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Sahara Lounge
The most surprising thing about the
recent wave of Middle Eastern and African melodies enriching electronic and hip-hop music is that it hasn’t happened sooner. The exotic instrumentation combined with hip-hop, dub, techno and down-tempo beats seems like an obvious match for Western producers. Now, Middle Eastern musicians are picking up on this with impressive results. Featuring artists from Iran, Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Turkey and more, “Sahara Lounge” boasts a diverse array of music that is contemporary enough to appeal to longtime world enthusiasts as well as newcomers to the style.
Take away: Globe trotting
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale ([email protected]) and Curt Wagner ([email protected]).