As you probably know, I'm a long-time fan of DJ/Rupture's work. So naturally, I was delighted when he asked me to be the guest on his show Mudd Up! on WFMU and pick a special selection of Maghrebi tunes and chat about them. The timing couldn't have been more fortuitous, as I had just taught a summer school seminar at UPF on rai music and the French-Algerian diaspora and several of my students expressed interest in hearing some of the roots of that music or other, more modern fare.
Anyway, it's been quite some time since I've been on the radio (the last time was in 2006, on my mentor Andy G's Music Beyond Borders on KPFT, to which I arrived an hour late), and I was extremely nervous. Plus I'm a bit embarassed by my difficulty in answering some of the questions, but it's mostly the result of having a lot to say and not knowing where to start, especially if people don't have prior knowledge of the music. I'm not embarassed, however, of the selection of tunes, which are all exceptional. Listen for yourself by following the link below. The show starts off with the song linked in my last post:
Mudd Up! North Africa Special with guest Carlos Delclos
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