Kasba

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Kasba

The roots of the members of Kasba can be found in the Netherlands as well as Morocco. The band plays their own songs as well as traditional Moroccan songs and combines raï music with reggae and funk. After a gig at the Amsterdam Arena the band's career gains momentum.
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Members

Khalid Jakhlal   percussie, zang
Roel Denteneer   gitaar, zang
Sami El Ghousli   percussie, zang
Dieter van der Westen   basgitaar, zang
Mohammed Ezzaher   achtergrondzang, toetsinstrumenten
Abdel Alariachi   drums, percussie, zang
Mark Nieuwenhuis   trompet
Safet Alilovski   toetsinstrumenten, zang
Santino el Ghousli   percussie, sentir, zang
Lars Posthumus   saxofoon
Hicham Krari   drums
Full list... Summarized list

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Former members

Mohammed Bensaid   basgitaar
Joost Kurstjens   drums, zang
Ilyas Arbi   toetsinstrumenten, zang
Fathi Yanouri   percussie, zang
Majid Douhou   percussie, zang
Fouad Bouchebchoub   toetsinstrumenten
Hamid El Fakir   percussie, zang
Wouter van der Dennen   orgel, piano, synthesizer
Hassan El Ghousli   percussie, zang
Kamal Taleb   accordeon
Peter Huber   trompet
Eduard de Vries   saxofoon
Paul Hagenaars   trombone
Hafid Tissafi   viool
Abderrahim Semlali   viool
Full list... Summarized list

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News archive

Dutch Delta Sounds: World uit Nederland in Songlines Magazine (7/24/11) 
Kasba levert muziek voor film Pizzamaffia (2/18/11) 
Kasba levert muziek voor film Pizzamaffia (2/18/11) 
Programma 3e editie Jeugd Aan Bod! bekend (9/30/10) 
Programma 3e editie Jeugd Aan Bod! bekend (9/30/10) 
MCN Wereldprijs voor Joep Bor (12/1/09) 
Dertien NL wereldmuziekgroepen naar Ollin Kan Festival Mexico (3/18/09) 
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Concerts & Festivals

by Podiuminfo / Festivalinfo

6/22/12, Afro-Latino Festival, Bree (B)

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Biography Kasba

The roots of the members of Kasba can be found in the Netherlands as well as Morocco. The band plays their own songs as well as traditional Moroccan songs and combines raï music with reggae and funk. After a gig at the Amsterdam Arena the band's career gains momentum.

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2005

In January Kasba plays at the Noorderslag festival. The band contributes to the album Duizel Mij ('Dazzle Me') by cabaret artist Paul de Leeuw. As a result of the Dutch/Moroccan cultural exchange 2005 Kasba tours Morocco. With guitarist Jan Wouter Oostenrijk among others the band plays at the Rawafid Casablanca festival.

Jan Wouter Oostenrijk & the Rhythms of Raï Paul de Leeuw

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2006

The band is featured on the TV documentary Kasba In De Polder ('Kasbah In The Reclaimed Land'), which is broadcast on national television on April 20. Documentary directors Martin Maat and Hans Hermans filmed the band for one and a half years at home, at various gigs with Bløf and Thé Lau among others, and also during its Moroccan tour.

Bløf ENGO Thé Lau

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2007

The album Zigzag (April) contains remixes by the likes of DJ Idriss and DJ mps-PILOT and contributions by the Chaabi orchestra Ismailia and members from the band band Amraoui. The album is produced by the band and Bernard 'Farid' Jusse. The remix of the song Bambara by DJ Idriss reaches number one in the X-chart of radio station FunX. Kasba is one of the acts during the Petje Af show organised by rapper Ali B for the Festival Mundial on 15 June. The theme of the concert is the campaign 'Stop violence against children worldwide'. Kasba signs a distribution deal with LC Music from Belgian for their album Zigzag. The band is nominated for the award Best Dutch World music group organised by world music magazine Beyond.

Ali B DJ Idriss

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Discography Kasba

In the discography you will find all recordings that have been released listed chronologically. We restrict ourselves to the title, the type of audio, year of publication or recording, label, list of guest musicians, plus any comments on the issue.

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