Culturelle Audio-Visuelle, 1996 )
Abderrahim Souiri, Mohammed Briouel Soirée Andalouse, Vol. 1 ( Société Artistique et Culturelle Audio-Visuelle )
Abu Al-Ila Muhammad Abu Al-Ila Muhammad (Les Archives de la Musique Arabe) ( Club du Disque Arabe, 1995 )
African Rhythms Quintet, The Gnawa Master Musicians of Morocco Spirit! The Power of Music ( Universal France S.A.; Verve, 2000 )
Aisha Kandishas Jarring Effects Koyo Habib ( Barbarity, 2001 )
Akli D. Ma Yela ( Because Music, 2006 )
Akli D. Anefas Trankil ( al sur/musisoft, 1999 )
Ali Hassan Kuban Real Nubian ( Piranha, 2001 )
Ali Hassan Kuban Nubian Magic ( Mercator, 1994; Delabel, 1994 )
Ali Hassan Kuban Rough Guide to Ali Hassan Kuban (dance grooves from the legendary voice of Nubia) ( World Music Network, 2002 )
Ali Hassan Kuban Walk Like a Nubian ( Piranha, 1992 )
Ali Hassan Kuban From Nubia to Cairo ( Piranha, 1989; Shanachie, 1991 )
Amar el Achab The Chaabi of the Great Masters ( Institut du Monde Arabe )
Amina Annabi ( Mercury Music; Universal, 1999 )
Amina Nomad--Best of Amina ( Mondo Melodia, 2001 )
Amina Wa Di Ye ( Philips, 1992 )
Amina Yalil ( Philips, 1989 )
Amr Diab Raga'en (We Are Coming Back) ( Voice of the Delta, 1995 )
Amr Diab Mayal (Voice of the Delta) ( Voice of the Delta, 1988 )
Amr Diab Matkhafeesh (Don't Be Scared) ( Voice of the Delta, 1991 )
Amr Diab Shwagana (Cheer us Up) ( Voice of the Delta, 1990 )
Amr Diab Ice in the Glym: Original Soundtrack ( Voice of the Delta, 1992 )
Amr Diab Habibi (My Baby) ( Voice of the Delta, 1992 )
Amr Diab Hamdellah Ala Elsalama (Welcome Back) ( Voice of the Delta, 1987 )
Amr Diab Ghani Men Albak (Sing from the Heart) ( Voice of the Delta, 1985 )
Amr Diab Tamally Maak ( EMI Arabia, 2001 )
Amr Diab The Best of Amr Diab ( Virgin, 1998 )
Amr Diab Nour el Ain (The Light of my Eyes) ( EMI Arabia, 1996 )
Amr Diab Welmoney(And they Blame Me) ( Voice of the Delta, 1995 )
Amr Diab Ya Tareeq (Oh Road) ( Voice of the Delta, 1985 )
Amr Diab Ya Omrena (Our Life) ( Voice of the Delta, 1994 )
Amr Diab Amarain (Two Moons) ( EMI Arabia, 1999 )
Amr Diab Zekrayat: Original Soundtrack ( Voice of the Delta, 1994 )
Amr Diab Khalseen (Finished) ( Voice of the Delta, 1987 )
Amr Diab Ayamna (Our Days) ( Voice of the Delta, 1993 )
Amr Diab Awedonya ( EMI Arabia, 1998 )
Andalusian Orchestra of Fes, Camerata Mediterranea Cantigas de Santa Maria ( Erato Disques, Detour, 1999 )
Anouar Brahem Thimar ( ECM, 1998 )
Anouar Brahem Le Pas du Chat Noir ( ECM, 2002 )
Anouar Brahem Astrakan Cafe ( Earthbeat!, 2000 )
Azzddine Massafat ( Barbarity, 2005 )
Aïcha Redouane, Ensemble al-Adwâr Nahda du Proche-Orient ( Chant du Monde, 2002 )
Aït Menguellet Thalt Ayam ( Créon Music, 2000 )
Bachir Attar, Master Musicians of Jajouka Apocalypse Across the Sky ( Axiom, 1992 )
Bachir Attar The Next Dream ( CMP Records, 1992 )
Bnet Marrakech Chama'a ( l'empreinte digitale, 2002 )
Boukakes Makach Mouch'kil ( Melodie, 2001 )
Cheb Hasni Le Meilleur de Hasni ( Blue Silver, 1993 )
Cheb I Sabbah La Kahena , Les Voix du Maghreb ( Six Degrees, 2005 )
