We use cookies to make your experience better. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Learn more.
Jdid
Description
'Jdid' (meaning new in Arabic) sees the band taking a giant step forward on their path, and deepening the dialogue between the northern, southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean (the northern shore extending, in this particular case, to the banks of the rivers Seine, Thames, Spree and Hudson!)
Throughout the album, club-oriented beats are taken for a ride, from suburban warehouses to smoky basements of Oran & Istanbul, from wide expanses of desert dunes to landscapes of concrete and metal, and are regenerated by the fresh breezes and the inspiring musicians encountered along the way.
'Jdid' features contributions by Algerian vocalists Radia Menel, Sofiane Saidi, Amel Wahby and Cheikha Hadjla, by Turkish artist Cem Yildiz and Syrian keyboardist Rizan Said, as well as tracks written in collaboration with Tunisian/Belgian producer Ammar 808 and with Les Filles d'Illighadad from Niger.
Keyboard player Kenzi Bourras originally joined Acid Arab to play on their live shows, but he's now become a full member of the band, and his Algerian roots played a crucial role in the development of the new tracks, some of which can be described as retrofuturist takes on raï music (the influential genre which flourished in Algeria since the 1920s, and became internationally popular in the 80s and 90s).
Tracks
- Name
- Staifia (feat. Radia Menel)
- Electrique Yarghol (feat. Hasan Minawi)
- Nassibi (feat. Amel Wahby)
- Club DZ
- Rimitti Dor (feat. Sofiane Saidi)
- Rajel (feat. Ammar 808)
- Soulan (feat. Les Filles de Illighadad)
- Was Was
- Ejma (feat. Cem Yildiz)
- Ras El Ain (feat. Rizan Said)
- Malek Ya Zahri (feat. Cheikha Hadjla
Fast delivery & returns worldwide