Bab L' Bluz Releases New Video for “El Gamra”

<p> So psychedelic it literally comes with a warning label: Moroccan-French, award-winning fusion group Bab L’Bluz just dropped a video for their new tune “El Gamra.” <br> </p> <p>For those who can tolerate a lot of flickering light—I mean, a lot of it—here we go: </p> <figure><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jJEeqwMIcAw" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></figure> <p><br> The band is fresh from winning the Songlines Music Award 2021 FUSION category and a five-star review from <em>Songlines</em> magazine for their album <em>Nayda!</em>. The tune is a celebration of the moon and its restorative powers, inviting us all to join in the <em>nayda</em> movement, a word that means both “rise up” and “party” and is a nickname for the wave of Moroccan artists and musicians who celebrate local traditions and sing songs of freedom.</p> <p> <a name="docs-internal-guid-1f5fe779-7fff-6cce-1407-8096f34fc75a"></a> “Gnawa music is healing music,” frontwoman Yousra Mansour says via press release, “You know this the moment you hear it.”<br> </p> <p>Of course, that Bab L’Bluz absolutely rips <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/audio-programs/everything-transforms-remixing-tradition-in-north-africa" target="_blank">is not news to longtime Afropoppers</a>, but it’s great to see them getting some love. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjFTNHFoRmZiNGJGUjdsdl9TRWRucGFPanFZUXxBQ3Jtc0tudzVUVUxWVlYzcGh1VkNmdHp6dTBFSjI0Ni1lZkF4RVJhMm04c05ZRU4xYmVyX1g4RGg5T1MzUE5JSFpOclAtR1JHMGhLMEQzLXdrdG96Q1A1Q1BsUjU0UURVX1psMUk2cEV2NjU1R3RiT09YaGtpZw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fsmarturl.it%2FRW229%E2%80%8B" target="_blank">You can pick up a copy of <em>Nayda! </em>in its entirety right here</a>.<br> </p>