Cheb I Sabbah Devotion At a time when people from just about everywhere are making "African" records, here's a man who began his life in Africa and went on to make records from just about everywhere. Algerian DJ-turned conceptual composer Cheb I Sabbah has created a body of wo ( Six Degrees, 2008 )
Cheb Mami Dellali ( Mondo Melodia, 2001 )
Cheb Mami Prince of Rai ( Shanachie, 1989 )
Cheb Mami Meli meli ( Mondo Melodia, 1999 )
Cheb Mami Saidi ( Blue Silver, 1994; Tinder, 1997 )
Cheb Mami Let Me Rai ( EMI France, 1990; Totem Records, 1990 )
Cheikh Ahmed Zaïtouni Andalusian Music from Tangier ( Institut du Monde Arabe, 2005 )
Cheikha Rimitti Sidi Mansour ( Absolute Records, 1994 )
Cheikha Rimitti Nouar ( Sonodisc, 2000 )
Compagnies musicales du Tafilalet The Call of the Oases ( Institut du Monde Arabe, 2004 )
Djur Djura Uni-vers-elles ( Kondo-Ra, 2002 )
Djur Djura The Best of Djur Djura Adventures in Afropea 2 ( Luaka Bop, 1993 )
DuOud Wild Serenade ( l'empreinte digitale, 2002 )
Ensemble Ahab Cheikh Larbi Bensari, Ensemble Essoundoussia Anthology de la Musique Arabo-Andalouse (Algeria) ( Ocora Radio France, 1994 )
Ensemble Ibn Arabi Chants Soufis Arabo-Andalous ( Long Distance, 2003 )
Fantazia Mul Sheshe Fantazia have just released their second album, Mul Sheshe (World Village), meaning "the turbaned one." The six-piece band has expanded into a bi-cultural nine-piece mix of musicians from both the UK and the London-based Algerian diaspora, all with imp ( World Village, 2005 )
Faudel, Khaled, Rachid Taha 1, 2, 3 Soleils ( Universal France S.A.; Mondo Melodia, 2001 )
Faudel Samra ( Mondo Melodia, 2001 )
Ghalia Benali, Timnaa Wild Harisa ( Network, 2001 )
Groupe Issaoua Groupe Aissawa-1 ( Fassiphone )
Guillermo "El Brusco" Chavés, Marc Loopuyt El Suspiro del Moro ( AUVIDIS, 1993 )
Hakim The Lion Roars: Live in America ( Mondo Melodia, 2001 )
Hakim Yaho ( Mondo Melodia, 2000 )
Hamza El Din The Music of Nubia ( Vanguard )
Hamza El Din Lily of the Nile ( Water Lily Acoustics, 1995 )
Hamza El Din Al Oud ( Vanguard, 1965 )
Hamza El Din Songs of the Nile
Hamza El Din A Wish ( Sounds True, 1999 )
Hamza El Din Escalay: The Waterwheel ( Nonesuch, 1971 )
Hamza El Din Eclipse ( Rykodisc, 1988 )
Hamza El Din Muwashshah
Hasna El Becharia Djazäir Johara ( Indigo, Label Bleu, 2001 )
Hassan Hakmoun Life Around the World ( Alula Records, 1998 )
Hassan Hakmoun The Fire Within ( Music of the World, 1995 )
Hassan Hakmoun Trance ( Real World, 1993 )
Hassan Hakmoun Gift of the Gnawa ( Rounder Records, 1991 )
Houria Aichi Hawa ( Tempo/Auvidis )
Houssaine Kili Mountain to Mohamed ( Tropical Music (GEMA), 2001 )
Houssaine Kili Safran ( Tropical Music (GEMA), 1999 )
Idir Two Borders, Ond Dream (Deux Rives Un Reve) ( Wrasse Records, 2002 )
Idir Les Chasseurs de Lumiere ( Blue Silver, 1993 )
Iness Mêzel Wedfel ( AUVIDIS, 1999 )
Juan Pena (El Lebrijano) Persecución
Juan Pena (El Lebrijano) Encuentros
Juan Pena (El Lebrijano) El Lebrijano con Paco de Lucía
Juan Pena (El Lebrijano) La palabra de Dios a un gitano
Juan Pena (El Lebrijano) Casablanca 1998 ( EMI Records Ltd., 1998 )
Khaled Ya-Rayi ( Universal, 2004; Wrasse Records, 2005 )
Khaled N'ssi N'ssi ( Island, Mango, 1993 )
Khaled
