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For this week’s episode I chatted with MoroccanTapes.com founder Amino Belyamani. Amino, who grew up in Casablanca and now lives in Brooklyn, created the site that brings Moroccan tapes of various musical genres, which are typically only available for purchase in Morocco and in regions where the musicians hail, to the world.
With music in his blood – both his father and brother are musicians – Amino is an accomplished musician himself having co-founded the band Dawn of Midi. He’s also is involved in Innov Gnawa, a group known for their traditional Moroccan trance emsemble and their track Bambro Koyo Ganda was nominated for a Grammy in 2018 in the best dance recording category.
Listen is as Amino talks about Moroccan Tapes and his plans for the site, what he thinks listeners should be listening to when it comes to the tapes already available and Moroccan music in general.
To listen or learn more, visit: https://moroccantapes.com/
To support Why Morocco, please consider buying me a coffee nouss nouss.
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My other projects include:
Why Morocco 013 – Storyteller Sarah Kchirid on the tradition and how it helped her understand her culture
Why Morocco 012 – Pop artist and photographer Hassan Hajjaj on his art and identity
Why Morocco 011 – Michelle Fletcher on slow travel and building a sand castle in the Sahara Desert
Why Morocco 010 – Cassie Karinsky on opening a restaurant in Marrakech
Why Morocco 009 – Dana Elemara on entrepreneurship and argan oil
Why Morocco 008 – Lauren Keith on Lonely Planet’s Morocco pick for 2019
Why Morocco 007 – Lahbib El Moumni on brutalist architecture in Morocco
Why Morocco 006 – Hendrik Beikirch on Tracing Morocco
Why Morocco 005 – A step inside the musée Yves Saint Laurent marrakech
Why Morocco 004 – El Fenn’s Willem Smit on design in Marrakech
Why Morocco 003 – Nargisse Benkabbou on preparing Moroccan cuisine
Why Morocco 002 – Sophia Bentaher and Annabel Atger on when to quit
Why Morocco 001 – Cris Martinus from SunTrails Morocco on trip planning
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