“We had to give up Berber and reject French. I said no! I played hooky in all my Arabic classes. Every class that I missed was an act of resistance, a slice of liberty conquered. My rejection was voluntary and purposeful.” – Matoub Lounès
[audio:Matoub_Lounes-Attan_Ne_Mmi.mp3]Oud, percussion, lyrics in a language holding fire underneath its tongue. His life work, soaked in lethal politics. We can start the journey by saying: auto-tune-free Berber freedom music.
the metadata for this album ZIP includes a Matoub Lounes facebook page.
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Elsewhere, Mike Davis reminds us that the swine flu issue is not a problem based in Mexico City, but one flowing from places like Tar Heel, N.C. or Milford, Utah – agribiz USA corporate farms and their foreign outposts. “Capitalism and the Flu“.
Although the Mexicans were the first to make songs about it.
Been jamming Lettre Ouverte Aux … a good deal lately
Bah disons que cette personne est un cancre né qui se cache derriere la resistance. Un artiste de génie certes mais humain avant tout. Comme tous les arabes, c’est evidement un menteur et un voleur, n’est-ce paaaaasss ?