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Traditional gnawa meets contemporary electronic music production in a perfected synthesis of the two art forms. This record is as thoughtful and caring as it is groovy.
Favorite track: Chorafa.
Belgo-Moroccan producer Reda Senhaji alias Cheb Runner focuses on breeding a new style of music between electronics and spiritual gnawa. Qraqebs & tbal percussion combined with wooden guembri bass are the heart and soul of the Tagnawit EP, featuring two traditional Gnawa masters (maalems) based in Brussels, Mâalem Driss Filali and Mâalem Hicham Bilali. Tagnawit translates as & the way of the gnawa
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spiritual gnawa in electronic sounds, deep healing vibes for clubbing settings and dancefloors, a vibrant and refreshing mix of gnawa trancedental vibes acid house and techno. Cheb Runner is the new project by bass producer Gan Gah, this 1st EP is a prelude to his upcoming album, really looking forward to that!
Favorite track: Yabalini ft. Maälem Hicham Bilali.
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Limited Edition Red Marble Vinyl for Independent Label Market x Bandcamp Friday
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Red Marble colour vinyl, signed by Cheb Runner. Only available 03.07 during Independent Label Market x Bandcamp Friday 24H.
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Black vinyl, signed by Cheb Runner. Only available 03.07 during Independent Label Market x Bandcamp Friday 24H.
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Limited Edition 12" Vinyl (Black)
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Hand silkscreen printed covers by Bichel Editions, limited run of 150 normal black vinyls.
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Double EP Vinyl Bundle
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Cheb Runner EP (black) + 1 album of your choice from our catalogue.
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Limited Edition 12" Vinyl (Red Marble Colour)
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Very limited run of 100 copies, hand silkscreened cover with red marbled vinyl pressing.
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Includes unlimited streaming of Tagnawit EP
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The latest project by belgo-moroccan producer Reda Senhaji, alias Cheb Runner, focuses on breeding a new style of music between Electronics and Gnawa. Taking inspiration from New Beat to Techno, Acid House and Gabber, the grooves are relentless, stiff and club oriented, relying heavily on analog synths and drum-machines.
The sound is darker, more experimental and mature than the artist’s previous project, Gan Gah. But the producer also digs into the acoustic sounds of his youth, for an organic feeling of warmth and celebration. The syncopation of the classic Gnawa percussions - Qraqebs & Tbal - combined with the use of Guembri bass are the heart and soul of the Tagnawit EP, Tagnawit translates as 'the way of the gnawa'. Featuring two traditional Gnawa masters (maalems) based in Brussels, Mâalem Driss Filali and Mâalem Hicham Bilali, this EP is a reunion for the belgian Gnawa scene, keeping the vibe alive.
In a world of dematerialized culture, we tend to forget where we come from: by putting Gnawa music at the center of his production, Cheb Runner creates a bridge with the past. The young producer is a son of Gnawa himself, this is the music he grew up with and played as a kid. Now he brings it to the club scene : Cheb Runner’s first EP is experimental, brutal, innovative.
Getting past definitions and genres, it opens new horizons for North-African producers, showing them how to use their roots to make new beats. It encourages both tradition and modernity in Music. In 2019, Gnawa music, dance and culture were added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, demonstrating both the relevance of the genre and the necessity to preserve it.
Cheb, the Arabic word for “young boy”, is traditionally used to describe the young generation of Raï singers – like Cheb Hasni, Cheb Mami or Cheb Khaled. It means the new generation is here, to create something new with something old. The reference to the Ridley Scott movie Blade Runner is just that: while the Cheb comes from the bled, a moroccan village in the Agadir region, the beats come from the club scene of an industrial city, like Berlin, Detroit or Molenbeek/Brussels. Ancient rhythms to inspire the next generations.
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released March 11, 2020
all songs composed by Cheb Runner
mastered by Frederic Alstadt (Angstrom Studio)
produced by Rebel Up Records
Cheb Runner
Producer Cheb Runner (real name Reda Senhaji) is a musical hurricane rooted in the Moroccan soil, exploring the West European electronic musical landscapes. Nurtured by both worlds, he represents a new sound of in-betweenness.
deep, broody, dark arabic electronic music from different ethnic roots into a futurist urban club sound. You think you know all about electronic arabic music just because you listen to Acid Arab & Omar Souleyman? think again, if you dare ;) Rebel Up SebCat