NTS Work in Progress 2021: artist development opportunity
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Mon, 12 April 21
Bab L’ Bluz win Songlines Award for Best Fusion Act
Moroccan-French band Bab L' Bluz have been announced as the winners in the Best Fusion category of the annual Songlines Music Awards.
Other artists nominated in the Best Fusion category were DakhaBrakha, Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn, and Lo’Jo. Bab L’ Bluz’s award follows the release of their debut album in June 2020 to widespread acclaim.
The band look forward to resuming their tour later this summer (pending COVID-19 lockdown restrictions) and having the opportunity to present their debut music on an international stage.
Featured Release
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Released 05 June 2020
Moroccan-French power quartet, Bab L’ Bluz, reclaim the blues for North Africa. Fronted by an African-Moroccan woman in a traditionally male role, Bab L’ Bluz are devoted to a revolution in attitude which dovetails with Morocco’s ‘nayda’ youth movement – a new wave of artists and musicians taking their cues from local heritage, singing words of freedom in the Moroccan-Arabic dialect of darija.
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Bab L’ Bluz win Songlines Award for Best Fusion Act
The Moroccan-French four piece band's album 'Nayda!' was released last June on Real World Records.
Thu, 13 May 21
A Lantern and a Bell: Track by Track
Emil Svanängen a.k.a. Loney dear and producer Emanuel Lundgren discuss the new album.
Wed, 24 March 21
Track of the day: ‘Curfew’ by Khalab & M’berra Ensemble
'Curfew' is taken from the forthcoming album M'berra, out on 23 April 2021.
Tue, 16 March 21