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News and reviews February 2021
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…
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Gift Voucher for digital downloads now available!
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…
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Mouna Eddrou sings “Malaika” by Miriam Makeba.
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…
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“Sharka” by Chaka Chouka now available on Bandcamp.
"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…
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New Chaka Chouka album “Sharka” out now!
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…
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Funky Bongos with “Now YOU Shred”.
Funky Bongos with "Now YOU Shred" "Now YOU Shred" is a youtube site from the the fantastic guitarist and producer Renzo from Oakland California. He not only produces top…
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Moroccan food #1: Couscous
Couscous As it's Friday and traditionally the day Moroccans (and most of North Africa) meet up after Friday prayers for a family couscous, here is a quick post about this great and now…
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Moroccan instruments 3: Darbouka
The darbouka drum What is the darbouka? The darbouka (also called Egyptian tabla, derbeke or doumbek among others) is the classic Middle Eastern and North African goblet-shaped hand…
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Moroccan instruments 2: Qraqeb
Moroccan percussion instruments part 2: Qraqeb What are they? Qraqeb (or krakeb/ karkabet) are the metal castanets played primarily in the gnaoua music of Morocco…
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Free loops and samples
Free percussion and drum loops and samples There are now some free percussion and drum loops and samples available for download here. All my percussion and drum loops are designed to be…
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