You Must Hear 7
tunisia
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Description
Music from Tunisia blends North African, Arab, and Mediterranean influences, featuring traditional instruments like the oud and darbuka alongside contemporary production. The sound ranges from contemplative Sufi-influenced jazz to folk melodies and modern electronic fusions. It reflects Tunisia's cultural crossroads, merging ancient maqam scales with global musical traditions.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album | Tags | Other places |
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| 83 |
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1967 | George Gruntz | Noon in Tunisia |
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| 48 |
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1972 | Various Artists | Galactic Caravan |
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| 53 | 1973 | Various Artists | The Secret Museum Of Mankind Vol. 4: Ethnic Music Classics (1925-48) |
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| 11 |
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1974 | Jil Jilala | Jil Jilala El mizane |
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| 75 |
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1977 | Various Artists | Desert Roses 2 |
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| 95 |
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1977 | Various Artists | Rai Superstars | ||
| 39 |
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1979 | Nass El Ghiwane | Mahmouma, Moroccan Cha?b |
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| 78 |
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1980-08 | Various Artists | One Thousand & One Nights: Remixes By Said Mrad |
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| 85 |
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1981 | James Taylor | Carthage Milk |
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| 61 |
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1983 | Cheb Tahar | Club Rai-North African Grooves |
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| 90 |
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1987 | Abdel Aziz El Mubarak | Abdel Aziz El Mubarak |
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| 82 |
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1988 | Various Artists | The Orient Meets Funks Brothers and Souls Sisters |
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| 21 |
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1989 | Abdelmadjid Meskoud | El Aassima |
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| 81 | 1990 | Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba | Moorish Music From Mauritania |
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| 35 |
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1991-01-06 | Najat Aatabou | The Voice of the Atlas |
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| 79 |
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1991-04 | Anouar Brahem | Madar |
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| 99 |
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1991-04 | Anouar Brahem | Astrakan Café |
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| 68 | 1992 | Bachir Attar | The Next Dream |
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| 26 |
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1993 | Cheb Nasro | Best Of Love |
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| 59 |
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1993 | Mohamed Lamine | Mohamed Lamine & Cheb Nasro |
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| 29 |
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1994 | Saliha | Saliha, the Great Tunisian Singer / History of Arabic Song / Recordings 1938-1958 |
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| 80 |
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1994 | Cheikha Rimitti | Sidi Mansour |
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| 86 |
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1995-01 | Anouar Brahem | Thimar | ||
| 18 |
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1997 | Hamid Baroudi | Five |
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| 23 |
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1997 | Alabina | Night Life A La Medina |
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| 72 |
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1997 | Mynta | First Summer |
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| 7 |
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1997 | Chalf Hassan | Songs and Dances from Morocco |
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| 9 |
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1997 | Chalf Hassan | Belly Dance from Morocco |
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| 46 | 1998 | Cheb Khaled & Cheba Zahouania | Together |
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| 47 |
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1998 | Various Artists | Arabica: A North African Voyage Into Sound |
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| 87 | 1998 | Amina Alaoui | Alcantara |
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| 57 |
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2000 | Abaji | Bédouin' Blues |
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| 91 |
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2000 | Hakim | Yaho |
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| 98 | 2000 | Anouar Brahem Trio | Astrakan Café |
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| 34 |
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2001 | Hasna el Becharia | Djazair Johara |
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| 43 |
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2001 | Ishtar | Truly - Emet |
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| 84 |
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2001 | Hasna el Becharia | Djazaïr Johara |
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| 8 |
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2001 | Thalweg | Berbèro.Celtic |
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| 19 | 2001-02-13 | Cherifa | Berber Blues |
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| 51 |
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2001-08-28 | Rhany | Alamtini |
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| 24 | 2002 | Hassan Hakmoun | The Gift |
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| 32 |
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2003 | Chaba Zahouania | Kingoul ana |
