TAGNAWIT EP

TRACKLIST A1 - Jawgnawa ft. Maâlem Driss Filali Featuring Maâlem Driss, this track is a bridge between reality and fiction, between ancestral tone and modernity. It describes the arrival of the Gnawa people and their journey from their land of origin. A2 - Chorafa Mix between techno and Gnawa, a worship to the Chorofa (šancestors› in arabic). An ambitious track that time-travels back to the 80™s and 90™s era of Rave Music using the vocoder. B1 - Yabalini ft. Maâlem Hicham Bilali This track features Maâlem Hicham, descendant of the Gnawis. šYabalini› is a reinterpretation of the Guembri (wooden bass instrument of the Gnawa), a new way of experimenting with a purely synthetic idea. B2 - Rahba The Rahba rhythm was found in many compositions of Raï (an Algerian/Moroccan musical genre) during the 80™s, which is based on binary polyrhythms. Support from 44,100H Social Club https://youtu.be/DmxaADw3I1A Couvre X Chefs https://couvrexchefs.com/cheb-runner-yabalini-rebel-up/ feature on Pan African Music https://pan-african-music.com/en/cheb-runner-tagnawit-ep/ INFO The latest project by belgo-moroccan producer Reda Senhaji, alias Cheb Runner, focuses on breeding a new style of music between electronics and Gnawa. Taking inspiration from New Beat to Techno, Acid House and Gabber, the grooves are relentless, stiff and club oriented, relying heavily on analog synths and drum-machines. The sound is darker, more experimental and mature than his previous Gan Gah project. Cheb Runner digs into the acoustic sounds of his youth, for an organic feeling of warmth and celebration. The syncopation of the classic Gnawa percussions, the šTagnawit›, its groove is undeniable. Featuring two traditional Gnawa singers based in Brussels, Mâalem Driss and Mâalem Hicham, the EP is a reunion for the belgian Gnawa scene, keeping the vibe alive. In a world of dematerialized culture, we tend to forget where we come from : by putting Gnawa music at the center of his production, Cheb Runner creates a bridge with the past. The young producer is a son of Gnawa himself, this is the music he grew up with and played as a kid. Now he brings it to the club scene; Cheb Runner™s first EP is experimental, brutal, innovative. Getting past definitions and genres, it opens new horizons for North-African producers, showing them how to use their roots to make new beats. It encourages both tradition and modernity in Music. In 2019, Gnawa music, dance and culture was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, demonstrating both the relevance of the genre and the necessity to preserve it. of the genre and the necessity to preserve it. Cheb, the Arabic word for šyoung boy›, is traditionally used to describe the young generation of Raï singers  like Cheb Hasni, Cheb Mami or Cheb Khaled. It means the new generation is here, to create something new with something old. The reference to the Ridley Scott movie Blade Runner is just that: while the Cheb comes from the bled, a moroccan village in the Agadir region, the beats come from the club scene of an industrial city, like Berlin, Detroit or Molenbeek/Brussels. Cheb Runner takes you on a trip through space and time, as well as to pass on ancient rhythms to inspire the next generations. QUOTES Jamming it now. For me the stand out track is Jagnawa. Lush and hypnotic, |No with the perfect balance of space and energy!" Jesse Munro Johnson (producer Gulls & Boomarm Nation label) Gan Gah's deeprooted science of amazigh infectious grooves are shaped in a |No more progressive, acid-ish fashion with his new moniker Cheb Runner. Mindblowing EP and perfect fit for a sweaty dancefloor as well as a dusty rave party" Rafael Aragon (Tropikal Massala / Love Foundation) lovely arabic techno avoiding the cliches, solid yet fluid all the way. MADERA VERDE (UK RADIO) Acid Gnawa, so powerful! Gan Gah really grew up to become Cheb Runner! Ant de Oto aka A-Tweed