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Last February, the rapper Tote King Seville, one of the leading voices of the national hip hop, went to Meknes, one of the imperial cities of Morocco, sponsored by the festival La Mar de Músicas, to meet with the hip band hop's most important neighbor, H-kayne and singer Oum.
Together, they brought the urban music from both sides and created a song that will be presented at the festival on Friday July 17 at the Auditorio Parque Torres.
Hip hop exchange has been on the record that the festival has been produced with the Fnac and the new H-kayne work.
That night in addition to these concerts, will be in Cartagena Darga, the international group of Moroccan new wave.
"The self-aggrandizement is a tacky, enterao now." Word Tote King or Manuel González Rodríguez, 30, resident of Seville, the son of two doctors in public health he admires, and one of the MC's Spanish with longer stroke. In Meknès recorded with H-Kayne and Oum a rap for La Mar de Músicas. "I share the sacred art of micro with my neighbors down ... drinking tea with mint in Meknès ... I understand the world as Herman Hesse H-Kaine ... ... the same olive green, horseshoe arches, orange trees, streets and mountains of southern blood, the magic of the south ...", you can hear in hip hop exchange.
The university-witty rapper that put it on the rock for a degree in English philology-jokes that could be measured 1.87my rapper played basketball, base or wing in the second division.
His 'Mercury Rising', with DJ Griffi, served as the sixth song for the 2006 Mundobasket won by Gasol and company selection.
Tote King does not identify with the aesthetic Yankee gold chains, designer clothes and aunts flower vases.
Vacilón and provocative, with songs like 'Lies', 'Boots' or 'I live for this,' has become one of the MC's reference.
It has three discs, four if you post 'Your mother is a seal, "which he did with his brother Shotta.
Its beginnings are linked to the High School, the group he formed with DJ Randy, Juaninacka and Juanma, and which in 1999 released his first album 'Stand flight', with contributions from Zatu (SFDK), La Mala Rodriguez and the straw that breaks.
His first solo steps came with a demo entitled 'Big King XXL', which was published in 2002, with the signing of Toteking and Shotta, 'Your mother is a seal. "
In 2004-after arrive 'some guy' (2006) and 'TOTE' (2008) - released "Music for the sick 'for that' Devotees' that was dispatched at ease with the Holy Week of Seville.
Along Tote King will be H-kayne.
Its name means "What?".
H-Kayne, a group of Meknes, is one of the leading hip-hop in red and green since winning in 2003, with about 80,000 people, the prize for young musicians in L'Boulevard, the festival has probably contributed to the emergence of alternative music in Morocco.
With the purest sound 'groovy' oriental influences and hip-hop to the rhythm of strong 'scratches'.
His lyrics, at the antipodes of 'gangsta-rap', speak of hope and optimism drinking from popular texts.
Two discs, the first self-made, are 2 Bled'Art '1 'and the second,' HK-1426 ', edited by Platinum, the biggest record in Morocco, and on sale at the Fnac in France.
They are the first Moroccan rappers have appeared in the legendary Paris Bataclan.
Three years ago, locked in a room ten feet by two, or they had imagined.
The groups presented their concerts knows by heart the lyrics of songs-70% in Dariya, Moroccan Arabic.
And its four live MC's have proven the versatility of DJ Key.
They will be joined by the sweet Oum El Ghaït Benessahraoui, named after the legendary Egyptian singer and has studied architecture, has 31 years.
Was released with Barry singing songs like 'Dear Mama', and he and his group shared the main stage of the Festival of Essaouira in 2004.
A concert for her unforgettable.
Songs like 'Hamdoullah', 'Dayman Allah' or 'Shine', which she draws simple disks, sound in many Moroccan radios.
Do not have it easy being a woman in Morocco despite baby voice that Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys and Whitney Houston.
All of them will be tomorrow, Friday July 17 at the Auditorio Parque Torres urban music at night: The two banks.
Then it will be the turn of one of Morocco's most popular groups in the neighboring country Darga responsible for closing night.
This group, founded in 2001 by students of Fine Arts in Casablanca, has become a spokesman of the Moroccan youth.
In a thriving music scene, with major changes, Darga claims the existence and the eyes of young people who seem willing to resist almost everything.
In the spirit of democratic renewal and the hope of not having to be driven to emigrate.
One of the musicians felt Darga on a visit to Madrid that "young people can improve things rather than politicians, you can create links between young people around the world and make real change occur."
Darga name of a cactus-very tough-reference is imposed as an alternative scene in Morocco.
An energetic and lively group fully enjoyed the concerts and musical approach which intersect mixed traditional and modern rhythms, urban and rural areas, from rock to chaabi and rai, although their preferences are inclined towards the universe and all variants gnaui reggae.
They self-produced and edited two albums in 2004 ('House') and 2008 ('Stop Baraka').
With independent distribution, 'Stop Baraka' can be found in more than 700 stores in Medina, kiosks and bookstores.
In three formats: on cassette or CD (13 dinars) and CD with book (40 dinars).
Darga Morocco has traveled north to south, hardened by more than a hundred concerts, despite the lack of infraestructruras, and participating in major festivals (Essaouira, L'Boulevard ...).
And has served as the opening act for Manu Dibango, Youssou N'Dour, Ray Lema and Sergeant Garcia.
In 2006, the first edition of the awards 'Motorola Rap et Fusion', was the best album and best song in the category of merger.
Three years ago Darga regularly crosses the Straits to act in festivals in France, Italy, Belgium, Sweden ...
and has become the Moroccan group with more international.
Source: Mar de Músicas
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