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| 42 |
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2003 | Gnawa Njoum Experience | Boum Ba Clash |
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| 58 |
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2003 | Rima | Ahwa Hawak |
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| 88 |
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2003 | Euclid | Carthage e.p. |
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| 71 |
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2003-04-29 | Abdou | Abdou Et Zahouania |
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| 93 |
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2003-09 | Hasna | Hasna |
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| 30 |
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2004 | Gnawa Del Son | Samaoui |
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| 97 | 2004-05-03 | ATB | Marrakech |
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| 13 |
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2006 | Oriental Angels | Oriental Angels |
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| 16 |
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2006 | El Hadj M'hamed El Anka | El Hadj M'hamed El Anka | ||
| 25 |
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2006 | Daoudi | Gawria |
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| 38 |
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2006 | Caravasar | Almínares Mediterráneos |
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| 44 |
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2006 | Daoudi | Chaabiyate |
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| 56 | 2006 | Cheb Youcef | Club Rai-North African Grooves |
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| 94 | 2006 | Cheb Youcef | Cheb Youcef |
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| 100 | 2006-03-28 | Dhafer Youssef | Divine Shadows |
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| 50 |
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2007 | Ishtar | Ragga Boom |
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| 60 |
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2007 | Najim | Najim (EP) |
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| 27 |
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2007-05-05 | Nomad Soundsystem | Nomad Soundsystem |
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| 54 | 2007-11-27 | The Ursula Minor | Andalib Sukut |
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| 74 |
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2008 | Alla | Es Tiempo |
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| 55 |
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2009 | Various Artists | The Rough Guide to Raï |
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| 66 |
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2017-05-08 | FELLA | Fella |
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| 89 |
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2022 | Tinariwen | Matadjem Yinmixan |
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| 49 | 2023 | Various Artists | Arabica: Voyages Into North African Sound, Volume 3 |
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| 41 | 2024-08-15 | Various Artists | The Secret Museum Of Mankind Vol. 1: Ethnic Music Classics (1925-48) |
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| 12 | Daoudi | The Best Of Vol. 1 |
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| 14 | Hassen | Hassen et Mohamed Amine |
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| 15 | Pirouche | Best of Bomba Cha?bi Vol 1 |
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| 20 | Acher Madjid | Acher Madjid |
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| 22 | Petrol Presents | The Greatest Songs Ever: Arabia |
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| 28 | Senhaji | The Best Of |
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| 31 | Music From Morroco - Various Artists | From Tanger To The Sahara |
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| 33 | Said Senhaji | Sultan Tarab Chaabi |
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| 36 | Khaled Habib | Khaled Habib |
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| 37 | Maalem Benaissa | Diwan |
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| 40 | Mariwari | North African music, Maxi Rif (maxi 4 cd's) boxset 1 of 3 Vol 1 of |
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| 45 | Bakr | Bakr Alalla yellali |
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| 52 | Latifa | Wo Akheeran |
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| 62 | Ibrahim Akil | Maxi Belly Dance, Best of oriental music Vol. 1 of |
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| 63 | Cheikh Hamada | North Africa / Ethnic Music in 78 RPM / Recordings 1920 - 1940 |
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| 64 | Cheb Nasro | Nasro CD14 |
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| 65 | Lotfi Bouchnak | Live in Berlin |
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| 69 | Nabil Khemir | RayJam |
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| 70 | Najat Aâtabou | Najat Aâtabou |
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| 73 | Cherifa | Chansons De Fete |
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| 76 | Cheba Zahouania | Cheba Zahouania |
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| 77 | Cheb Nasro | Nasro CD22 |
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| 92 | Reda Taliani | Reda Taliani |
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| 96 | Petrol Presents | Petrol Presents The Greatest Songs Ever: North Africa |
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| 1 | Cheb Nasro | Nasro CD13 |
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| 3 | Saïd Senhaji | Sultan tarab chaabi |
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| 4 | Maksen | Zigh Akka |
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| 5 | Raïna-Ra | Hagda |
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| 6 | Ahmed Fakroun | Awedny Album |
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| 10 | Joe Batoury | Kiffan Show |
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| 17 | Nabil Khemir | Parfum d' Orient et d'Occident |
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| 67 | The Music of Islam Vol 8 | Folkloric Music of Tunisia |
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| 2 | Dj Adem | Regada, Allaoui & N'haria, Maro |
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