TPS 040 - CAFÉ MALAKOFF - Algerian Chaabi selection by Turning Point Sessions published on 2020-11-22T02:51:37Z Guest selector WoMu Vin (@WorldMusicVinyl) is back with an all Algerian Chaabi selection. Here are his notes: This mix is named after Café Malakoff of the Casbah of Algiers which was considered the prime meeting venue for the most prominent Chaabi artists of 20th century Algeria. In fact, in its heyday it was owned by the most influential Chaabi master of his time, the legendary Hadj Mohammed El Anka, who was nicknamed "The Cardinal" (of Algerian Chaabi). The mix features several legendary Algerian Chaabi artists including Hadj Mohammed El Anka, Dahmane El Harrachi, Boudjemaa El Ankis (whose picture appears on the artwork of this mix), El Hachemi Guerouabi, Abdelkader Chaou, Amar Ezzahi and Amar Laachab. worldmusicvinyl's profile picture Another legendary Algerian Chaabi artist/songwriter/composer who should certainly be mentioned in this mix's notes is Mahboub Bati, the man who wrote and composed some of the biggest hits of the names mentioned above (with the exception of El Anka and Dahmane), many of which are featured in this mix; undoubtedly the leading moderniser of Algerian Chaabi in the second half of the 20th century. All tracks were recorded from vinyl and cleaned up digitally to improve the poor mastering and/or pressing quality of some of the records; a time consuming task that was completely worth the effort given how great I think those tracks are. I hope you'll enjoy a track or two!" Genre chaabi Comment by ShroomsLover Algérie mon amour ! 2021-04-16T10:00:48Z Comment by ShroomsLover Une merveille sonore... ! 2021-04-16T10:00:31Z Comment by Majid Manseur un delice 2021-03-23T12:11:56Z Comment by Stephen Cope 1 Chaabi -- a most underrated and under-represented genre! Love this first track here: who ia this? Not immediately regogniaeable to me as Harrache, Guerouabi, el Anka, or any of the others. 2020-12-27T04:42:13Z Comment by COBEIA Verry nice mix :) 2020-12-09T13:17:13Z