Music
Press
I love the african feel they have adapted and made their own to great
success, carrying off a very authentic feeling euro/african concept with new, exciting vibes. - Jay Scarlett (Beat Dimensions)
"What a dope release yo!!! Always been a fan of these guys!" - DJ Simbad
Is it actually possible to listen to Electric Jalaba and not dance? Seriously? Grooves galore and then some more. - CDR Projects
"Really excellent stuff!" - Alex Chase (One Handed Music)
"I'm loving it!...we should get them to the studio..."
- Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 6)
Discography
Introducing Electric Jalaba CD
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Bio
In the summer of 2011, eclectic groove adventurers, Soundspecies met UK based, Moroccan gnawa master musician Simo Lagnawi at a festival. After a handful of jam sessions and without ever having performed together in public, they booked two days in a studio to document their space-age-gnawa experimentations. From the music created that weekend - now available on CD and download, entitled ‘Introducing Electric Jalaba’ - it was clear that they were on to something special, not just a one-off collaboration. It formed the basis of an electrifying live set that over the course of a year has propelled Electric Jalaba to become one of London’s in demand live acts. They completed an impressive run of UK dates in 2012 including gigs at Camden Roundhouse, London African Music Festival, V&A Musuem, Secret Garden Party, Larmer Tree festival and more, plus a tour to Cyprus, while their self-made videos have gathered
over 12000 youtube hits and made waves in the blogosphere. They have developed and matured their writing process and deepened their explorations into gnawa music and beyond. Not bad for a first year and with another album already set to record and summer festival dates
coming in, it’s set to be an exciting 2013!
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