Khaled Kenza Khaled, ahead in all directions! ( Mondo Melodia, 2000; Ark 21, 2000 )
Khaled Sahra ( Barclay; Island, 1996 )
Khaled, Safy Boutella Kutché ( Capitol; Intuition, 1989 )
Khaled Khaled ( Cohiba Records; Barclay, 1992 )
Khaled The Rai King of Algeria ( Triple Earth, 1985 )
Khaled Fuir, Mais où? ( Celluloid, 1988 )
Mahmoud Fadl The Drummers of the Nile go South Nubian Travels ( Piranha, 2001 )
Mahmoud Fadl Love Letter from King Tut-Ank-Amen ( Piranha, 1998 )
Majid Bekkas African Gnaoua Blues ( Sowarex )
Mamar Kassey Alatoumi ( Daqui, 2000; World Village, 2001 )
Mamar Kassey Denké-Denké ( Daqui, 1998 )
Mariem Hassan Deseos ( Nubenegra, 2005 )
Master Musicians of Jajouka Brian Jones Presents: The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka ( Point Music, 1995 )
Matoub Lounes Thissirth N'Endama ( Blue Silver )
Matoub Lounes L'ironie du Sort ( Créon Music, 2000 )
Matoub Lounes Eras Tili ( Azwaw, 1986; EMI Arabia, 1999 )
Moh Alileche Tragedy: A Tribute to Matoub Lounes ( Flag of Freedom Productions )
Moh Alileche The Source of Water (Taawit) ( Flag of Freedom Productions, 2002 )
Moh Alileche North Africa's Destiny (Tarwa N'Tamazgha) ( Flag of Freedom Productions, 2004 )
Mohamed Mounir Earth... Peace ( Mondo Melodia, 2002 )
Mohamed Mounir Wast el-Daira ( Monsun-Line )
Mohamed Mounir Iftah Aibek ( Sound of America )
Mohamed Mounir Mohamed Mounir ( Monsun-Line )
Mohamed Mounir Mishwar ( Sound of America )
Najat Aatabou Country Girls & City Women ( Rounder Records, 1997 )
Najat Aatabou The Voice of the Atlas ( GlobeStyle, 1991 )
Najat Aatabou The Best of Najat Aatabou ( Blue Silver )
Najat Aatabou Nouveau '92 ( Editions Hassania )
Nass el Ghiwan [First release, 1070]
Nassima Andalusian Music from Algiers ( Institut du Monde Arabe, 2002 )
Night Spirit Masters Gnawa Music of Marrakesh ( Axiom, 1990 )
Omar Metioui Ensemble Al Ála Al-Andalusiyya ( Pneuma, 1999 )
Ouardia Assirem ( Editions Oubuya Rachid )
Rachid Taha Tékitoi? ( Wrasse Records, 2004 )
Rachid Taha Made In Medina ( Mondo Melodia, 2001 )
Rachid Taha The Definitive Collection ( Wrasse Records, 2007 )
Rachid Taha Diwan 2 After almost non-stop rocking and rolling around the globe for the past 2 years, a serious looking Rachid Taha has donned more traditional headgear for the cover of Diwan 2 and makes an unexpected and lyrical return journey to the music of his childhood. ( Wrasse Records, 2006 )
Rasha Let Me Be ( Nubenegra, 2000 )
Rasha Sudaniyat ( Paradoxx Music; Intuition, 1997 )
Ray Lema, Tyour Gnaoua Safi ( Buda Musique, 1999; Tinder, 2001 )
Ruby Misheet Wara Ehsasy ( EMI Arabia, 2007 )
Sanaa Mirhati Al-Dimliij ( Fassiphone )
Sayyed al-Dowwi The Hilal Epic ( Institut du Monde Arabe, 1997 )
Saïd Chraïbi La clef de Grenade (The Key to Granada) ( Institut du Monde Arabe, 2001 )
Sheikh Ahmad Barrayn Sufi Songs ( Long Distance, 1994 )
Sonia M'Barek Takht ( Network, 1999 )
Souad Massi Raoui ( Universal, 2001; Island, 2001 )
Souad Massi Honeysuckle (Mesk Elil) Algerian singer songwriter Souad Massi has a voice supple and nuanced enough to take on Arabic classical music. That vocal quality and her Arabic language are among the only things that would hint at her Algerian past on her first two albums. Though bea ( Wrasse Records, 2005 )
