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"Arénas is a contemporary reimagining of #NorthAfrican #Jewish #music, where traditional #Moroccan textures meet electronics, horns, and sampling.

Shaped by migration, memory, and the energy of the #diaspora, the #album draws on the #artistic worlds of #NetaElkayam and #AmitHaiCohen, alongside influences from #NewOrleans. Across seven extended tracks, Arénas unfolds as an immersive, trance-like listening experience.

Echoing her grandmother’s birthplace in #Tinghir, #Morocco #Elkayam developed an intimate dialogue with her ancestral memory, writing #lyrics through cyclic structures and repetition, and choosing her mother tongue—#MoroccanArabic—as the language of her #art. In close collaboration with #musical #producer Amit Hai Cohen, the #music was co-written and composed, taking shape through a blend of electronic and acoustic #instrumentation. Both trace their family roots to #Amazigh villages in Morocco..."

https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/neta-elkayam-reimagines-north-african-jewish-music-on-new-album-arenas/