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MAGHREB K7 CLUB: Synth Ra​ï​, Chaoui & Staifi 1985​-​1997

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apenninck Incroyable compilation de musique populaire maghrébine produite en France dans les années 1985-2000. Témoin de la bouillonnante effervescence culturelle des immigrés dans le Lyon de cette époque. Favorite track: NORDINE STAIFI - Zine Ezzinet.
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Daniel Ryan Bongo Joe - My favourite label of the last few years!!!....Fantastique stuff again..... These recordings need to be heard on Cassette :) Favorite track: NORDINE STAIFI - Goultili Bye Bye.
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Ex-Friendly Pure atmosphere and groove from the North African diaspora in Lyons, wondrous Favorite track: NORDINE STAIFI - Goultili Bye Bye.
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Rebel Up SebCat blissful lo-fi cassette culled rai, full volume :) Favorite track: BNAT EL MAÂNA - Hata La Lile Ya Moul Jalab Tayfiya.
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MAGHREB K7 CLUB – Synth Raï, Chaoui & Staifi 1985-1997 (ENG)

Most of Lyon’s musical scene is composed of men originating from eastern Algeria, but since the 1950s, the Croix-Rousse and Guillotière cafés have counted musicians from all over Maghreb. These cafés were social hubs, where these individuals met up weekly, playing together and sharing their everyday life experience —but they also had a major role in the development of popular music of French-based North Africans. In Lyon, Le But Café in the 3rd arrondissement or the bars on Sébastien Gryphe Street in the 7th arrondissement were among these: one could conduct business there, getting booked for a wedding, a baptism, a gala, or a studio session... all took place there.

Playing together in Lyon. The practice of music was cross-regional with different North African influences, but also with local traditions. These versatile musicians also absorbed new local influences: music within the context of immigra- tion was a perfect school for musical cosmopolitanism. Chachacha or tango versions of some Cheikh El Hasnaoui tracks come to mind, or Mohamed Mazouni’s jerks and twists. Like their predecessors, the musicians in this compilation brilliantly integrate raï or staïfi tunes with disco aesthetics or funk guitar riffs as Nordine Staifi did. You could also think of Salah El Annabi who used the “ Oxygene ” theme (1976) by Jean-Michel Jarre, the Lyon-based composer and electronic music pioneer. “As we say around here, mixed weddings make good-looking lads!” said Abbès Hamou, a musician from Place du Pont. Following on from their musical traditions and unrestrained inventiveness, the musicians’ repertoire naturally assimilated their era’s aesthetics and technologies.

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MAGHREB K7 CLUB – Synth Raï, Chaoui & Staifi 1985-1997 (FR)

A Lyon, l’essentiel de la population musicienne est constituée d’hommes, provenant de l’Est algérien. Mais depuis les années 1950, les cafés des pentes de la Croix-Rousse ou de la Guillotière brassent des musiciens de tout le Maghreb. Dans l’épaisseur de la fumée des cigarettes, ils se côtoient et se retrouvent pour jouer ensemble et partager les expériences du quotidien. Espaces de sociabilité incontournables pour les immigrés, ces cafés ont eut un rôle fondamental pour les musiques populaires des maghrébins de France. À Lyon, le bar Le But, dans le 3e, ou ceux de la rue Sébastien Gryphe, dans le 7e, étaient de ceux-là — des lieux aussi intéressants pour les affaires: on s’y faisait aussi engager pour un mariage, un baptême, un gala... ou une session d’enregistrement.

Jouer ensemble à Lyon. Car la pratique de la musique y est transrégionale: entre les différents pays du Maghreb, mais aussi entre les différentes traditions régionales. Polyvalents, les musiciens assimilent, en plus, les influences rencontrées sur place. La musique en situation d’immigration, c’est une école de cosmopolitisme musical ! On pense déjà aux agréments chachacha ou tango de certains titres de Cheikh El Hasnaoui, ou aux jerks et aux twists de Mohamed Mazouni. À l’instar de leurs aînés, les musiciens de cette compilation font coha- biter à merveille des airs raï ou staïfi avec les éléments esthétiques du disco ou les riffs rythmiques de la guitare funk, comme le fait Nordine Staifi; et Salah El Annabi emprunte le thème d’Oxygène IV (1976) de Jean-Michel Jarre, compositeur lyonnais et figure incontournable de la musique électronique française. “Comme on dit chez nous, les mariages mixtes, ils font les beaux gosses!” raconte Abbès Hamou, musicien de la place du Pont. Jacques Castelli, propriétaire du Studio 17 à Villeurbanne (commune limitrophe de Lyon) où furent enregistrées l’essentiel des cassettes de la scène lyonnaise, a même joué de la basse sur certains morceaux. Continuité avec leurs traditions musicales et inventivité débridée, les répertoires des musiciens intègrent naturellement les codes esthétiques et les technologies de leur époque.

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released April 8, 2020

Curated by Simon Debarbieux en & Péroline Barbet
Artistic Supervision: Cyril (Bongo Joe), Pierro & JP (Sofa Records)
Pictures : Amor Hafsouni au café Djerba (front cover) / Omar El Maghribi dans un café lyonnais (back cover).
Artwork : Félicité Landrivon aka La Brigade Cynophile
Liner Notes : Simon Debarbieux 
& Péroline Barbet.
Restauration & Mastering : Tim Stollenwerk.
Vinyl Cut : Adi Flück.
Archives: CMTRA (audio: A3; A5; B1; B2; B3; B5),PB et Sofa Records
Archives Photos : Fonds privés et Archives municipales de Lyon.
Digitalization: Flavien Taulelle (Studio Plus Huit), Aurélien Arnaud, Léo Paillard & Simon Debarbieux
Special thanks to Richard Monségu

www.bongojoe.ch / www.sofarecords.fr

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