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.
Tracklist A1 Raoul Journo : Ya Samra A2 Louisa Tounsia : Alal Houli A3 El Kahlaoui Tounsi : Habitek Ya Zine A4 Habiba Msika : Habibi Lawel B1 El Kahlaoui Tounsi : Habitek Ya Zine (Rework) B2 Louisa Tounsia : Alal Houli (Rework) B3 Raoul Journo : Ya Samra (Rework) B4 Habiba Msika : Habibi Lawel (Rework)
Ya Hasra (Various) jewish-tunisian jewels, originals & reworks
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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.
Tracklist
A1 Raoul Journo : Ya Samra
A2 Louisa Tounsia : Alal Houli
A3 El Kahlaoui Tounsi : Habitek Ya Zine
A4 Habiba Msika : Habibi Lawel
B1 El Kahlaoui Tounsi : Habitek Ya Zine (Rework)
B2 Louisa Tounsia : Alal Houli (Rework)
B3 Raoul Journo : Ya Samra (Rework)
B4 Habiba Msika : Habibi Lawel (Rework)