A fusion of ancestral tribal music and Saharan Blues, Daraa Tribes comes from the oasis town of Tagounite in the Daraa River Valley of Morocco, with each member originating from a different tribe, bringing with them diverse music traditions to create an eclectic style only to be found in the oases of the North African Sahara. Releasing the album Igharman in 2018, and EPs Alwan (2017) and Zamane (2019), they has toured internationally across Europe, Africa, Russia, and Canada. The band is a Visa For Music laureate (2017), and has been featured on Radio France International and major Moroccan news outlets. Daraa Tribes’ second studio album is expected to come out in the fall of 2021.
Moroccan desert blues band Daraa Tribes releases their new EP Torat Vol. 1. It is the band’s third EP and third release with label Coral Riff Music.
‘Torat’ means ‘tradition’ in Moroccan Arabic and reflects the ancestral, traditional music that not only influenced this new release, but can be heard through traditional percussion and vocal styles in each song on the EP.
Songs like ‘Bshara’ and ‘Lghram’ come directly from traditional Hassania, Amazigh, and Daraoua ancestral customs found throughout southern Morocco and across North Africa.
This reflection and representation of traditional music is met with an eclectic modern blues/rock style apparent on each track. This is a continuation of Daraa Tribes efforts on each of the band’s previous releases to innovate upon ancestral cultural traditions, using them as a foundation for their creative process.
The band simultaneously released a lyric video for the song ‘Bshara’, translated into both Hassania Arabic and English. This song tells the story of the Aarib tribe, nomadic in origin, and their historical relationship with their surrounding environments. Major themes include a cultural, social, and economic importance placed upon camels, music customs performed by the tribal youth, and greeting other tribal members traveling from Afar. These themes are not just common among nomadic Hassania culture historically in North Africa, but are still very much part of modern cultural life in the Sahara desert of Morocco.
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Premiering our music video for Raoud!
Produced by Louis Tissier http://in-zebox.fr
Sound Engineering Joël Givalla
Thank you to everyone in Tagounite and Mhamid el Ghizlane
“Raoud”, meaning “Thunder”, fuses tribal lyric styles with modern Saharan Blues song composition. The lyrics can best be described as a love letter to rain, typical of tribal traditions in the Sahara, and calls for the sound of thunder to roll over the desert mountains, bringing rain with it and providing life to all living things in the desert.
“Raoud”, qui signifie “tonnerre”, fusionne les styles lyriques tribaux avec la composition de la chanson Sahara Blues moderne. Les paroles peuvent être décrites comme une lettre d’amour à la pluie, typique des traditions tribales au Sahara, et appelle au son du tonnerre à rouler sur les montagnes désertiques, en apportant de la pluie et en apportant vie à tous les êtres vivants dans le désert.
Maja Lewicka – lead vocal
Katarzyna Klukowska – lead vocal, flute
Aleksandra Piechota – percussion
Jan Sokolnicki – accordion, backup vocal
Paweł Tomaszewski – acoustic guitar
Maciej Młóciński – double bass
Lyrics – Małgorzata Maj
Music – Kurna Chata
Arrangement – Kurna Chata
Mix & Master – Jarosław Ryfun
Video production – Adam Iwaszkiewicz
Maja Lewicka – lead vocal
Katarzyna Klukowska – lead vocal, flute
Aleksandra Piechota – percussion
Jan Sokolnicki – accordion, backup vocal
Paweł Tomaszewski – acoustic guitar
Maciej Młóciński – double bass
Lyrics – Małgorzata Maj
Music – Kurna Chata
Arrangement – Kurna Chata
Mix & Master – Jarosław Ryfun
Video production – Adam Iwaszkiewicz
Obsada/Cast:
Paweł Tomaszewski, Aleksandra Piechota, Katarzyna Klukowska, Maja Lewicka, Jan Sokolnicki, Maciej Młóciński, Janina, Edward Sokolniccy, Sylwia, Amelia, Antek Klukowscy, Anna, Piotr, Zuzia, Jacuś Gadowscy, Zofia Majewska, Artur Łukasiewicz, Barbara Sroka.
Zdjęcia zrealizowane zostały w Ustroniu Morskim
Muzyka zespołu Kurna Chata jest przykładem na to, że oryginalna forma aranżacyjna w połączeniu z profesjonalnym wykonaniem oraz świadomą kreacją w kierunku różnorodności nastrojów muzycznych, może prowadzić do błyskotliwego końcowego efektu artystycznego. Repertuar koncertowy Kurnej Chaty to z jednej strony ciekawe interpretacje tradycyjnych polskich tematów folkowych w stylu wykonawczym „ethno-modern”, a z drugiej strony ocierające się o muzyczno-kabaretowy pastisz, dowcipne utwory inspirowane tekstami z tradycyjnej muzyki ludowej. Połączenie nostalgicznych klimatów tradycyjnych pieśni ludowych z humorystycznymi piosenkami w stylu folk, zapewniają podczas koncertów zespołu Kurna Chata różnorodne i inspirujące przeżycia artystyczne.
The music of Kurna Chata is an example that when you combine an original arrangement with professional rendition and conscious creation in the direction of diverse musical moods you can get a brilliant final result. The concert repertoire of KCh is on one hand an interesting interpretation of traditional polish folk numbers arranged into a “ethno-modern” style, on the other hand it’s almost an entertaining musical pastiche with witty lyrics taken from polish folk songs. The mixture of nostalgic tones of traditional music with humorous folkish songs ensure that the concerts of KCh are always inspiring and different.
Maja Lewicka – lead vocal
Katarzyna Klukowska – lead vocal, flute
Aleksandra Piechota – percussion
Jan Sokolnicki – accordion, backup vocal
Paweł Tomaszewski – acoustic guitar
Maciej Młóciński – double bass
Music & Lyrics – Jan Sokolnicki
Arrangement – Kurna Chata
Mix & Master – O&K Studio – Oskar Tracz
Video production – Adam Tarnowski – Klip48
