Re-writing the rules of Tunisian rap
Blending Tunisian rap with Egyptian mahraganat, Lully Snake defies sexist norms, blurs borders, and opens a new space for feminist rebellion in North African popular culture.
https://africasacountry.com/2025/05/re-writing-the-rules-of-tunisian-rap
Super Stambeli
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-stambeli-ammar-808/
After wandering in North Africa and South India, Ammar 808 plunges his roots into the depth of African animist voodoo, within the realm of supernatural entities that strive to experiment human nature through the Stambeli ritual. Released in 2023, “Super Stambeli” features Belhassen Mihoub on gumbri.
Stambeli is a Tunisian musical therapeutic ritual […]
Dendri Stambeli Movement – Bousaadia
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dendri-stambeli-movement-bousaadia/
Dendri Stambeli Movement is a musical project by Tunisian drummer Mohamed Khachneoui connecting with an ancestral Afro-Tunisian ritual music: the Stambeli. […]
Dhafer Youssef – Diwan of Beauty and Odd
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dhafer-youssef-diwan-beauty-odd-trailer/
Confronting the 24 quarter tones of Arabic music with the 12 semitones of Western music is not an easy task, and the experience often results in an impoverishment for both parties. Dhafer Youssef has managed to conquer, in a resolutely jazz setting, a space of complete freedom for his oud. His ethereal jazz, with long, […]
