The song Mouna Eddrou sings Nongqongqo by Miriam Makeba. "Nongqongqo" means "to those we love" and was recorded in 1966 by Miriam Makeba. the song is a freedom song and "Nongqongqo" is the name of a…

  Youtube channel Simon has re-done his Youtube channel. You can visit it by clicking here.   The content On his channel you will find the following videos.   Moroccan beats on Latin…

  Le groupe Chaka Chouka est très content d'annoncer que leur titre "Tomorrow's Sun" passe actuellement sur la radio française "La Grosse Radio.com" section reggae. Pour trouver leur profile…

  Learning music from different cultures This post is a synthesis of one of a series of articles I wrote for "Drummer" magazine a few years ago. Originally aimed at (UK) drum kit players, the…

                Tbilat drums Firstly, how do we pronounce the name of these  tbilat drums? As we can see, the word "tbilat" is very similar to "tabla" and is…

  News and reviews for February 2021; well firstly, my very best wishes to everyone for 2021! Enough said about that really except that if ever my music and projects around it bring someone a…

    Gift Voucher for digital downloads now available!   Offering someone music is a great Xmas present or gift in general and a gift voucher for digital downloads is now available on…

  Mouna Eddrou sings "Malaika" by Miriam Makeba.       Mouna Eddrou sings "Malaika" by Miriam Makeba. Malaika is a Swahili song written in the 1940s . Authorship of the song is…

  "Sharka" by Chaka Chouka now available on Bandcamp.   As well as being available to download here on Simon's site, "Sharka" by Chaka Chouka is now also available for streaming and…

  New Chaka Chouka album "Sharka" Simon is very proud to announce the release of the Chaka Chouka album "Sharka"  a collaborative lockdown project with Bernard O'neill, Haji Mike and Mouna…