BarBaRoOtS at TEDx Carthage
Exit interview of Hayder Hamdi, lead singer of BarBaRoOtS after his performance at TedxCarthage. BarBaRoOtS is an underground band that sings about newly won freedom in Tunisia. The post BarBaRoOtS at...
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Fan Chaabi: The Art of the Masses
Slah Mosbah, a famous fan chaabi artist, plays the oud. Photo credit: Slah Mosbah, Facebook. Working-class music represents an essential part of the folkloric repertoire embraced and celebrated by many...
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“Cops are Dogs” Rapper Imprisoned
Weld el 15. Image courtesy his Facebook page. Rapper Ala Yaacoubi, known by his stage name Weld el 15, turned himself in to a court in Hammamet today, where his 21-month prison sentence was reduced to...
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Following Success of Les Dunes Electroniques, Two More 2014 Festivals Planned
Zied and Wajdi from Nabeul and Hammamet, respectively. Les Dunes Electroniques. Photo credit: Alexandra Hartmann / Khalil Lajmi Following the success of the Dunes Electroniques music festival this past...
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Herb Festival Brings Music and Art to Downtown Tunis
A three-day art and music fair, uniquely called the Herb Festival, begins in downtown Tunis on Thursday. The festival, in its first running, will host three performances from March 26 to March 28 at 7...
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Globetrotting Bagpiper Journeys Through Tunisia
Ross O’Connell Jennings in Mahdia. Image credit: Ross O’Connell Jennings On an overcast Saturday afternoon in coastal Kelibia, Ross O’Connell Jennings, 24, finished his harissa-topped pizza and began...
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Lotfi Bouchnak Captures Tunisian Traditions in His Classic Songs
Lotfi Bouchnak. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Last Friday, thousands filled the Colisee theater in downtown Tunis to see a man who has produced some of the most widely-known and beloved works of...
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Seaside EPHEMERE Festival to Showcase mix of arts and Electronic Music
EPHEMERE Festival. Photo credit: EPHEMERE Festival website The first EPHEMERE Festival in Tunisia will take place in Hammet on August 12 and 13 at La Playa Hotel. Devised around the mix of electronic...
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Singer Low Deep T Spotlights Sidi Bou Said in Music Video
Low Deep T filming “Got 2 Find Love” in Sidi Bou Said. Photo courtesy of Dorra Amara, PR Manager “That song, by Low Deep T! Have you seen the video? It was filmed in Sidi Bou Said!!” I’ve heard this...
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Popular Voices of Post-Revolution Tunisia
Klay BBJ. Production still: Tunisia Live. Tunisia’s music scene, whilst largely unknown to those outside the country, is one of the most vibrant modes of cultural expression to appear after the...
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“Tounsi B’hadrati”: A Night to Celebrate Traditional Sufi Music
Hadra performers, credit: Tunisia Live, Jennifer Ciochon What started as a seemingly ordinary evening of traditional Sufi music was suddenly transformed into a transcendent atmosphere of mystical...
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A Night of Tango with Cuartero Suerte Loca
Cuartero Suerte Loca at the Municipal Theater. Credit: Jeremy Fryd. Tunis’ grand Municipal Theater was packed to the brim Thursday night for a concert of tango music performed by the Italo-Argentine...
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#Watch: The Tunisian Street Kids Set for Pop Stardom
Rimal have become a viral sensation because of their musical talents. Credit: Youtube. Tozeur, in the heart of Tunisia’s impoverished south, is about as far removed as you could possibly get from...
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Akon Premieres New Single at Carthage Festival
Akon at Carthage. Image credit: Tunisia Live Last night, Akon delivered a dynamic performance that few guests of the 51 edition of Carthage Festival are likely to forget. After a seven-year hiatus...
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Anti-Government Rapper Klay BBJ Arrested in ‘Cannabis’ Raid
Tunisian rapper Klay BBJ Tunisian rapper Klay BBJ was arrested on Saturday evening following an altercation with police during an anti-drugs raid. The rapper, known for his virulent texts against the...
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