Bab L' Bluz

Bab L' Bluz
Bab L' Bluz in the streets of El Jadida
Bab L' Bluz in the streets of El Jadida
Background information
OriginMarrakesh, Morocco
Genres
Years active2018-present
Labels
Members
  • Yousra Mansour
  • Brice Bottin
  • Brahim Terkemani
  • Mehdi Chaïb (live)

Bab L' Bluz is a Moroccan-French rock band that was formed in Marrakesh in 2018. The band consists of lead vocalist/ electric awisha Yousra Mansour , electric gimbri player and multi-instrumentalist Brice Bottin. As an exponent of the "Nayda" artistic movement in Morocco which places emphasis on local heritage, Mansour provides vocals in the Moroccan Arabic dialect of Darija.[1] Bab L' Bluz take inspiration from a wide range of musical styles such as Gnawa music, blues, Chaâbi, and Afrobeat.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Introducing Bab L' Bluz". realworldrecords.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bab L'Bluz, or Gnawa's eternal voyage". pan-african-music.com. June 22, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Olette Klausen, Aslaug (December 9, 2019). "Musikkmisjonen" [The Music Mission]. Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Oslo. Retrieved December 24, 2021.