After two highly acclaimed string driven, predominantly acoustic projects, Natacha Atlas returns to the Global Dance-floor with the Mounqaliba Remixes. Globally celebrated singer Natacha Atlas' latest release Mounqaliba was a decidedly acoustic affair, recorded with a 20-piece Turkish ensemble and...

Roma, Villa Ada, 29 giugno 2011 3 out of 5 stars Doveva essere una delle perle musicali dell’estate romana e le premesse c’erano davvero tutte: ad anni di distanza dalla conclusione della loro storica collaborazione dei primi anni novanta, ecco nuovamente sullo stesso palco gli alfieri della british asian club culture assieme alla loro cantante dei primi album, pronti a travolgere il pubblico col il loro meltin’ pot fatto di trip-hop speziato d’oriente, bellydance, struggenti melodie dal deserto, tabla-beat e ... Leggi tutto l'articolo Natacha Atlas & Transglobal Undeground: infusione agrodolce

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- Frequenze Live Choice - Spulciano il sempre fitto programma del Ravenna Festival edizione 2011 ho selezionato le proposte meno "classiche", quelle più adatte ad un pubblico attento a sonorità contemporanee, elettroniche e sperimentali. E come sempre ci sono all'orizzonte grandi eventi da non perdere. PAOLO FRESU, OMAR SOSA E TRILOK GURTU giovedì 9 giugno Rocca Brancaleone JAN GARBAREK E HILLIARD ENSEMBLE martedì 14 giugno Sant'Apollinare in Classe SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 domenica 26 giugno Palazzo San Giacomo Russi ÓLAFUR ARNALDS lunedì 27 giugno Rocca Brancaleone Ravenna MORITZ VON OSWALD TRIO mercoledì 29 giugno Rocca Brancaleone NATACHA ATLAS & Transglobal Underground ...

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If you think North Africa is all about revolts, revolutions, and retrenching dictators, you may need the balm of Malika Zarra's music. When I heard Zarra's previous album On the Ebony Road , I mentioned Susheela Raman and Natacha Atlas for comparison. The new CD Berber Taxi retains some similar elements, blending jazz with elements of rhythm and melody from Zarra's native Morocco. Yet I'm now reminded more of Cameroonian Richard Bona's sophisticated ethno-jazz, or the cross-pollinated depth of Comoros Islands singer Nawal. Like them, Zarra crosses musical, cultural, and linguistic boundaries with ease, creating a ...

Dear Reader: Today is an historic occasion. Really. And that means gifts for you. You see, this marks post number 1000 on SoundRoots. A thousand posts since first going live on 16 September 2005. It's a little mind-boggling, and the site has grown and changed much since those days. So yeah, this is historic. Though I may have deceived you with that headline. More on that in a moment. For now, know that the first belated hints of spring-like weather are having deep effects on me. There is of course the irresistible desire to spend more time outdoors. There ...

Sometimes I wish I lived on the other coast. Not for the piles of gray snow and sub-freezing temperatures and odd aromas emanating from the subway platforms, but -- of course -- for the music and culture. I've only recently been introduced to the music of Mexican singer Nuriya, but her debut CD Tanita jumped easily onto the February Top 10 chart. Next Saturday, she's having a CD release party at Joe's Pub in New York, and I won't be there. I may well be here on the west coast listening to her music, however. While she's ...

*Natacha Atlas* has one of the most distinctive and seductive voices in modern music. Although she is best known for her fusions of Middle Eastern, Western and Electronic styles, over a series of albums, she has shown herself to also be a sublime interpreter of well known songs from a...

I certainly hope it’s not DC. First Laura Burhenn of the Mynabirds departs DC for the midwest and delivers one of our favorite LPs of the year. Carol Bui swaps Washington, DC for Tacoma, Washington and subsequently is set to release her brand new LP ‘Red Ship’ in early 2011—and as evidenced by the first track we’ve offered here and others that I’ve previewed—she quite easily might have one of our most anticipated releases for the new year. The new tracks are exceptional. ( And Carol's on the drums...) So, what gives? Something in the ...

By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) November 2, 2010 2:37 pm There's quite the heated battle going on between two very different western Canadian bands right now. Also, the campus chart for the week of Nov. 2, 2010 features an album that has ventured into territory no other disc in the past decade has been able to achieve. More on that later! But first... Like the proverbial battles between the rockers and the punks, Women 's Public Strain recaptures the #1 position. It pushes Black Mountain's Wilderness Heart , last week's top dog, back down to #2. That's ...

I usually take Mondays to focus on just one artist, but given the possibilities for seeing live music this week in the Pacific Northwest I can't help but give you a broader view of the options. If you can, check out at least one of these artists (some are touring nationally, so check their websites for additional tour dates). Let's start with Tuesday , when (after you've voted, of course) Natacha Atlas brings the fresh Egyptian-rooted sounds of her newest album Mounqaliba to the Triple Door in Seattle. Wednesday the my top choices are Playing for Change at ...

The sounds and ideas on Mounqaliba rub against one another and ultimately produce sparks, even light. Atlas hones the contradictions of her tangled heritage into an enchanting musical space and a restless meditation on the contradictions of an uncertain world.

On 'Mounqaliba' (Reversal), Natacha Atlas mixes Arabic and Western Classical traditions on her own songs which take a dark view of what others call 'progress' and 'modernity

After the long summer break of no noteworthy music releases, here we are again with an interesting release, from a very interesting artist. Natasha Atlas - Mounqaliba - September 21st, 2010.