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Ya Hasra: Jewish-Tunisian Jewels, Originals & Reworks (LP)

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In 1940, over 100,000 Jewish men and women lived in Tunisia. Thirty years later, no more than 10,000 remained. Today, only a few of them have resisted the historical forces that dispersed their families and their neighbours. In spite of this exile, the thousand-year-old presence of Tunisian Jews has left an eternal and delightful imprint on the country’s landscapes and its heritage - cultural, culinary and, of course, musical. Habiba Msika, Louisa Tounsia, Raoul Journo and El Kahlaoui Tounsi, represented here on the record’s side A, are four legendary artists, narrators of a history that they never ceased to sing on both shores of the Mediterranean sea, along with the waves of migration. On side B, DJ and producer Sharouh revisits their songs, plays with their rhythms and sounds in a series of reworks that reclaim this heritage and breathe new life into it.

Through the new release of these four musical gems alongside Sharouh's unique reworks, the cultural diversity of Tunisia challenges oblivion and reinvents itself. Jasmine in your ears... 

Details
Cat. number: AKULP1051
Year: 2024

Format

Includes A4 insert with french and english liner notes.

Comes with a stickered sleeve

Release notes

Includes A4 insert with french and english liner notes. Comes with a stickered sleeve

Tracklist
A1Ya Samra4:33
A2Alal Houli2:53
A3Habitek Ya Zine6:01
A4Habibi Lawel3:46
B1Habitek Ya Zine (Rework)3:27
B2Alal Houli (Rework)3:40
B3Ya Samra (Rework)3:16
B4Habibi Lawel (Rework)2:47
B5Ya Hasra (Bonus Track)4:23
Credits
Léo Nataf
Artwork By
Reine Ruby
Liner Notes
Joshua Stevenson
Mastered By

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