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Maalem né en 1961 a Ksar el Kebir, au Nord du Maroc, il commence son apprentissage à l’âge de 7 ans et sa carrière sous l’égide des maîtres Alouane et Abdel- Ouahed Stitou. Hamid El Kasri est doué d’une capacité artistique qui lui permet de fusionner les musiques gnaouas du Nord avec celles du Sud. .

Hamid el-Shaeri was born in the Libyan city of Benghazi, studied aviation in England, studied music in Cairo, and settled permanently in Egypt in 1974, after witnessing Colonel Gadaffi's public burning of western musical instruments. A refugee from his own country's hostile anti-modern policies, he steadily made a name for himself as Egypt's leading champion of westernized synthesizer pop, known as Al-jil (generation music). More a deft blending of sounds than a simple music importation, Al-jil has all the dance appeal an array of samplers and synths can serve up, tempered by a distinctively Middle Eastern melodic sound. His 1988...

Ustad Hamid Ali Khan was born in 1953. Being a distinguished representative of the Patiala Gharana, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan Saheb is one of the finest exponents of Ghazal and classical singing alike. He is considered to be the leading example of one of Hindustani music`s most famous traditions of classical singing. He has released several records and besides performing with other famous Indian artists, he has also collaborated with many UK based international artists, some of the recent ones being Partha Sarathi Mukherjee (Tabla) and Fida Hussain (Harmonium). With his voice, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan possesses a gift which...