Souad Massi Deb ( Island, 2003 )
Takfarinas Yal ( BMG; Tinder, 2000 )
Tariqa Hariquiyya Tariqa Hariquiyya ( Fassiphone )
Tayfa Awal ( Sony Music Entertainment )
The Musicians of the Nile Charcoal Gypsies ( Real World, 1996 )
The Musicians of the Nile Luxor to Isna ( Real World, 1989 )
Thissas Chant et Musique de Kabylie ( Blue Silver )
Tinariwen Tinariwen: The Radio Tisdas Session ( Wayward Records, 2000; World Village, 2002 )
Tony Allen, Falamansa Nu Afrobeat Experience ( Shanachie )
Umm Kulthum Anthologie (5-CD set) ( Sonodisc, 2002 )
Umm Kulthum Amal Hayati--Arouh Limeen ( Sonodisc )
Umm Kulthum Al Atlal ( Sonodisc )
Umm Kulthum Zalamna El Hob-Hayart Kalbi ( Sonodisc )
Umm Kulthum Ana Fe Entezarak ( Sidi, 1994 )
Umm Kulthum Anta el Hob ( Sonodisc )
Umm Kulthum Chansons a L'Ecran (Soundtrack Cuts) 1935-1946 ( Buda Musique )
Umm Kulthum Anthologie (5-CD set) ( Sonodisc, 2002 )
Umm Kulthum Tichouf Oumori (1926-1935) ( Buda Musique )
Umm Kulthum El Klb Yashak--Ansak ( Sonodisc )
Umm Kulthum The Diva (5-CD set) ( Next Music, 2002 )
Umm Kulthum El Alb Yeshak Kol Gamil ( Sonodisc )
Umm Kulthum Oum Kaltsoum (1926) Volume 1 ( Club du Disque Arabe, 1989 )
Umm Kulthum Oum Kaltsoum (1930-1931) ( Club du Disque Arabe, 1990 )
Various artists Sacred Music of the Moroccan Jews (From the Paul Bowles Collection) ( Rounder Records, 2000 )
Various artists World of Gnawa ( Rounder Records, 2000 )
Various artists Le Luth des Virtuoses ( Virgin France, 2001 )
Various artists Kabylie mouv' Les étoiles Berbères ( Atoll Music, 2000 )
Various artists Rough Guide to Morocco ( World Music Network, 2004 )
Various artists Le Malouf Tunisien ( Club du Disque Arabe, 1992 )
Various artists Morocco: music from the High Mountains (Aït Bou Guemmez) ( Musique du Monde, 1993 )
Various artists Africa: Dance Rhythms from Algeria to Zimbabwe ( World Music Network, 2001 )
Various artists Hommage a Oum Kalsoum ( Institut du Monde Arabe, 2008 )
Various artists L'Age D'Or de la Musique Egyptienne-instrumental (Les Archives de la Musique Arabe) ( Club du Disque Arabe, 1991 )
Various artists Acoustic Arabia ( Putumayo, 2008 )
Various artists Songs from the Middle Atlas ( Institut du Monde Arabe, 2002 )
Various artists Tea in Marrakech ( Stern's Africa; Earthworks, 2001 )
Various artists Festival du Saouira-0798 (Uncredited compilation)
Various artists Music of the Nile ( Lyrichord )
Various artists Desert Roses 2 ( Mondo Melodia, 2002 )
Various artists Crossroads of Time ( Ellipsis Arts )
Various artists Desert Roses & Arabian Rhythms ( Mondo Melodia, 2001 )
Various artists Starry Nights in Western Sahara ( Rounder Records, 2003 )
Various artists Festival in the Desert ( World Village, 2003 )
Various artists Desert Blues 2 ( Network, 2003 )
Various artists Arabian Travels ( Six Degrees, 2001 )
Various artists Folklore Kabylie ( Club du Disque Arabe )
Various artists Songs & Rhythms of Morocco ( Lyrichord )
Various artists Souveni du Maroc: Souree Sofisme ( Fassiphone )
Yelas Ifili ( Iris France, 2002 )


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